French Speaking Sales Account Manager

French Selection; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

French Selection is seeking a French-speaking Sales Account Manager to join their Knowle, Warwickshire office. You will manage and grow key accounts across French-speaking markets, upsell, and identify new opportunities with retailers and wholesalers.

You will travel to France for trade shows and build long-term relationships with buyers. The role offers up to £35,000 plus a monthly on-target bonus, with a focus on achieving sales targets in a dynamic UK-based consultancy supporting bilingual

Qualifications

• Fluent in French (written and spoken)
• Experience in sales/account management, ideally in a B2B environment
• Willingness to travel to France for trade shows
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
• Proactive and commercially minded, with an interest in developing new business
• Organised, self-motivated and comfortable working towards sales targets
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop existing customer accounts through upselling
• Research and identify new business opportunities with retailers and wholesale customers
• Maintain successful, long-term relationships with buyers and retail partners
• Promote new product launches and drive repeat business
• Re-engage previous customers and identify opportunities to grow their accounts
• Attend trade shows in France, normally twice a year, to showcase products and develop customer relationships
• Manage sales opportunities and grow the company's presence across French-speaking markets

Skills

Fluent in French

Sales/account management

Willingness to travel

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Organised and self-motivated

MS Office

CRM systems

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

FRENCH SELECTION (FS)

French Speaking Sales Account Manager

Location: Knowle - Warwickshire / Birmingham area, West Midlands
Near Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and Warwick
Own transport required for daily commuting to the office
Salary: Up to £35,000 plus monthly on-target bonus
Ref: 302FM

The company:

An established and growing UK business with international customer base and a reputation for design and product innovation

Main duties:

• Managing existing customer accounts and identifying new business opportunities across the French-speaking markets

The role:

• Manage and develop existing customer accounts through upselling
• Research and identify new business opportunities with retailers and wholesale customers
• Maintain successful, long-term relationships with buyers and retail partners
• Promote new product launches and drive repeat business.
• Re-engage previous customers and identify opportunities to grow their accounts.
• Attend trade shows in France, normally twice a year, to showcase products and develop customer relationships
• Manage sales opportunities and grow the company's presence across French-speaking markets

The candidate:

• Fluent in French (written and spoken) - Essential
• Experience in sales and/or account management, ideally within a B2B environment
• Willingness to travel to France for trade shows
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building and negotiation skills
• Proactive and commercially minded, with an interest in developing new business
• Organised, self-motivated and comfortable working towards sales targets
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems

The salary:

Up to £35,000 plus monthly on-target bonus

French Selection, a leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international businesses across a wide range of industries and services. We specialise in French, German, Italian and Spanish-speaking positions, as well as opportunities requiring Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic and other languages.