French Speaking Sales Executive

Language Business; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days paid holiday

Performance bonuses

Cycle to Work scheme

On-site gym

Changing facilities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Sick pay scheme

Compassionate leave

Job summary

Language Business in London is seeking a French-speaking Sales Executive to drive export sales into France and other French-speaking markets, with a hybrid working option.

You will build strong partnerships, deliver online product demonstrations, manage inquiries, and coordinate with logistics to fulfil orders. The role requires fluency in French and English, and a proactive, results-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Fluency in French and English essential.
• Experience in direct sales or customer-facing roles.
• Comfort delivering online product demonstrations.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop export sales in the French market and territories.
• Build and manage relationships with French customers.
• Generate new business via outbound activity and inbound enquiries.
• Deliver online product demonstrations to customers.
• Collaborate with French and UK offices for engagement.
• Prepare quotations and respond to enquiries by email, chat, phone, or video.
• Manage the sales process from enquiry to order completion.
• Coordinate with logistics to ensure timely delivery and fulfilment.
• Identify, onboard, and nurture distributors in France.

Skills

French & English fluency

Direct sales / customer facing

Online product demonstrations

Communication & negotiation

Commercial awareness

Business development / global markets

IT literacy (MS Office)

Job description

French speaking Sales Executive

Location

London - hybrid working option!

Language Requirements for the job

Fluency in French & English

About the Company

Our client is an international manufacturing and design commercial brand, successfully exporting a superb range of business products across the globe.

The Role

They now wish to hire a French speaking Sales Executive to manage the sales growth of their products into France and other French speaking parts of the world. Your job will focus on building strong export sales partnerships and delivering exceptional customer experiences with all French speaking clients (governments, retail groups for example) in the export sales process.

Key Responsibilities of the job

• Take ownership of sales development within a defined geographic territory in the French market, identifying and converting new business opportunities
• Build and manage relationships with customers in France, understanding their needs and providing tailored solutions
• Proactively generate new business through outbound activity, inbound enquiries, and existing customers
• Deliver engaging online product demonstrations and presentations to customers
• Work closely with French and UK offices to support collaboration and customer engagement
• Prepare quotations and respond to customer enquiries via email, webchat, phone, and video calls
• Manage the sales process from initial enquiry through to order completion
• Coordinate with logistics teams to ensure timely delivery and smooth fulfilment.Identify, onboard, and nurture new distributors based in France while strengthening relationships with existing partners

Candidate Profile:

• Fluency in French and English
• Experience in direct sales or customer facing roles
• Comfortable and confident delivering online product demonstrations
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Commercial awareness with a proactive, results-driven approach
• Strong interest in business development and global markets.
• Commercial awareness with excellent communication skills.
• IT literate and proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Salary & Benefits:

Fantastic base saalry of c£35,000 (very competitive!) + generous bonus and benefits.

Excellent benefits include: 33 days paid holiday (rising to 38 with service), performance bonuses, sick pay scheme, employee Assistance Programme (EAP), compassionate leave, Cycle to Work scheme, On-site gym and changing facilities