French Speaking Sales Executive

Confidential; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

33 days paid holiday (rising to 38)

Performance bonuses

Sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Compassionate leave

Cycle to Work scheme

On-site gym

Changing facilities

Résumé du poste

Confidential in London is seeking a French-speaking Sales Executive to drive export sales in France and other French-speaking regions. You will build strong partnerships and deliver exceptional customer experiences with French clients.

The role requires fluent French and English, experience in direct sales, and the ability to present online demos. You will work with both the French and UK offices to grow the business and manage end-to-end quotations and orders.

Qualifications

• Fluency in French and English.
• Experience in direct sales or customer-facing roles.
• Comfortable delivering online product demonstrations.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with a proactive, results-driven approach.
• Interest in business development and global markets.
• Excellent communication skills.
• IT literate; proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsabilités

• Own sales development within the French market territory.
• Build and manage relationships with customers in France.
• Generate new business via outbound activity, inbound enquiries, existing customers.
• Deliver engaging online product demonstrations.
• Collaborate with French and UK offices to support engagement.
• Prepare quotations and respond to enquiries via email, chat, phone, video.
• Manage the sales process from enquiry to order completion.
• Coordinate with logistics to ensure timely delivery and onboarding distributors.

Connaissances

French & English fluency

Direct sales experience

Online product demonstrations

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Business development

MS Office proficiency

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Job Title

French speaking Sales Executive

Location

London - hybrid working option!

Language Requirements

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

• 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 salary of c 35,000 (very competitive!) + generous bonus and benefits.

Benefits

• 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
• Changing facilities