Sales & Distribution Manager, SEA

BBC Group and Public Services; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a Sales & Distribution Manager for the Southeast Asia region. This pivotal role involves achieving revenue targets, managing customer relationships, and conducting market analysis. The ideal candidate will have extensive sales experience, understanding of the media landscape, and exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

• Five years minimum sales and account management experience.
• Experience in global media organizations essential.
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency.

Responsibilities

• Assist in achieving strategic goals and revenue targets.
• Negotiate and finalize deals with support.
• Conduct meetings to understand customer needs and develop opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Sales Management

Interpersonal Skills

Research and Analysis

Job description

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Job Title: Sales & Distribution Manager, SEA

Sales & Business Development

Fixed Term - Full Time

Job Closing Date: 29/06/2025

THE ROLE

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assist the Director of Sales & Distribution in achieving strategic goals and delivering revenue targets for BBCS’ channels, streaming, and content sales businesses in the Southeast Asia region.
• Good understanding of customers, market conditions and BBC brands and content to identify and prioritize opportunities that offer the most value to BBCS and its customers.
• Negotiate and finalise deals and renewals with the support of line managers while communicating effectively with Legal and Finance colleagues to prepare and sign agreements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and communicate with customers to ensure the fulfilment of contractual obligations and address any potential issues.
• Thoroughly research and analyse customers' products, services, competitors, and industry to understand and report their business objectives and needs.
• Conduct regular meetings with customers to understand and analyse their needs, sharing market insights and feedback to identify additional commercial and business development opportunities. A critical aspect of this role is to challenge, probe, and understand customers’ needs and communicate them as actionable insights.
• Manage the collection of outstanding payments from accounts. Coordinate with legal and finance teams to develop and implement payment and collection plans.
• Travel in the SEA region for customer-facing meetings to build rapport with key customers

Behaviours and Culture

• Actively build & sustain both internal and external key stakeholder relationships.
• Conduct in-depth research to develop a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities in the region and the competitive challenges. Studies media industry trends, remaining current with developments in content solutions.
• Build trusting relationships with customers through excellent interpersonal skills.
• Approachable, outgoing, and confident in explaining creative rationale; high emotional intelligence and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the SEA region’s business culture, protocols, market practices and nuances; harness this to aid effective communication with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both in person and in writing. Bring a clear understanding of the way to communicate efficiently between mid-management and senior-management levels with customers; tailors presentations and pitch materials to address the specific audience needs.
• Organized, calm and able to work under pressure in a fast-moving environment remaining motivated and always committed, an effective multitasker who can balance the needs of the customers with the overall business objectives of BBC Studios.
• Comfortable working autonomously and as part of a team.
• Skilled at negotiating, closing deals and advancing solutions.
• Demonstrates and lives BBC Values.

Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience

Professional experience

• Five years minimum sales and account management experience working with creating and offering complex solutions to senior levels in organisations
• Previous experience of working within a global media organisation essential
• Fluency in English is mandatory
• Strong sense of ownership and urgency in a fast paced environment.
• Having marketing and research analysis experience will be an advantage.

Job Impact

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.