Export Sales Manager Europe — (M/F)

Yetigel International; Dublin; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Yetigel International in Dublin is expanding its European sales footprint and will establish the group’s export subsidiary in Dublin. The role leads the growth of an international sales network across branded lines and private label, driving European market entry and partnerships.

Based in Ireland, you will recruit and manage a local team, define pricing policies, and coordinate with production and quality to support growth. English is essential; French or Dutch skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of export sales experience in food/FMCG

Responsibilities

• Build the group's export business and lead the European roll-out of brands (own and licensed).
• Build the branded export pipeline: target countries, retailers, distributors and importers.
• Recruit and manage a network of agents/brokers and V.I.E staff by country.
• Represent the group at trade shows (PLMA Amsterdam, SIAL Paris, ISM Cologne).
• Define the export pricing policy with group management.

Skills

Export sales

FMCG

Branded sales

Retail channels

Job description

Position based in Dublin — building and leading the group's European sales subsidiary

Full-time, Dublin (Ireland) — travel across Europe + production sites in France / Netherlands — Yetigel Group.

The company and the project

Fast-growing family-owned industrial group and market leader in water ice lollies, with two production sites (France and the Netherlands), established brands and a recognised private label presence. We are stepping up our European development: growing our own brands in new markets, alongside the ongoing creation of our international sales subsidiary in Dublin. We are hiring in Dublin the person who will drive this growth — and who will take over the management of the subsidiary.

Key responsibilities

Building the group's export business

• Lead the European roll-out of our own and licensed brands: retail listings, grocery retail, impulse and foodservice channels
• Build the branded export pipeline: country targeting, prospecting retail buying groups, distributors and importers
• Recruit and manage a network of agents/brokers and V.I.E field staff (French international business graduate programme) by country
• Represent the group at key trade shows (PLMA Amsterdam, SIAL Paris, ISM Cologne)
• Define the export pricing policy together with group management
• Build and manage the local team (sales administration, supply chain, quality)
• Develop the group's international brands

Your profile

• Based in Dublin or Ireland (or relocating there by personal choice)
• 8-15 years of export sales experience in food/FMCG, including a proven track record in branded sales to European retail buying groups
• Track record of opening new markets (Northern Europe, DACH, Benelux, UK)
• English as working language; French is a strong plus (group sites and management), German or Dutch appreciated
• Entrepreneurial mindset: you will be building a business and an organisation, not just managing a portfolio
• Autonomy and rigour: in time, you will decide and sign — the group's governance relies on this autonomy being real.

Package

• Competitive, depending on profile (base + performance-related bonus)
• Irish employment contract (through an Employer of Record until the incorporation of the subsidiary, currently underway, is completed)