International Sales Executive Europe
Location: India
Function: Export / International Wholesale Sales
Market: Europe
About the Role
Barker Shoes is looking for a proactive and commercially minded International Sales Executive to help develop new export markets across Europe.
The role will focus on identifying and contacting potential wholesalers, distributors, agents, independent footwear retailers and department stores in European markets, with the objective of generating new wholesale business for Barker.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and identify potential wholesalers, agents, distributors and retailers across European countries.
- Build and maintain a database of prospective customers and key decision-makers.
- Make regular outbound calls to prospective buyers and introduce Barker and its product offering.
- Conduct professional email outreach and follow-ups to generate interest and secure meetings.
- Develop relationships with prospective European partners and qualify their suitability.
- Arrange appointments and product presentations for Barker's sales team/management.
- Follow up systematically on leads, quotations, samples and potential orders.
- Maintain accurate records of all activities, prospects and opportunities in the CRM.
- Monitor competitor brands, market trends and opportunities in different European markets.
- Work towards agreed lead-generation, appointment and sales targets.
Candidate Profile
- 2–5 years' experience in B2B telesales, export sales, international business development or wholesale sales.
- Excellent spoken and written English with a confident telephone manner.
- Strong communication, persuasion and negotiation skills.
- Comfortable making a high volume of outbound calls and following up persistently.
- Experience selling to European customers would be a strong advantage.
- Experience in footwear, fashion, apparel, leather goods or other consumer products is preferred.
- Strong research skills and ability to identify the right decision-makers.
- Highly organised, target-driven and comfortable working independently.
- Knowledge of European languages such as German, French, Italian or Spanish would be an advantage.
Key Performance Indicators
The successful candidate will be measured on:
- Number of qualified prospects identified
- Outbound calls and emails
- Meetings/appointments generated
- New wholesale/agent accounts opened
- New markets developed
- Incremental export sales generated
This is a results-oriented business development role, with significant emphasis on opening new European wholesale accounts for Barker.