Sales Director - Fresh Produce

Mackinnon Bruce International; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackinnon Bruce International in Lisbon seeks a commercially-driven Sales Director to lead external sales and business development across domestic and international markets, focusing on imported fruit and the company's own production.

Sitting within the leadership team, the successful candidate will grow existing business, develop distribution channels and identify new customers and market opportunities across both imported fruit and the company's own production, with emphasis on grapes, citrus,

Qualifications

• Fresh Produce sales experience across imported fruit and domestic production.
• Strong commercial and business development skills.
• Fluent in English; Spanish desirable.
• Experience operating across domestic and international markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead external sales and business development across domestic and international markets.
• Develop existing customer relationships and identify new customers, channels and opportunities.
• Drive sales across imported fruit and the company's own production.
• Develop routes to market across retail, foodservice and wholesale channels.
• Maximise value across all product categories, sizes and grades.

Skills

Fresh Produce sales experience

Job description

My client is a rapidly-growing, vertically integrated fruit business in Lisbon, and we are seeking a commercially-driven Sales Director to lead external sales and business development across domestic and international markets.

This role will focus on growing existing business, developing distribution channels and identifying new customers and market opportunities across both imported fruit and the company's own production.

Sitting within the leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for maximising commercial value across retail, foodservice and other industry channels, covering all a variety of fruit categories, with a focus on grapes, citrus, apples & pears.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead external sales and business development across domestic and international markets.
• Develop existing customer relationships and identify new customers, channels and opportunities.
• Drive sales across imported fruit and the company's own production.
• Develop routes to market across retail, foodservice and wholesale channels.
• Maximise value across all product categories, sizes and grades.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven Fresh Produce sales experience covering both imported fruit and own/domestically grown production.
• Strong commercial, entrepreneurial and business development skills.
• Fluent in English, Spanish is highly desirable.
• Experience operating across domestic and international markets.