Foreign Trade Expert (Russian)

ORZAX; Şişli; On-site; TRY 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

ORZAX in Turkey seeks an export sales specialist to drive growth in target markets within the OTC/healthcare sector. You will analyze markets, identify opportunities, and acquire new customers to boost sales. You will coordinate with Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics and Legal, visit customers, and report to the Export Manager regularly.

Fluency in Russian and English, plus Turkish, is highly valued. A bachelor’s degree and 3+ years in foreign trade are required; a second language is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in foreign trade.
• Experience in OTC field, preferably in food supplements or healthcare.
• Fluent in Russian and English; Turkish is a plus.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; self-motivated and sales oriented.
• Able to visit customers periodically and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Observing and analyzing the market, competitors and customers.
• Investigating target markets and establishing sales strategies according to market dynamics.
• Gaining new customers and promoting sales to increase revenue.
• Identifying new customers and channels and assessing them.
• Organizing visits to markets and customers you are responsible for.
• Setting annual sales targets and identifying country/customer demands.
• Realizing sales targets for relevant customers and dealers in the responsible countries.
• Performing sales activities in the assigned territory to meet objectives.
• Assisting in development of sales and marketing plans and strategies.
• Providing market research and regular reporting to Export Manager.
• Coordinating with Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics and Legal to ensure service quality.
• Ensuring international financial transactions are processed successfully.
• Assuring export/import processes run smoothly.

Skills

Foreign trade experience

OTC experience

Russian language

English language

Turkish language

Negotiation

Communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Sales oriented

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a related field,
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in foreign trade,
• Experience in OTC field,
• Preferably worked in the field of food supplements or healthcare industry,
• Strong written and verbal communication skills both in Russian and English,
• Second foreign language is considered as an advantage. Turkish is a plus,
• Ready to visit customers periodically and sometimes instantly,
• Customer oriented mindset with good negotiation and persuasion skills,
• Self-motivated to follow-up existing customers and develop new business,
• Excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude and sales oriented,
• Good team worker, result-oriented,
• Ability to work independently and take advanced responsibilities,
• Ability to work well in a team environment,
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment,
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, Good user of MS Office programs.

Job Description:

What Do We Expect From Our New Teammate?

• Observing and analyzing the market, competitors and customers,
• Investigation of target markets and establishment of sales strategies according to market dynamics,
• Gaining new customers in target markets, to make sales promotions for increasing the sales,
• In order to reach targeted positions in the market, to determine new customers and new channels and to assess them,
• Organizing visits to markets and customers he/she is responsible for,
• Setting annual sales targets and identifying demands of countries and customers he/she is responsible for,
• Realization of the sales targets of the relevant customers and dealers in the responsible countries,
• Performing sales activities in the assigned territory to accomplish annual sales objectives,
• Assisting in the development of the sales and marketing plans and strategies to achieve sales targets,
• Providing market research,
• Regularly (monthly, quarterly, annually) report to Export Manager,
• Transfering necessary up-to-date information to the marketing department for the formation of marketing strategies with regard to its region and, to assist in determining appropriate strategies,
• Ensuring the customers to receive products and services at highest quality by the provision of coordination with the Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics and Legal departments,
• Ensuring the international financial transactions are processed successfully,
• Assuring export/import process runs smoothly.