International Sales Manager

Senior International Sales Manager

Hybrid working – Southern office

£75,000 + benefits

Do you want to work with a brand that is loved by foodies and chefs globally? Do you have a passion for international selling and a robust network around the Globe?

The Advocate Group are currently representing a premium British food company that due to huge growth and opportunity are looking for a Senior International Sales Manager to join the SLT.

With an exciting rebrand, loads of NPD, and a clear edge on their competitors there is a huge opportunity here.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the P&L of your customer base and all agreed partner business plan execution, reporting on performance and ensuring targets are being met.
• Using the business strategy, identify new opportunities to grow sales based on market insights.
• Review partner channel strategy and target distribution gains to support long-term growth.
• Effectively implement customer activation as agreed in business plan with distribution partners.
• Contribute to the annual strategy plans making recommendations led by experience.
• Provide regular updates and reporting on KPI’s for international territory.
• Regular interface and liaison, where appropriate, with marketing teams to ensure best practice can be shared internationally.
• Update operations with plans, new customers and forecasts by attending regular cross functional meetings.
• Forming relationships with importers, distributors, wholesalers, and where possible retailers
• Support the execution of a consistent brand message across all our international markets in line with our brand values & purpose.
• Travel to select international markets to build relationships, gain local market expertise and offer / share insight and best practice solutions.
• Be a team player who can work cross-functionally with a multitude of stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure understanding and buy-in to all marketing activity.
• Be a contributing team member by displaying our values when dealing within the team and with all external partners.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• Experience working with or managing the USA market (direct/indirect) and its unique model, is non-negotiable.
• A proven track record of managing international distributors.
• Preferably you will have at least 5 years’ sales experience within the international sales arena with first hand food and drink experienced desired.
• You must be skilled in the ideation, implementation and tracking the success/ course correct channel and market strategies. Including market entry / go -to-market execution – opening and growing international markets and correcting underperformance.
• Strong Trade Marketing understanding, and exposure would be an asset.
• Well-developed planning and analytical skills. Someone who is strong with numbers, margin calculations and reporting with the ability to manage up as well as down.
• Strong numerical and commercial skills with fast ability to identify and negotiate.
• Administration, prioritisation, and organisational skills. These skills don’t make a great salesperson but the lack of them can make a potentially great salesperson an ordinary one.
• Confidence to make recommendations towards strategies, understanding the importance of brand and how to build a global presence.
• You have worked cross functionally to support operational colleagues.
• You can effectively and accurately forecast based on commercial plans and strong relationships with customers.
• You can build relationships for the long term by assessing opportunities in line with the company’s wider strategies.
• You are an overachiever with an impressive track record of hitting sales targets in highly competitive categories.
• You have an entrepreneurial drive and can challenge yourself effectively to produce exceptional results and support continuous development within the business.
• Self-starter.
• Additional language skills would be advantageous but are not a necessity.

Key Leadership Behaviours/Attributes:

• Proactive
• Comfortable managing your diary and regularly travelling alone
• Be confident working cross-functionally
• Accurate in reporting and communicating with our customers
• Respectful to others and empathetic to cross-functional challenges
• Driven and entrepreneurial
• Embrace change and challenge

If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!

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