Head of International Sales

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and privately owned
FMCG business based in Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth year on year in
both the UK and International divisions, an opportunity has arisen for a
European Export Manager to join the sales and marketing team. The organisation
has a selection of instantly recognisable products and brands in it's
portfolio and the successful candidate will enjoy a breadth of opportunities
to grow and develop these. In addition to working with the company's branded
products you will also have the opportunity to work with a number of very high
profile licensed products as well as retailer own label ranges.
Reporting to the Commercial Director, this varied role will allow you to
employ your experiences of supplying FMCG products to the grocery retail
channel across the whole of Europe, you will take full responsibility for the
P&L of your defined portfolio and work both directly with European and Global
retailers and where appropriate via agents and brokers in particular
territories. You will have full autonomy to manage the International business
as well as driving top lines sales whilst maintaining margin. The
International business is a growing and increasingly significant part of the
overall business and you will work alongside the Commercial Director in
devising the longer term export strategy.
You will have gained previous international sales experience possibly as an
Export Manager and more specifically have worked in an export role supplying
the grocery retail channel preferably within a food or drink environment. This
can have been gained with either retailer own label or branded products and
ideally both, previous experience of working with character licensed products
would also be advantageous. As this position will require international travel
and time away during the week you will be required to have a strong work ethic
and ability to manager your own time and diary whilst working with a high
degree of autonomy. In addition you will have a strong working knowledge of
the major European grocery accounts and have previously worked with agents and
brokers. You will be prepared to challenge the business and build strong
working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and have a self-
starter attitude. You will also have responsibility for managing an
International Account Manager as such previous people management experience
would be an advantage. This is an organisation which has grown rapidly and
will continue to do so and as such you will need to be flexible, adapt to
change and be comfortable working within a hands on flat structure which is
more roll your sleeves up than ivory towers.
If you feel that you share our passion and enthusiasm for producing high
quality, premium convenience food to meet our customers' requirements and
exceed consumer expectation then in the first instance email your CV to
Woodlands Recruitment Solutions or for further details call Kieron Madden on M
‎07787 ‎40 ‎88 ‎44