International Sales Manager / Business Development Manager
Location: Kingswinford
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Car/Allowance
A Career-Defining International Commercial Role
This is an opportunity for an ambitious international sales professional who wants more than just a job.
We’re looking for an International Business Development Manager who enjoys building markets, developing long-term commercial relationships and taking real ownership of international growth, with a clear pathway into senior leadership.
The role offers exposure, responsibility and progression for someone who is motivated by results, development and long-term career growth.
Role Expectations
To be successful in this role, it’s important you are comfortable with the following:
Regular international travel across multiple regions
Office-based working in Kingswinford when not travelling
Being locally based to support collaboration and leadership visibility
Committing to a long-term role with progression, not a short-term move
The Role
You will be responsible for driving sustainable international sales growth across several overseas regions.
This is a commercially focused role with the freedom to shape your markets, strengthen distributor performance, develop new opportunities and build a strong, long-term revenue pipeline.
It’s well suited to someone who wants to:
Take ownership of their markets
Be trusted with responsibility
Develop into a senior commercial leadership position
Key Responsibilities
International Sales & Growth
Deliver consistent year-on-year revenue and margin growth
Develop sales through existing distributors and identify new market opportunities
Build and execute regional business plans
Identify and convert major project and contract opportunities
Distributor & Customer Development
Strengthen distributor relationships through joint planning and performance reviews
Undertake regular international travel for distributor and customer visits
Build strong relationships with key commercial decision-makers
Provide commercial, technical and product support where required
Market Development
Support brand presence through exhibitions and industry events
Monitor competitor activity and share market insight internally
Contribute to future market and product strategy discussions
Candidate Profile
Minimum 5 years’ experience in an international sales or business development role
Experience managing and developing overseas distributors
Proven ability to close large or complex commercial opportunities
Comfortable working to targets and growth plans
Willingness to travel internationally on a regular basis
Commercially driven, ambitious and proactive
Based locally to Kingswinford and able to attend the office when not travelling
Salary & Benefits
Up to £60,000 base salary (DOE)
Company car or car allowance
A structured progression plan is in place to develop this role into a Business Unit Director or senior commercial leadership position.
Company pension (5% contribution)
Life assurance
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company social events
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