International Sales Manager / Business Development Manager
Location: Kingswinford
Salary: Up to A GBP 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.
Were 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, its 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.
Its 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 and 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 and 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 and Benefits
* Up to A GBP 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
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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