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International Account Manager - Asia

Seven
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2AX, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of International Account Manager for Asia is a home-based role requiring regular travel to South East Asia, with a salary range of £65,000 to £75,000 plus a competitive package and car.
  • The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of experience in international sales or export within a progressive FMCG environment.
  • Candidates should possess strong commercial awareness and a solid understanding of Asian markets such as China, Japan, South Korea, or India, with fluency in Mandarin being desirable.
  • Responsibilities include managing and growing existing distributor relationships, delivering on sales targets, and contributing to the overall international strategy.
  • Successful applicants will demonstrate strong relationship-building skills and the ability to make a significant impact on business strategy from day one.

International Account Manager - Asia

Homebased - regular travel to South East

£65-75k plus car and competitive package

Client:

  • When it comes to developing category leading food brands and being recognized for leading innovation then they don’t come much bigger than this food manufacturer.
  • With their continued investment into their brands and people it’s no wonder they are held in such high regard by their competitors and customers.
  • Clearly, this food group is not small. In fact, they boast some of the most powerful brands in the grocery industry. With compelling growth plans, they are now looking to strengthen an already first-class commercial team.
  • With huge ambitions to develop their portfolio of brands even further into international markets this is a great opportunity for an experience international business manager to join them on that journey.

The role:

  • This International Account Manager is dedicated towards driving the business strategy forward across Asia.
  • You will manage and grow existing in market distributors and set up new relationships where appropriate.
  • Delivering on sales spend and profit targets and developing JBP’s with your customers.
  • Track progress and make any strategic changes to ensure targets are met
  • Contribute towards wider team success with input into the overall international strategy.

To succeed in the role you will have:

  • Exceptional commercial awareness coupled with a proven track record gained within a progressive FMCG environment specifically within international sales / export
  • Strong understanding of the Asia markets such as China, Japan, South Korea or India.
  • Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is desirable.
  • Experience of working with distributors
  • Solid analytical skills and comfortable with data sales analysis
  • Be able to demonstrate success in FMCG sales (ideally in the grocery channel but not essential)
  • Bring energy & motivation to your role!
  • Strong relationship-building skills and are ready to make an impact on strategy from day one.
  • Ability to travel to customer meetings in region as required.

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 9/17259/7. Confidentiality assured.

Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive. If you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately the relevant consultant has decided not to progress with your application. For alternative opportunities please search our vacancies on our website.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.