International Account Manager Retail - M2M Home Fashion - f/m
B-t-B/retail Home Fashion • 5+ years • Bachelor Commercial • weekly 3 days from UK (mid) • Fulltime
A fast growing international manufacturer in Home Fashion, globally active and with a leading position in China, has a vacancy for Sales in Europe with first focus on the Netherlands. We are looking for an experienced Account Manager with a excellent and relevant track record selling to national and international retail companies. This can be as medior/senior but also at more junior level. Fluent in Dutch and English and able to work 3 days from the UK office.
This is a new position resulting from the planned growth to date and vital in securing customers’ requirements and expectations with our wholly owned factories. We are on track to double our business size within 5 years.
We are looking for attitude, the right one. Must be a get it done individual that can demonstrate to us what they have got done. Skilled at delegating to a team behind them is crucial as the right person will be constantly moving forward, finding, and exposing all opportunities with new and existing customers. We view the right attitude and approach much more important than any academic qualification.
Ideally working within a home décor industry, frustrated at not being heard and feeling boxed in, we provide freedom to operate, we welcome mavericks, we operate as we want and strive to be as non-corporate as we can be.
Skills & character
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the internal sales team and manage accordingly
- Possess real integrity
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Farmer not Hunter
- Identify all ways to penetrate new markets
- Support the business’s objective to always be innovative and competitive
- Build a sales plan, work it, and deliver it
- Meet customers to discuss their evolving needs to assess and develop the quality of our company’s relationship with them
- Develop and implement new sales initiatives, strategies, and programmes to capture key demographics
- High level Excel is a must (super user)
- Be able to demonstrate managing customer forecasts through to supply chain
- 5+ years’ B2B sales experience
- Track record of superior performance metrics
- Excellent negotiation skills
- A true persuader with 2 ears and 1 mouth
- Highly personable
- Strong decision-making abilities
- Get things done attitude
- Part home based / part office based
- Able to travel up one week per month internationally
- Familiarity with CRM software
Interviews to be conducted on video calls and/or at our office in the UK with sufficient social distancing. To apply tell us why we should see you.
Package to be discussed, needless to say it will be competitive both as a basic salary, commission and car allowance. 25 days holiday (with statutory days), company pension, mobile, laptop, expense account, gym membership, fun social calendar.
We will require a minimum of three references that are happy to discuss you openly with us.
Start date: Immediate/asap.
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Contactpersoon: Evert Fermin
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