French speaking Business Development Manager
French Selection UK
Sittingbourne, Southern
FRENCH SELECTION (FS)
French speaking Business Development Manager
Location: Sittingbourne – hybrid (2 days in the office)
Salary: Competitive salary with great benefits
Ref: 172FR
To apply using our preferred format, please visit French Selection UK website, go to the vacancies page, search job reference: 172FR
The Company:
Successful and well-known manufacturer, supplying to a wide range of different industries and countries
Main duties:
To develop and manage business relationships with the designated export customer based, while conducting research and identifying marketing opportunities
The role:
- Exceed company’s sales and Marketing targets by implementing agreed marketing plans, training and monitoring results
- Gather, analyse and summarise market data, competition, product performance and trends
- Based on your nominated geographical areas, provide the BDM Team Leader with sales budgets and reports to monitor KPIs
- Hold regular staff meetings to discuss performance and strategies to improve the export business
- Attend exhibition visits and participate in frequent international travel to visit clients
The candidate:
- Fluent in French (written and spoken) - Essential
- Previous experience in business-to-business sales and business development
- Strong business acumen and understanding of different markets and customers
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Technical competence
Salary: Competitive salary with great benefits
French Selection, leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international business (industries and services). We are the leading recruitment consultancy for German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking positions. Also recruiting for positions with other languages such as Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.
About the Company
French Selection UK
French Selection UK, the leading consultancy specialising in the recruitment of French, German, Spanish, Russian & Italian speaking professionals and executives throughout the UK.
Nationwide recruitment service for permanent positions and fixed-term contracts, from graduate entry to management level:
Export Sales & Business Development
Export Sales Coordination, Administration
Customer Service, Account Manager
Engineering, Technical Sales & Support
Logistics, Purchasing & Supply Chain
Marketing, Product Development
Online Marketing, Social Media, SEO
Human Resources
Accountancy, Credit Control
Office Management, PA & EA
French Selection UK provides specialist recruitment expertise in language jobs across a broad range of industries and services, from small and medium-sized companies to multinational groups.
We also recruit for positions with an international exposure without a foreign language, and key multilingual roles based in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Benelux.
"It is our unique understanding of local requirements combined with our powerful nationwide sourcing facility which enables us to select the best candidates throughout the UK, and further afield when required"