Regional Sales Manager - DACH

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East sussex, United kingdom

Freelance

22-04-2025

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Job Specifications

Working with a team of dedicated professionals, you'll be driving the business strategy in DACH cluster (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) across both existing (World Food) and new categories. Your remit is to manage and grow existing in-market distributors and establish new relationships. You will be responsible for prioritising opportunities amongst your markets, customers and brands.
Client Details
With a wide portfolio of brands and a presence in more than 95% of British households this FMCG brand leader is one of the top 3 ambient food suppliers in the UK.
Description
Your day-to-day activities will include developing joint annual plans with your customers, tracking progress against the plan, and ensuring pricing structures are implemented correctly and on time. You will contribute to the wider team's success with input into the European strategy and execution.
As the next Regional Business Manager (DACH), you'll be leading the charge in driving business growth in the region. You will be instrumental in delivering compelling plans and arguments to support goals. Your remit will be to deliver sales spend and profit targets ensuring your numbers and forecasts align with company objectives. Due to international expansion this is a newly created role and crucial to the success in the DACH markets.
Profile
Direct experience of managing distributors
Must be able to speak fluent German with a strong understanding of the German retail market
Demonstrable experience in Sales /Account Management/ Business development in branded FMCG businesses
Able to work independently (with support of the wider team and access to a best-in-class training program)
Financial understanding including assessing value chains
At ease with sales data analysis and systems
Ability to travel to Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a monthly to bimonthly basis.
Job Offer
£65k-£75k + car allowance + excellent benefits scheme
Home based contract

Desired Skills and Experience

Working with a team of dedicated professionals, you'll be driving the business strategy in DACH cluster (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) across both existing (World Food) and new categories. Your remit is to manage and grow existing in-market distributors and establish new relationships. You will be responsible for prioritising opportunities amongst your markets, customers and brands.

As the next Regional Business Manager (DACH), you'll be leading the charge in driving business growth in the region. You will be instrumental in delivering compelling plans and arguments to support goals. Your remit will be to deliver sales spend and profit targets ensuring your numbers and forecasts align with company objectives. Due to international expansion this is a newly created role and crucial to the success in the DACH markets.

Your day-to-day activities will include developing joint annual plans with your customers, tracking progress against the plan, and ensuring pricing structures are implemented correctly and on time. You will contribute to the wider team's success with input into the European strategy and execution.

About the Company

Welcome to the Michael Page global company profile. Michael Page has five decades of expertise in professional services recruitment. We were established in London in 1976, and over this period we've grown organically to become one of the best-known and most respected consultancies, with an office network spanning six continents. While size has its advantages, it doesn't define us - the nature of our organic growth means that each new office is integrated into the region that it serves. It also means that as an employer lo... Know more