International Commercial Lead – Cheese & Dairy

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL LEAD – CHEESE & DAIRYWe are partnering with an international group expanding its European cheese manufacturing operations and seeking a commercially driven International Commercial Lead to accelerate market penetration, establish new customer relationships and develop profitable sales channels.This is a hunter role, not traditional account management. The focus is on winning new business, opening markets, building distribution partnerships and generating recurring sales volumes.Key responsibilities:

• Win new customers across international export markets.
• Develop importers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, private-label buyers and industrial food manufacturers.
• Build strategic partnerships and negotiate profitable supply agreements.
• Commercialise manufacturing capacity into recurring customer demand.
• Own the sales pipeline, new-market development and commercial performance.

Requirements

• International sales/export experience in cheese, dairy, food manufacturing, food ingredients or related sectors.
• Demonstrable new-business wins and market-opening experience.
• Relevant customer, importer or distributor relationships.
• Experience with pricing, margins, contracts and international supply chains.
• Willingness to travel internationally.Experience across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is valuable, as is exposure to industrial cheese applications, private label and foodservice.Interested? Send your CV and a brief summary of your market-development achievements to Kamran@jobnjob.co.uk. Please highlight the markets you have opened, customers or channels won, and commercial results delivered.Job N Job UK is managing this confidential search on behalf of its client.