Sales Manager (French Speaker) in Poole
Posted by Marine Resources
£50,000 – £60,000 a year
Poole · Permanent
Due to continued international growth, they are looking to appoint a French speaking Technical Sales Manager to drive commercial success across key European and global markets. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys building relationships, identifying opportunities, and delivering technical solutions to customers across multiple industries.
The Opportunity This role is ideally suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced international environment and can quickly adapt their approach to different markets, applications, and customer needs. You will be responsible for developing business across a portfolio of existing accounts while identifying and securing new opportunities, with a particular focus on French-speaking territories.
Fluent French speaking skills are essential, as this position requires regular communication with customers, distributors, and partners across French-speaking regions. Offering a hybrid working arrangement, the role provides significant autonomy alongside the opportunity to represent an innovative UK manufacturer on the global stage.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sales strategies to drive revenue growth across international markets.
- Identify, secure, and develop new business opportunities within existing and emerging sectors.
- Manage and grow relationships with OEMs, distributors, systems integrators, and end users.
- Lead business development activities across French-speaking territories and key European markets.
- Conduct sales presentations, negotiations, and customer meetings in both English and French.
- Understand customer applications and provide commercially viable technical solutions.
- Work closely with engineering, operations, and marketing teams to deliver outstanding customer outcomes.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and industry developments to identify growth opportunities.
- Represent the company at international exhibitions, trade shows, and customer visits.
- Prepare quotations, proposals, and commercial agreements.
- Maintain a strong sales pipeline and deliver against agreed revenue targets.
- Fluent in both English and French (written and spoken).
- Proven experience in technical sales, business development, or account management within an engineering, manufacturing, electronics, or industrial environment.
- Demonstrable success in developing international business and managing customer relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering revenue growth.
- Ability to understand and communicate technical products and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Excellent negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable managing priorities independently.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required.
Contact Suzie Brushett on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for a confidential discussion.
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