As the Director of International Sales, you must be knowledgeable of international variances in cultural and legal issues pertaining to sales. Your job responsibilities and undertakings require you to travel outside the country when necessary and report to the HQ for important meetings/company obligations. You will be expected to find new business and sales opportunities and with the intention of seeing clients in person as needed.
This newly created position will report to the Vice President of Global Sales and provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments.
Responsibilities and Expectations:
Strategy and Sales Initiatives
- Lead a team of international sales reps to deliver company objectives and MBOs
- Plan strategically in order to budget and forecast by country, by customer and by product for each quarter and annually
- Develop various innovative marketing strategies to increase sales for all product launches
- Negotiate and broker both distribution and manufacturing agreements with international regions to maximize overall international distribution
- Manage and track all sales initiatives for existing and new product lines in your assigned countries
- Meet all timelines for product launches and ongoing sales initiatives, in partnership with Marketing
- Management
- Maintain GAT Sport’s sales policies and objectives, communicating with and educating others throughout the organization
- Manage the budgets developed for sales initiatives internationally
- Manage existing accounts and increase sales of your assigned accounts
- Manage international distributors and brokers
- Develop and maintain efficient and professional relationships with all international accounts/customers
Research and Recommendations
- Research competitive sales strategies and recommend action plans to enter new market channels and countries
- Monitor and recommend improvement to new sales plans and marketing opportunities to achieve all key business objectives for World Health Products portfolio
- Provide and recommend various company pricing policies
- Research and validate potential customers business plan
Compliance and Reports
- Achieve compliance with international registration and regulations for existing and targeted products, working closely with Quality Assurance
- Provide sales reports to VP of Global Sales, Finance, Marketing and other departments, as necessary.
Requisite Skills and Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or business administration
- Five years of experience in International Sales
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet for research, forecasting and strategic planning
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills to establish effective relationships with brokers, distributors, and GAT Sport’s leadership and staff
- Ability to conduct training sessions and make professional presentations to internal and external audiences
- Proven initiative to recommend and implement improvements
- Knowing other languages, specially of the target market locations would be considered an asset
Working conditions
- Requires travel to international markets, both where current distribution exists as well as where there are potential distribution opportunities
BENEFITS
AETNA MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION
SHORT/LONG TERM DISABILITY COMPANY PAID
LIFE INSURANCE EQUALS YEAR'S SALARY COMPANY PAID
UP TO 4% MATCHING 401K
80% HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT - TOWARDS YOUR MEDICAL DEDUCTABLE
DOG INSURANCE
EMPLOYEE PURCHASE DISCOUNT
FREE LUNCH FRIDAYS
BRING YOUR DOG TO WORK
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Travel requirement:
Ability to Commute:
- Monroe, CT 06468 (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Monroe, CT 06468