European Export Manager

Haddenham, UK

We are looking for a Europe Export Manager to drive profitable growth, expand market presence, and strengthen distributor and customer partnerships across Europe, excluding Germany.

This role will have a particular focus on accelerating performance in the Nordics and developing high-potential white space markets. Acting as a key business partner to Export Sales, Supply Chain, and Regional Finance teams, you will provide data-driven insights, commercial governance, and recommendations to support sustainable and profitable growth across diverse and complex export markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct structured reviews of European distributors, including analysis of P&L and category performance.
• Monitor distributor profitability through analysis of gross margins, trade spend, pricing structures, and cost to serve.
• Ensure distributor performance is aligned with company margin targets.
• Lead monthly and quarterly distributor performance reviews with Export Sales and regional stakeholders.
• Highlight risks, variances, and corrective actions to support business performance.
• Coordinate annual budgeting and rolling forecasts for European distributors.
• Ensure volume, revenue, margin, and trade investment assumptions are robust and aligned with corporate targets.
• Partner with the Export Commercial team to evaluate commercial proposals, including pricing changes, promotions, new product launches, and distributor agreements.
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support commercial decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, contractual terms, and corporate governance policies.
• Coordinate distributor audits where required.
• Identify financial and operational risks in the region, including currency volatility, credit risk, and geopolitical exposure.
• Recommend mitigation strategies to protect business performance.
• Act as the regional expert, bringing the voice of the customer and sharing insights on market dynamics, category performance, and regional developments.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Higher education qualification.
• Experience working with distributors in EMEA markets, or experience working within a distributor environment.
• Evidence of strong negotiation skills and contribution to strategic business growth.
• Proven track record of developing and leading joint business plans with customers or distributors.
• Ability to deliver KPIs on time and exceed targets.
• Track record of delivering innovative and stretching growth.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively in a dynamic, complex environment.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in cross-functional teams.
• High ethical standards.
• Good command of English.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or sales-related MBA qualification.
• Experience in the Nordics or other high-growth European export markets.
• Strong understanding of distributor profitability, trade investment, pricing structures, and cost-to-serve dynamics.

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