Technical Export Sales Manager; EMEA​/Europe

Technical Export Sales Manager (EMEA / Europe)

International / Export / Distributor Sales
Fully Remote | Open to Europe-Based Candidates
Salary:
Up to £65,000 basic + car allowance + bonus

A leading UK-based manufacturing business is recruiting a Technical Export Sales Manager / International Sales Manager / Export Business Development Manager to develop and grow its European distributor and end-user sales across EMEA.

This is a fully remote role, open to candidates based anywhere in Europe. The role is 100% European-focused from a customer perspective — there are no UK customers.
UK travel will be required for training, internal meetings, and company open days.

The Role – Export Sales & Business Development (Europe / EMEA)

As Technical Export Sales Manager, you will be responsible for driving export sales growth, business development, and brand recognition across Europe.

The role will initially focus on Spain and Italy, with responsibility also covering Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark, and potential expansion into additional European territories.

You will work fully remotely from home, with:

Regular European travel (approximately 7–10 days per month)
Occasional UK travel to Head Office in the Midlands for training, meetings, and open days or once per week if you are local
Trips may involve multiple European countries per visit.

Key Responsibilities – Technical Export Sales Manager

Achieve export sales targets and profitable growth across assigned European territories
Manage and develop European distributors, resellers and key accounts
Support distributors with end-user sales, application support and project wins
Drive business development, pipeline creation and new market entry
Respond proactively to inbound leads generated by strong marketing investment
Deliver technical product demonstrations and recommend engineered solutions
Build long-term, partnership-based distributor and customer relationships
Support EMEA regional sales strategy and global commercial objectives
Conduct market research, competitor benchmarking and trend analysis
Forecast sales, contribute to budgets and deliver management reporting
Work closely with Product Management, Marketing, R&D and Senior Leadership
Support new product launches, distributor training and European sales events
Strategic & Commercial Focus

Build and execute a 5-year European business development strategy
Identify and target high-value export and international sales opportunities
Define best-fit technical solutions based on customer applications
Ensure customer retention, account growth and territory expansion
Close high-level projects with Commercial and R&D teams
Customers & Markets

Distributors and resellers across Europe
End users exclusively within Europe (factories, workshops, OEMs)
No UK customers
About You – Skills & Experience

Currently working as a Technical Export Sales Manager, International Sales Manager, EMEA Sales Manager or Export Business Development Manager
Proven experience managing European distributor networks
Background in technical, industrial, engineering or manufacturing sales
Demonstrated success in export sales growth and new business development
Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills
Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management ability
Comfortable working fully remotely with regular European travel and occasional UK travel
European language skills (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, etc.) advantageous but not essential
Package & Benefits

Up to £65,000 basic salary
Car allowance
Performance-related bonus
Fully remote / home-based role
Open to candidates based anywhere in Europe
Long-term career opportunity within an established international manufacturer

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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