Strategic Business Development Manager

Job TitleWe are seeking a key professional to manage sell-in and joint responsibility on sell-out with business partners, build strong relationships, and define strategic budgets.About the RoleManage sell-in and joint responsibility on sell-out with business partners in line with global guidelines.Build and foster strong relationship with business partners through regular follow-ups, market visits, meetings as well as at industry events such as tradeshows, conferences etcDefine short and mid-term budgets for business partners, break down and set corresponding targets on a partner level based on given plan.Ensure that business partners achieve the defined targets on a monthly and yearly basis by monitoring performance indicators and creating action plans to improve results where needed.Support the local merchandising team in defining the seasonal product offerings for business partners by providing feedback on customer / market needs.Provide feedback to Global Teams via the Sales Director on customer / market cluster needs, initiatives / tools as well as proposing any other improvement ideas.Carry Out monthly sales analysis as Sell Out, Key Performance Indicators and make sure to have feedback on the results during the monthly review of the business to support commercial strategies in teamwork with other departments as Merchandising, Planning, Marketing & Training, to provide the partner with information for business improvement.Present quarterly and yearly Business Review of each account.Make store checklists in the market visits and share with related areas and the Partner for follow up.Support credit management department to ensure that the payment terms of each client are fulfilled according to the contract and keep accounts receivable up to date.About You3-5 years of experience in a similar role.Willingness to travel (up to 40% of working time).

Advanced English.Extensive Account Management and B2B experience.Strong lateral management, motivating and influencing skills.Advanced numeracy, literacy, and verbal communication skills.Excellent organizational and analytical skills.