French speaking Export Sales Executive - #2106463

FRENCH SELECTION (FS)

French speaking Export Sales Executive

Location: Sheffield

Fully Office based

Salary: around £35,000 depending on experience plus bonus

Please state your salary expectations when applying

Ref: 5533F

To apply using our preferred format, please visit French Selection website, go to the vacancies page, search job reference: 5533F

The company:

A growing UK-based manufacturing business supplying specialist products to a wide range of B2B customer across Europe.

The company offers a collaborative environment with opportunities to develop long-term customer relationships and drive international sales.

Main duties:

To develop and grow export sales by managing relationships with French-speaking clients, winning new business, and delivering excellent customer service throughout the sales process.

The role:

- Manage and grow a portfolio of French-speaking clients across Europe

- Develop new business opportunities through proactive sales activity and customer outreach.

- Prepare quotations, negotiate sales, and convert opportunities into orders

- Coordinate export orders and work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth delivery

- Build strong customer relationships by providing excellent service and ongoing support

- Maintain accurate CRM records, monitor sales activity, and support occasional overseas travel.

The candidate:

- Fluent in French and English, with excellent written and spoken communication skills in both languages

- Previous B2B sales and account management experience

- Strong commercial awareness, negotiation skills, and ideally experience preparing and following up quotations

- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple customers, orders, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

- Confident using CRM systems and committed to delivering excellent customer service while building long-term client relationships

The salary:

around £35,000 depending on experience plus bonus

Please state your salary expectations when applying

French Selection, leading UK-based consultancy specialising in the recruitment of bilingual and multilingual professionals for international business (industries and services). We are the leading recruitment consultancy for German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking positions. Also recruiting for positions with other languages such as Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian languages, Mandarin, Japanese and Arabic.