Export Sales Marketing Manager

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the sales and marketing team in achieving business goals.
• Assign and manage distributors across regions to improve performance and expansion.
• Drive sales efforts to meet annual volume targets in global markets.
• Promote grease and lubricant products within assigned target markets.
• Generate leads, pursue new business, and close deals.
• Manage relationships with major customers and distributors to drive volume growth.
• Oversee regional sales office development and management as the business expands.
• Prepare and present monthly sales reports to management.
• Collaborate with the technical team to improve existing products and develop new products.
• Ensure timely debt collection and manage credit limits.
• Represent the company at exhibitions, trade shows, and technical seminars.
• Handle customer complaints and coordinate corrective actions with the technical department.

Minimum Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in science, business administration, sales, marketing, or a related field is required.
• 5–10 years of experience in lubricants sales operations and export business within Africa and CIS regions is required.
• Proven sales and distributor management experience is required; lubricants or related-industry experience is preferred.
• Sales team management experience is advantageous.
• In-depth knowledge of the lubricants and grease manufacturing industry is required.
• Experience developing and executing strategic plans in a manufacturing-based industry is required.
• Willingness to travel or relocate to Ajman is required.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Additional fluency in Arabic, French, or Russian is a plus.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive business information is required.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management ability are required.