For the further expansion of the Export and Travel Retail team, Guylian is seeking a (m/f)
Sales & Marketing Manager - China & South East Asian Region
Based in: Shanghai or Hong Kong
Position: You will be responsible for consolidating and developing customer relations in your region. You will prospect for new market opportunities, translating the business plan into a commercial strategy supported by a marketing budget. You will work closely with the Export & Travel Retail Director to achieve short- and long-term sales objectives. You will also draw up the annual budgets and ensure they are followed up. You will determine and monitor adherence to a profitable pricing policy.
Profile:
• university-level education
• Minimum 5 years experience in international account management for retail distribution (FMCG environment)
• multilingual with good written and spokenknowledge of English (knowledge of Mandarin is an advantage)
• sense of initiative, autonomous,very flexible (frequent travel), communicative, customer-oriented and market-conscious, effective
team-player, self-motivated, objective driven.
• Is at home in Asia with Asian people and their varied cultures.
• Managers having experience with European premium products and/or having worked
within European or Western companies are preferred.
We offer: A challenging job in an international environment with wide scope for development and a pleasant working atmosphere. An attractive salary package.
About us:
Guylian's chocolates are made exclusively from 100% Belgian chocolate and are sold worldwide in more than 100 countries. Guylian exports to all markets of the European Union, to Asia, Australia and America.
Guylian chocolates are sold in super- and hypermarkets, multiples, department stores and specialty food stores.
The Guylian group has a total worldwide turnover of 125 million US $ (2007). Guylian is today a leading manufacturer of branded boxed chocolates in Belgium with a team of 250 employees.
In June 2008, Chocolaterie Guylian NV was acquired by Lotte Confectionary Co. Ltd. The Lotte Group is the fifth largest diversified business group in Korea. Originally established as a confectionery company in Japan, Lotte has currently 44 subsidiaries with total group assets of € 31bn and net revenue of € 23bn in 2007.
Guylian Chocolate Sea Shells are the n° 1 best distributed Belgian Boxed Chocolates brand in all travel retail/duty free stores worldwide.
