International Sales Director
Vertical Advantage · London, London
International Sales Director at Vertical Advantage, based in London, London, paying £110,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £110,000 per annum
- Location
- London, London
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 18 hours ago
- Closes
- 4 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Sales Assistant
About 120% above the going rate for sales assistant
Reference BH-9383
About the role
The business
A globally recognised, category-leading beverage brand in a period of exceptional growth. The brand has genuine cultural cachet, a market-leading position in its category, and serious ambition for its next phase of international expansion.
The role
A highly strategic appointment: you will take ownership of the majority of the European territory, shaping and driving growth across a portfolio of distributor-led and emerging markets:
What you'll need
This is a strictly confidential search. Full details, including the client's identity, will be shared with relevant candidates on application.
A globally recognised, category-leading beverage brand in a period of exceptional growth. The brand has genuine cultural cachet, a market-leading position in its category, and serious ambition for its next phase of international expansion.
The role
A highly strategic appointment: you will take ownership of the majority of the European territory, shaping and driving growth across a portfolio of distributor-led and emerging markets:
- Own the commercial strategy and full P&L across the region
- Build, nurture and hold accountable strategic distributor partnerships - alignment on brand priorities, pricing, investment and execution standards
- Lead annual and quarterly business reviews, JBPs and investment planning with partners across multiple markets
- Identify and open new markets - commercial readiness, distributor selection and onboarding, brand consistency from day one
- Work hand in hand with Marketing to localise activation plans that drive penetration and conversion market by market
- Use distributor data, market insight and retail audit tools to sharpen distribution, availability and visibility
- Act as the senior commercial voice for the region internally, feeding market intelligence into global planning
What you'll need
- A proven track record of building out EMEA (or a comparable multi-market international region) for a consumer brand
- Deep experience managing and scaling distributor relationships - you know how to get the best from partners you don't directly employ
- Comfort operating at genuine strategic altitude in a fast-growth environment, while staying close to the detail
- Strong commercial and numerical acumen - P&L ownership, trade investment, pricing
- FMCG / beverage background strongly preferred
- The energy and ambition to match a business scaling at pace
This is a strictly confidential search. Full details, including the client's identity, will be shared with relevant candidates on application.
Reference: BH-9383 · Posted 18 hours ago · Closes 4 Oct 2026 · Listed via Vertical Advantage
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