France Sales area manager

Clichy, FR, 92611

BIC

Remote

Description:

Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.

Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.

Job Description

The France Sales Manager will be responsible for driving sales performance, leading and developing the local commercial team, and executing the sales strategy across the assigned area. This role will play a critical part in strengthening our market presence, expanding our customer base, and ensuring the achievement of our commercial objectives.

Main Tasks:

Develop and deliver the country sales budget, ensuring strong alignment with commercial objectives and driving sustainable revenue growth.
Optimize Gross Profit (GP) and IFO performance through proactive analysis and effective adjustment of sales activities.
Identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive opportunities, translating insights into targeted local sales strategies aligned with BGE’s commercial direction.
Lead, motivate, and support the sales team to maximize performance and ensure consistent execution across the market.
Maintain close and strategic collaboration with HQ teams (Marketing, Operations, Finance) to secure alignment and efficiency in all commercial initiatives.
Organize and participate in regular sales meetings, ensuring clear communication, action planning, and performance follow‑up.
Facilitate the exchange of best practices across markets to strengthen commercial excellence.
Conduct joint customer visits with the sales team, providing in‑field support and ensuring a strong presence in the market.
Build and manage relationships with key distributors and key accounts, including commercial negotiations and the development of international business opportunities.

Qualifications

Proactive leadership with strong communication and people‑management skills.
Solid background in B2B sales, business development, or commercial management.
Strategic mindset combined with hands‑on execution capabilities.
Ability to understand market dynamics and translate insights into action.
Strong customer orientation and negotiation skills.
French and English proficient
Higher Education level
On line business experience

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.