Team Lead - Regional Sales, France (Retail)

Location: Based in France with a hybrid model requiring office attendance at least three days per week; initial training at the company headquarters in London.

Salary: €70,000–€85,000 annually plus discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global creates original, premium plush toys and has built a globally recognised brand through distinctive designs, soft fabrics and collectible products.

What you will do

• Lead, coach and develop a geographically dispersed regional sales team across France.
• Drive sales growth across independent retail partners through account development and new business acquisition.
• Set priorities, objectives and performance measures, and monitor execution across regions.
• Analyse sales performance, forecasts, market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and risks.
• Build regional sales plans, improve market coverage and customer productivity, and support branded retail experiences.
• Partner with Regional Sales Managers and cross-functional teams on strategic customer relationships, issue resolution and commercial recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Proven experience in sales leadership or commercial management within wholesale and independent retail channels.
• Track record of delivering strong sales growth against ambitious targets.
• Experience managing, coaching and motivating geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong analytical skills, including interpreting data and turning insights into action.
• Experience managing forecasts, budgets, KPIs and performance reporting.
• Strong understanding of retail, wholesale or consumer goods environments.
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with confidence presenting commercial insights to senior leaders.
• Fluency in French and strong written and spoken English.
• Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP, CRM or ERP systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with a minimum of three office days per week.
• Discretionary annual bonus based on company and individual performance.
• 25 days of paid holiday, premium Vitality health cover including optical and dental care, and life insurance at four times basic salary.
• Confidential health and wellbeing support through Health Assured.
• Subsidised buffet breakfast and lunch prepared by an in-house private chef on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Salary sacrifice pension through Scottish Widows with 5% company and employee contributions, plus regular team social events.