International Business Manager

Job description of the International Business Manager

You work directly from your home (office) in Germany.

Market Expertise 

• Research local e-commerce practice to identify shopping experience best suited for local customers. 
• Partner with the Strategy group to quantify and segment local market. 
• Conduct competitive landscape research to ensure our client is well positioned for success. 
• Partner with Product Management to conduct usability research to understand and solve our customers’ pain points on our clients website.

Localization/Customization  

• Translate market requirements and research results into actionable projects for implementation. 
• Build business case for each project with data and analysis. 
• Prioritize projects by balancing impact and speed of execution.
• Marketing 
• Develop marketing strategy by defining value proposition and effective communication style to use consistently across all customer interfacing media. 
• Partner with Search, Email and Affiliate teams to optimize each marketing channel based on a holistic market strategy. 
• Negotiate with external parties such as vendors, retail partners and affiliates to ensure ideal exposure and placements. 
• Identify new partnership opportunity that places our client in front of prospective customers.
• Product Management 
• Monitor traffic and drive conversion improvement on website. 
• Ensure existing features on the website are customized for local customers. 
• Provide localization/customization requirements to maximize effectiveness of new website feature launches. 
• Conduct language QA if needed or prioritize language issues on website.

Communication and Leadership 

• Work with all cross functional groups not limited to Marketing and Product Management, but also with Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Customer Support and Engineering to clearly communicate market goals and strategies. 
• Develop persuasive presentations that achieve results.

Knowledge, Skills and experience of the International Business Manager

Marketing experience (5-10 years) for German market at an e-commerce business required. UK, Swiss and Austrian market experience a plus. 

• Online marketing experience in one of the three channels - SEM, Email or Affiliate - required. 
• Product management, product marketing, business development or project management experience a plus.
• Highly organized with a strong project management experience. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and extremely analytical. Must be metrics driven. 
• Ability to grasp abstract issues and identify concrete solution. 
• German native speaker is a must. 
• BA or BS degree.

Company profile

Our relation is one of the world’s largest producer of consumer products for homes and businesses. Their succes is related by their dedicated customer service department and their 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Company culture

Fast growing, professional, hands-on mentality, multi-cultural, dynamic

Short description

As the International Business Manager Germany, you will drive the growth of our clients international business by touching various functions of the company such as Online Marketing and Product Management for International markets with a focus on the German, Swiss and Austrian markets. You must have a passion for international business and be a strong advocate within the organization as well as with external partners. The position also requires a fast learner who can pick up the ropes of the organization to effectively make an impact. Local market knowledge, marketing intelligence, project management experience, analytical skills, organizational skills are essential to the success of this role. You work directly from your home (office) in Germany

Employee benefits

Exiting job in an international environment.
Long term position in a worldwide leading company.

Interested?

You can apply by using the form below.