International (Wholesale) Sales Manager - Haute Horlogerie

Job DescriptionFor a renowned Watchmaking brand, we are currently seeking an experienced High-Watchmaking Sales and product expert to drive global sales performance across wholesale and retail partners, while acting as a key ambassador for the prestigious High Watchmaking brand.This role combines commercial leadership with training excellence, ensuring retail and wholesale teams worldwide are equipped with deep technical knowledge and the confidence to sell exceptional timepieces. You will lead the development and delivery of the global sales training program, organize and host manufacture visits in HQs, and actively promote all aspects of the High Watchmaking collection to secure its long-term success. POSITIONSalesAchieve or exceed global wholesale and retail objectives in close collaboration with Brand senior management.Monitor core collection coverage, implementation, and replenishment across the international network.Improve and advise on visual merchandising where necessary.Develop and implement sales incentives, with a focus on reducing ageing stock.Work with key boutiques and top-performing partners to develop CRM tools and acquire new customers.Collaborate with brand sales ambassadors from authorized partners to drive events, sales initiatives, and information sharing.TrainingBuild and manage the global training schedule with regional trainers.Organize annual retail and wholesale seminars at the manufacture.Act as a High Watchmaking expert, empowering sales teams to confidently sell complex timepieces.Develop and update training materials and benchmarks.Respond to internal and external training needs for affiliated high-end brands.Manufacture VisitsPlan, organize, and lead dedicated manufacture visits.Coordinate with subsidiaries to deliver multiple high-quality visits per year.Ensure an exceptional client journey through the Manufacture: invitations, visits, hospitality, and follow-up.Deliver strong ROI through high conversion rates.Continuously improve visit experiences by applying best practices from the industry.Maintain house collections in excellent condition in both manufacturing HQs.Events & ExhibitionsRepresent the High Watchmaking division at major events and exhibitions (e.g. Watches & Wonders, regional events).Prepare presentations for client events and press conferences.Organize collections for exhibitions and customer events.Develop a traveling High Watchmaking collection to boost end-client sales in retail and wholesale networks.Produce post-event reports and best-practice summaries.Participate in events for affiliated high-end brands when required.PROFILEDegree in Commerce or related fields, ideally close to Watchmaking.Proven sales experience in high-end Watchmaking (Wholesale or retail).Fluent in English and French; German and any additional language are a plus.Strong IT skills, particularly Ms Office (Excel & PowerPoint); Salesforce experience is a plus.Genuine passion for watchmaking and strong knowledge of competitors and market trends.Team player with a flexible mindset and strong ability to prioritize.Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills.Motivated, creative, and solution-oriented, with a drive to improve processes.Strong commercial mindset with the ability to close sales (with partners & with end customers) in different cultural environments.Highly professional appearance and behavior at all times.Strong availability for travels, approximately 40% of working time. If this position goes in line with your background, skills and objectives, we’d really like to get to know you. Feel free to apply online with the usual documents. We look forward to being in touch with you