International Export Sales Manager (Food & FMCG)

Location: Southeast Asia with frequent regional travel

• Drive international sales growth across established Asian export markets.
• Lead regional business development for a portfolio of Myanmar food brands.
• Build strategic distributor and retail partnerships while expanding market presence.

The Company

Our client is one of Myanmar's leading FMCG manufacturing and distribution groups with a well-established portfolio of consumer food brands. The organization operates integrated manufacturing, nationwide distribution, product innovation, and export operations, serving both domestic and international markets. With a strong reputation for quality, operational excellence, and continued regional expansion, the business is strengthening its international commercial team to accelerate export sales growth and expand the global presence of Myanmar food products.

The Position

This is not a traditional Export Operations or Export Documentation role. Instead, it is a commercially focused international sales and business development position responsible for growing export revenue across existing overseas markets while selectively developing new opportunities within the region.

Reporting to senior commercial leadership, the successful candidate will drive international sales for the company's own food brands, particularly instant noodles, together with a portfolio of selected third-party Myanmar food products. The primary objective will be to strengthen distributor performance, increase sales with existing customers, secure additional listings with supermarket and convenience store chains, introduce new products into established markets, and expand shelf presence. While the role will identify selective new market opportunities over time, the immediate focus is on maximizing growth within existing export territories.

Current export markets include Singapore, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan, and the United States, with future expansion opportunities across Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines. The role will work closely with distributors, key retail accounts, and internal commercial teams to develop sustainable revenue growth and long-term strategic partnerships.

The Person

The successful candidate will possess approximately 7–15 years of experience in Export Sales, International Sales, Regional Sales, or International Business Development within the FMCG, food manufacturing, or consumer products industry. Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record of driving export sales growth, managing overseas distributors, negotiating commercial agreements, and developing regional markets across Asia.

Strong experience selling into supermarket groups, convenience store chains, importers, and national distributors is essential, while existing relationships with modern trade retailers across the region would be highly advantageous. The ideal candidate is a commercially driven business developer with excellent relationship management, negotiation, and market development capabilities, rather than someone whose experience is primarily focused on export documentation, shipping, freight forwarding, logistics, or export administration.

The individual should be entrepreneurial, highly self-motivated, and comfortable operating within a performance-driven commercial environment. Candidates must be based outside Myanmar and be willing to travel extensively throughout the region. A commission-based remuneration structure is being considered, making this an excellent opportunity for a sales professional motivated by business growth and commercial success.