Career Opportunity

Global Account Officer/Executive(Business Development)

If you want to succeed, join the winning team

Coats Bangladesh Ltd., a subsidiary of Coats plc, UK, is the world’s leading industrial thread and consumer textile crafts business in over 70 countries across 6 continents around the world.

Coats has a long heritage and has been serving customers for more than 250 years and our products are sold over 100 countries in the world. Our industrial division is 3 times the size of its nearest competitor in industrial thread and our crafts division is the number one global player in the textile crafts market. We are also the market leader in Bangladesh and are looking for a young and energetic Global Accounts Officer/Executive. The job will be based at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The purpose of this job is to manage the Global Key Accounts of Coats in Bangladesh. To actively drive brand values to optimize sales growth and continuously increase market share. This is a key role in Global Sales Team reporting to the Global Sales Manager.

The role will be primarily accountable for the following:

  • To call on the local offices of the Global Apparel Brands/ buyers / Retailers, Buying Houses and domestic Ready Made Garments (RMG) manufacturers in Bangladesh and promote Coats’ Global & Local products and services to establish Coats as the preferred supplier to such brands and their sourcing partners.
  • Maintain liaison with Coats’ ‘Global Sales’ team members worldwide and share / exchange various initiatives.
  • Make presentations to customers on our bouquet of products and services and build lasting relationships.
  • Gather business intelligence, analyze market trend/ prospect to support formulation of sales strategies and plans for industrial business to assist sales team for effective sales forecast and to meet volume and value targets for apparel threads.
  • Implement marketing communications and digital initiatives of industrial marketing (Web Portal and e-commerce) as per plan.
  • Assist in creating a pipeline of new business opportunities, coordinate with Technical Services, develop the new product, launch and promote them to maximize sales.

Qualifications:

  • Business graduate from any reputed University.
  • More than 2 years’ of in line working experience with a reputed national/multinational company.
  • Good grounding in handling Key Accounts Management in B2B business will be preferred.
  • Have strong interpersonal/ communication skills with good command in English and Bangla.
  • Exposure to change management processes and a strong team player with key decision making ability.
  • Experience in dealing with major buyers/customers will be an added advantage.

The Company offers excellent career opportunities with most competitive salary and benefits package.


Please apply on or before April 25, 2018

Only short listed candidates will be communicated.