Export manager recruitment helps companies hire sales professionals who can open new markets, manage distributor relationships and grow revenue outside their home market.
HEMES is a sales-focused recruitment partner helping companies recruit export managers with proven international sales experience, commercial discipline and the ability to build long-term growth across countries.
A strong Export Manager can identify market opportunities, build partner networks, negotiate with distributors and manage long sales cycles across countries.
The best candidates combine commercial drive with cultural awareness, planning discipline and strong relationship management. They know how to create trust in new markets and turn international opportunities into measurable revenue.
When Should You Hire Export Manager Talent?
You should hire export manager talent when your company wants to expand internationally, strengthen distributor relationships or build a more structured approach to overseas sales.
This role is especially valuable when export growth depends on active market development instead of occasional inbound interest. A strong Export Manager gives your company dedicated ownership of new markets, partners and international revenue.
Because we specialise in sales recruitment, we know how to assess whether a candidate can build pipeline, manage partners and deliver commercial results across different countries.
We help define the right export profile based on your target markets, product type, sales channels and partner model. For export sales manager hiring, HEMES evaluates market expansion experience, relationship-building ability, negotiation skills and practical understanding of international sales cycles.
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Common Export Manager Hiring Situations
Companies come to HEMES when they need to recruit export managers for market expansion, distributor management, international sales growth or replacement of a critical export role.
This can include hiring a first Sales Director, replacing a senior sales leader, strengthening regional management, improving team accountability or adding leadership for a specific product, market or revenue segment.
This can include hiring a first Sales Director, replacing a senior sales leader, strengthening regional management, improving team accountability or adding leadership for a specific product, market or revenue segment.
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Working with Martynas and HEMES has been a smooth and results-driven experience. We successfully hired two local full-cycle Account Executives, one based in Sweden and another in Cyprus, to support our business development efforts across Europe. HEMES team quickly understood our hiring needs, sourced and selected high-quality candidates, and managed the recruitment process effectively. I’d recommend HEMES to any business looking to expand into new countries and hire their first local sales talent there.
MTL Carton used Hemes to headhunt the export manager. Within 10 days they presented 6 relevant candidates and we hired 2 employees instead of 1. Hemes team listened and heard us very well. And that is probably the most valuable quality of the partners you are working with. We will be working with Hemes in the future.
I've worked with quite a few recruiters over the years, and HEMES truly stands out at the top. Everything from communication to speed and execution is impeccable.We've hired two senior roles through them, and the experience has been consistently strong. They have a deep understanding of what senior roles in DTC businesses actually require, take the time to get alignment right, and vet candidates thoroughly, making the process smooth and saving us a lot of time in finding top-tier talent.We’re going to continue working with them and can only recommend them highly.
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If your company needs an Export Manager who can build international revenue, HEMES can help you find the right person.
