Head of Sales

Company Description

Our client is a Singapore-incorporated, fast-growing venture-building company operating across food & beverage, FMCG, retail, logistics, lifestyle, staffing, and technology sectors in Bangladesh. With multiple consumer brands, centralized operations, and a scalable business model, the company is building an integrated, tech-enabled ecosystem while actively expanding into international markets across North America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

About the role

We are hiring a Head of Sales to build, lead, and scale the entire sales function from the ground up. The sales organization is in its earliest stage today, and this role will own commercial strategy end to end-designing the department, recruiting and managing the team, and driving revenue across both local and international markets.

This is an executive-level role for a self-driven commercial leader who operates as a true "one-stop solution" for sales: someone who can build a pipeline from day one with an existing network, structure and coach a team across multiple product verticals, and partner directly with finance and executive leadership on forecasting and performance. The right person is equally comfortable securing international export deals and standing up the local field-sales engine beneath them.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead the sales department end to end — design the org structure, then recruit, onboard, and manage vertical-specific sales leads and junior/field sales staff.
• Own commercial strategy across local and international markets, with a strong emphasis on international trade (North America, South America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East) alongside the domestic Bangladesh market.
• Identify market-specific product requirements, licensing and regulatory needs, and routes to market for export and import opportunities and feed those requirements back to the production and supply chain teams.
• Drive revenue across the primary vertical-commodity, food products, FMCG, and catering — while preparing the commercial engine to scale into style products (leather goods, garments) and future personal-care/cosmetics lines.
• Bring and leverage an existing clientele network to generate revenue immediately; cultivate and manage both supplier and buyer relationships for bulk commodity trade.
• Deliver accurate, executive-grade reporting -pipeline projections, revenue forecasts, and diagnostic sales analysis-to the executive team, including the CFO.
• Set and manage the sales department budget, and structure team compensation (including commission models) benchmarked to market standards.
• Establish sales processes, training, and structure; coach and develop the team to perform at a high level
• Travel internationally as needed (e.g., Malaysia, Singapore, the Middle East) to secure deals and build partnerships.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with production, supply chain, and finance leadership to align the sales pipeline with production capacity and go-to-market timelines.

Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in building and leading sales teams, with demonstrable past sales performance and direct revenue ownership.
• Strong international sales experience is essential — exporting or trading across multiple regions; domestic Bangladesh market experience is valued in addition.
• Experience selling across food, commodity, and FMCG product lines; versatility across multiple verticals is strongly preferred over single-product specialization.
• An existing clientele book / active commercial network, with the ability to generate pipeline from day one.
• Working knowledge of export–import, licensing, and market-entry requirements for international supermarkets and retail channels.
• Ability to produce executive-level reporting — forecasts, projections, and sales analysis relevant to cash flow and revenue planning — and to partner credibly with finance leadership.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, early-stage startup environment — not only within structured, traditional-sector sales organization.
• Self-driven leader with a strong ownership mentality: builds, hires, and runs the department independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong coaching and team-development skills; able to provide structure and training to a growing team.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally.
• Strong fluency in Bangla and English.

Employment Structure

• On-site in Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Full-time
• Salary: BDT 200,000 - 250,000 + Sales Incentives 
• Benefits: Festival Bonus (x2) + Performance-based Annual Bonus + Mobile Allowance + Transport/Fuel Allowance + Standard Probation Period Applies
• Work Week: Sunday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Hiring Process

1. Screening interview with Talvette
2. Interview with the Founder / executive leadership
3. Final interview with the founding leadership team
4. Receive an offer
5. Join the team full-time