For our North East Europe (NEE) team based in Wolfenbüttel we are looking for a Area Director NEE (f/m/d)which is responsible for increasing our sales and turnover in approx. 4 markets: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, MoldovaThe following tasks are waiting for you: Manage the Central and Eastern European countries within the NEE regionWork with the Regional Vice President to draw up the annual depletions, shipment and marketing budget for the assigned regionIn conjunction with the local marketing departments, produce and manage the implementation of an agreed Jägermeister brand plan and ensure consistency with international brand positioning and allocation of resources in line with Jägermeister strategyDrive day to day the marketing requirements and commercial development e.g., localize global campaigns, pricing analysis, drive limited editions, provide outstanding customer support, lead cross functional projectsDevelopment of relationships and expansion of the business together with existing and newly recruited distributors in designated marketsLead, develop and control the above-mentioned business in collaboration with the direct managerEnsure delivery of commercial objectives and continuously track progress against targetsManage and influence distribution partners to ensure the correct implementation of the aligned strategy in the individual marketsYour qualifications & skills: University degree level education with focus on business administration, sales, marketing or a similar educationPlenty years business experience within sales, preferably within FMCG and especially spiritsExtensive experience in Brand Marketing, incl. brand building in the on-trade environment, experiential and lifestyle brand marketingCommercial excellence with analytics involved in commercial support tasks e.g. market analysis, monthly financial reports, competitor reviewsEstablishing and managing distributor relationshipsfluent English speaker & excellent communication and persuasion skillsAffinity for numbers and know-how in data analysisWillingness to undertake extensive business travel to markets