Job Title

Sales Lead – Online Channels – Personal Health

Job Description

Job title:

Sales Lead – Online Channels – Personal Health

Your role:

We are seeking a highly experienced Online Channels Sales Lead to drive and accelerate digital commerce performance across Turkey’s key online channels, including major marketplaces, e-retailers, and other emerging channels.

This role owns the end-to-end online channel strategy, leads complex and high-value commercial negotiations with platform partners, manages senior-level customer relationships, and builds a high-performing digital commerce organization. The role also serves as a senior commercial representative of the company and a strategic partner across internal functions.

Channel & Digital Commerce Strategy

• Define and execute the online channel sales strategy aligned with company growth objectives
• Lead the end-to-end commercial strategy across online and emerging channels to drive growth, profitability, and scalable channel expansion
• Drive sustainable revenue growth, market share expansion, and profitability across channels
• Own channel-level performance, forecasting, and long-term growth planning

Key Account & Marketplace Management

• Manage strategic relationships with leading marketplaces, national e-retailers, and key digital partners
• Lead annual commercial negotiations, including trade terms, digital investments, assortment decisions, and platform visibility
• Ensure strong execution of joint business plans (JBPs) with key partners
• Oversee marketplace performance, governance, and capability development

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop the digital commerce team (including content and trade marketing specialists)
• Build a high-performance culture through clear objectives, accountability, and continuous development
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and team engagement
• Collaborate effectively with peers and leadership teams

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing, Trade Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, and Demand Planning
• Ensure alignment between sales forecasts, demand planning, and supply execution
• Contribute to category strategy, portfolio optimization, and pricing decisions for online channels

Financial Ownership & Governance

• Own P&L responsibility for online channels
• Manage budgets, trade investments, and ROI on digital spend
• Ensure strong commercial governance and compliance with internal policies

You're the right fit if:

• Minimum of 12 years of progressive sales experience, with a solid track record in e-commerce
• Minimum of 5 years of people management experience
• Proven track record in marketplace, e-retail, and/or FMCG environments
• Strong background in key account and channel management within digital commerce
• Experience managing large-scale commercial portfolios online
• Demonstrated success in leading complex, high-value negotiations with platforms and retailers

Commercial & Functional Skills

• Channel strategy development and GTM execution
• Marketplace and e-retailer negotiation
• D2C operations and commercial management
• Annual trade agreements, listing management, promotions, and trade terms
• P&L ownership, budget control, and financial acumen
• Forecasting and demand planning collaboration
• Category management and digital trade marketing coordination

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong senior stakeholder management skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• High-impact communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to influence without formal authority
• Coaching, mentoring, and team development capabilities

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How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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