Zouk - Team Lead - International Business

About Us:

Zouk is a 100% Vegan, Proudly Indian D2C brand in bags, wallets and footwear. We are building an iconic global consumer brand from India. We aim to achieve this by making great products and building the best consumer brand team in India. The founders have ~15 years of experience across startups, large companies and are alumni of IIT & IIM. Zouk is a pre-Series A funded startup by Stellaris Venture Partners, Titan Capital and the founders of Mamaearth, Wow Skin Science & Beardo. Zouk sells via its own website and marketplaces like Amazon, Myntra. Zouk has over 200,000+ Happy Customers and has been featured by media outlets like CNBC TV18, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, ET Prime, YourStory. Couple of our bags were also organically featured in Netflix's show Little Things 3 & the Vidya Balan movie Sherni.

Website: www.zouk.co.in

What is the role?

As the Team Lead - International Business, you will drive global sales initiatives, forge strong international client partnerships, and drive business development. You will closely work with the members of the eCommerce, Brand Marketing and Design teams to deliver tailored solutions.

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• Setup and scale Zouk's international business operations end-to-end
• Drive international marketplaces with primary focus on Amazon Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia
• Explore US markets in a later phase as the business scales
• Onboard and manage global key accounts, driving international revenue growth
• Own complete account management including product listings, partnerships and performance tracking
• Lead negotiations, contracts and performance reporting for international clients
• Track global market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities
• Offline retail exposure is a plus
• Prepare technical proposals, presentations, and product demonstrations
• Coordinate with brand, order processing, finance and logistics teams
• Participate in international trade shows, exhibitions, and business meetings

Who are we looking for?

An ideal candidate would be someone with the following:

• 4 - 7 years' experience, with 2+ years of relevant international business exposure
• Background in FMCG/D2C/product/retail businesses
• Strong understanding of global D2C operations and international market dynamics
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills

Why join us?

We are a young and dynamic team, so you will get to make a significant impact, learn a lot and have fun in the process.

We are building our team as well, so this is a great opportunity to quickly climb up the ladder and become among the top D2C experts in India. We are a funded, capital efficient business, with best-in-class D2C founders as our investors. We are rapidly growing, so you get to be a part of the hypergrowth phase and quickly grow with us.