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Experience : 8+ Years | Salary : 20.00 LPA-25.00 LPA | Opening(s) : -1 | Posted Date : 2024-09-19

Hiring For One of the Leading MNC
Job Description

    JOB DESCRIPTION

    Position Name:

    Area Sales Manager

    Position Code:

     

    Level / Grade:

    II C

    Department:

    Sales & Marketing

    Reporting to:

    Regional Sales Manager/           Zonal Sales Manager

    No. of Reportees:

     

     

    Objective of the Job

    Leading a team to achieve sales target for the region by effectively partnering with customers (channel partners and end customers). To continuously strive to achieve sales growth and enhance brand equity of Foods in the region by implementing Marketing and Sales Strategy.

     

    Area of responsibility

    S.N.

    Activity

    1

    Sales Management

     

    To provide inputs to Zonal Manager / Country Head for devising annual sales & marketing strategy and for deciding sales targets

     

    To define and ensure achievement of a month-wise plan for each Segment, Product and Region to achieve sales target

     

     

    2

    Marketing Implementation

     

    To plan and organize B2B exhibition of food products along with Marketing team

     

    To provide support to Main Distributors / Sub-Distributors when they participate in local exhibitions; provide marketing material and expert support (if required)

     

    To plan and conduct workshops for educating end customers and channel partners on Morde products, application of products, quality standards followed by the company; create awareness on adulteration of products prevailing in the market and how they can identify such products. Ultimately, enhancing brand equity of the company. 

     

    To conduct lectures, workshops, audio-visual shows, culinary shows etc. in catering colleges and food technology institutes as a part of branding exercise

     

     

    3

    Relationship Management

     

    Key Customers:

    ·      To identify key customers for the region and ensure that all of them are covered during each visiting cycle either by self or by the team

    ·      To partner with Customers by resolving their problems / challenges w.r.t. sales & marketing of food Products

    ·      To assess and manage performance of key customers

     

    Channel Partners:

    ·      To ensure that major distributors, sub-distributors, wholesalers are covered by the team during every visiting cycle in order to give them personalized attention

    ·      To develop a strong work relationship with clients by providing them adequate support for sales and marketing activities

     

    End Customers:

    To spread awareness among customers w.r.t. launch of new products / new applications through channels like email, SMS, workshops etc.

     

    New Customer Acquisition:

    ·      To use networking skills to tap new markets or new customers within the existing markets

    ·      To identify, assess and recommend new channel partners to CH / Director. Execute formalities for appointment of new channel partners.

     

     

    4

    Market Intelligence / Competition knowledge

     

    To analyze reports to understand trends w.r.t. each segment, product, region and competition. Provide inputs to CH / ZM based on analysis for strategy planning

     

    To study the product and pricing strategies adopted by the competitors for each product segment and provide inputs to the Zonal Head / Country Head for the same

     

    To use work relationships and networking skills to get information from end customers, traders, retailers, sub-distributors and main distributors on competitor’s products , pricing etc.

     

     

       5

    Process Implementation & Adherence  

     

    To monitor stock levels at Customer end and coordinate with dispatch team to ensure that products are supplied to them within the promised timelines

     

    To ensure timely receipt of advance payments from the customers for self as well as the team

     

    To ensure timely submission of stock & Sales report and Secondary Sales report by the team to Sales Admin Team

     

    To ensure that the sales and marketing expenditure stays within the budget for the team

     

     

    6

    Team Management

     

    To conduct knowledge sharing sessions within the team to share information on customers, market trends, competitor strategy, common challenges faced and ways to overcome them

     

    To identify and groom potential successors / high performers in the team

     

    Qualification and Work experience

    Qualification

    PG specializing in Marketing and Sales from a reputed institute

    Candidates with qualification in Food Technology will be preferred

     

     

    Work Experience

    6 + years of exp in Sales for Food / FMCG industry

    Atleast 2 years of experience in:

    ·         Handling distributors single-handedly

    ·         Team management

     

    Positions reporting to this position

    S.N.

    Direct Reportees

    Level / Grade

    1

    Senior Sales Executive (SSE)

    III A

    2

    Sales Executive (SE)

    III B

     

Desired Profile
Industries Type Food Industry
Role Sales & Business Development
Skills sales, export sales, business development
Functional Area Sales & Marketing
Education MBA
Location pune, nashik, Delhi , chennai , Bihar
Keywords b2b sales, corporate sales, industrial sales
Consultant Poonam Shukla
Pnone No. 9140207899
Email Poonam@tusthi.com
Reference id Tusthi/FMCG, FOOD & Beverage/2024-Sep-19/JOB00393/Sales & Business Development