Area Sales Manager - Consumer Product Division - FMCG

We have a suitable opening in the function of Sales for the position of Manager - Sales for our Consumer Product Division. This is a managerial role where one has to apply and lead the commercial business strategy to achieve sell-in and sell-out sales targets, be responsible for the successful delivery of services and also contribute to the winning of new key customers. The candidate should have 2 - 6 years of relevant experience. The location of the job will be Patna with outstation travel of 5 - 7 days a month. The details of the job are given below:

Job Responsibilities:

- Ensure the achievement of Annual Operating Plan in terms of primary and secondary

- Building market strategy to generate higher revenue and locate the gap and opportunity area and getting the plan executed by the team

- Recruiting, managing, and motivating the sales team

- Working cohesively with other functions and collaborating constructively with peers

- Managing channel partners and collaborating with them to ensure healthy ROI

- Planning with the team to execute channel expansion and new town expansion

- Monitoring merchandising standards, planogram, and product visibility in the market with dominance as per company norms

- Monthly and quarterly forecasting of all major brand and SKU to plan and execute optimum result.

Key Deliverables:

- Achieving sales targets

- Train and retain talent - BDEs

- Expanding into new geographies/Business Development

Technical Skill sets:

- Sensitivity to beauty

- Relationship orientation to manage distributors

- Sales and primary sales objectives

- Analytical

Key Competencies:

- Experience in FMCG industry in general trade/modern trade

Team Size: People management of Business Development Executives (BDEs) - 4-5

Education: MBA

Key Relationships:

Internal: Sales, Marketing, Merchandising, Controller

External: Distributors, Retailers