City Head - Auto - MDI/XLRI/IIFT/FMS/ISB/TISS

Job Title : City Head

Job Description : Lead and oversee the development and growth of profitable new business and to develop and maintain effective key agency relationships. This position will also ensure business growth through directing and managing business development activities to ensure these are delivered in accordance with the organizational strategy.

Key Deliverables :

- Support the overall process of management and corporate decision-making to ensure the organization maximizes its short, medium and long term profitability and shareholder returns

- Lead a team of 6 - 10 Relationship Managers and coordinate with Operations and Post sales to ensure the smooth functioning of the business

- Liaise with other executive heads to develop, review, and report on the business development division's strategy

- Responsible for networking with the clients, building a good relationship with associates to ensure maximum sales

- Impact the profitability of the company through ensuring strategic and tactical management decisions and new business development results

- Ensure efficient and effective marketing, advertising and promotional planning through the Marketing department

- Present a budget for board approval and prudently manage resources within those budgetary guidelines according to company policy and within ethical corporate governance guidelines

- Maintain and develop organizational culture, values and reputation in its markets and with all staff, customers, suppliers, partners and regulatory/official bodies

- To ensure effective internal controls and management information systems are in place to mitigate the principal risks of the Company

- To ensure that the Company maintains high standards of corporate citizenship and social responsibility wherever it does business

- To ensure that the Directors are properly informed and that sufficient information is provided to the Board to enable the Directors to form appropriate judgments

- To ensure the integrity of all public disclosure by the Company

Qualifications/Experience :

- Bachelor's degree required / MBA a must from top tier institutes

- Relevant experience in Marketing/Business development/Strategy formulation is an added advantage

- Knowledgeable of how decisions impact all aspects of the business. Approaches his/her work as an interconnected system. Ability to understand major objectives and break them down into meaningful action steps.

- Experience in developing and leveraging relationships with people at all levels of the organization, internally and externally.

Core Competencies :

- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Build and lead an effective and cohesive management team

- Mission oriented leadership style

- Good project and time management skills

- Knowledge of business and management principles

- Strong analytical skills/problem solving skills

- Organizational skills

- Ability to work collaboratively

- Willing to relocate/travel on short notice