Xiaomi - Regional Hygiene Manager - Channel Audit

Profile Summary :

The person will be part of the Distribution Team and will be responsible for the operational hygiene of his/ her respective region - North, South, East or West.

North: Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.

South: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.

East: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, NESA.

West: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa

The profile is of an individual contributor. The primary role of the person would be to gather market intelligence on key channel hygiene parameters like infiltration, whole selling, pricing and/ or any other market activity which may impact the sales, distribution or brand image of Xiaomi.

The person will need to:

- Travel extensively across his/ her region;

- Conduct critical audits at distributor point, retail outlets and designated whole sale markets; and Submit his/ her findings in a detailed report along with all relevant information & proofs.

Role & Responsibilities :

- Develop and maintain a strong market network to keep tab of key channel hygiene parameters

- Monitor local operations of the region to ensure hygiene standards are maintained

- Travel extensively to each key markets of his/ her region and check the hygiene standards

- Conduct audits at distribution and retail points

- Conduct audits in key markets to understand and mitigate infiltration in the region

- Conduct audits to ensure that none of Xiaomi's partners are involved in any kind of whole selling activities

- Conduct audits to understand the market pricing with respect to suggested retail price

- Conduct routine audits at distributor points with respect to usage and hygiene of DMS, stock availability, infrastructure and any other routine audit that may be required by the management

- Conduct routine audits at Mi exclusive stores

- Conduct critical investigative audits, in case required

Desired Skills & Experience :

- Must have sound working knowledge of the mobile industry from a distribution and retail perspective

- Has a solid understanding of auditing concepts and techniques to effectively complete audits not under supervision

- Able to consolidate the knowledge obtained to assess the adequacy of the scope of the audit or assessment

- Able to document the audit work which provides the support for observations, conclusions, and the final report.

- Able to work on DMS as well as Distributor local accounting software to extract relevant information

- Willingness to learn and use general audit tools to perform effective audits.

- Proficient in Excel

- Working knowledge of Tally/ any other account software used by Distributors

- Good communication and interpersonal skills

- Good with numbers