Area Sales Manager

• Directs the activities of the regional team in staff and line functions to ensure compliance with business plan, targets and company policies.
• Builds strong business relationships with key leaders, principals, internal and external clients to increase business conversion rate.
• Works with the commercial team and the logistics team to influence strategy and provide accurate forecasts for products to place timely indents with principals
• Studies marketplace trends, understands market dynamics and accordingly takes crucial decisions assuring top line and bottom line growth
• To be of robust support for entire team in terms of following the protocols in sales process, adherence to SOP, commercial terms and control over outstanding.
• Document and prepare reports, presentations for internal reviews and reviews with principals about the state s budgetary plans.

Qualifications:

• 5 - 6 years of sales experience in Dairy/Food Processing/Food Technology Industry.
• Bachelor s Degree/ Master s Degree in Dairy/ Food Technology or Master s in Business Administration (MBA) is an added advantage
• Proven knowledge and strong networking skills with distributors, dealers, sub dealers and foods manufacturers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work autonomously while being a team player.
• Proficiency in using Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in local language and English is mandatory, Knowledge in Hindi is an added advantage
• Flexibility to travel extensively within the assigned territory is mandatory
• Salary will be under the market-based salary structure. No constraints for the right candidate.