Product Sales Manager - Kolkata

Job Description

Position Title: Product Sales Manager

Reports To: Product Sales Manager

Role Type: Individual Contribution

Location: Kolkata

Job Responsibilities

• Be a single point of contact for resolution of product related technical and commercial queries for Product Sales portfolio in respective segment.
• Co-ordinate effectively with Segment/ Distribution teams for inclusion and recommendation of non-bearing products to customers.
• Develop products by identifying potential, conducting market research, generating product requirements, developing marketing strategies, and determining specifications, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction.
• Achieve agreed Sales growth, profitability, and Market development targets as per defined Annual Business Sales Plan
• Support new / customized solution developments in co-ordination with SKF factories, Product Engineering, and customer.
• Monitor competitor activities, assess impact and provide inputs for effective response.
• Participate in market development initiatives such as Seminars, customer visits, Tech Days and Exhibitions for increasing awareness of Product Sales portfolio
• Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, marketing, and production
• Develop product schemes to achieve sale growth.
• Technical product training - both internal and external

Candidate Background and Competencies

Education Experience

Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent. Master's degree in sales and marketing management is an added advantage.

6 - 8 years of experience in industrial product sales, preferably in sales of bearings, housings with significant exposure to Key Account Management both large OEM, end-user distribution channel.

Competencies

• Optimistic, results-orientated, play-to-win attitude and entrepreneurial spirit.
• Excellent business acumen with proven track records in sales.
• Flexible mind-set strong leadership skills with capability to adapt to a dynamic environment and drive change.
• Enjoy working in across regions / international networks and the ability to inspire and influence people in a matrix environment -- influencing without authority is a key trait.
• Strong communicator who is organized, structured and a good critical thinker
• Extensive traveling - Willing to travel every week
• Team player

Working relationship

Internal

• Segment Sales
• Application engineering
• Product Engineering Development
• SKF factories globally
• Global Product Line Cluster teams
• Customer Service Team

External

• Customers
• Distributors
• Technical Consultant

Matrix/KPI

• Sales Plan
• Profitability Target
• Success Stories replication
• Segment/Customer penetration
• Product promotion activities

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