Sales & Partnerships Manager

Job Title: Sales & Partnerships Manager — Ocean Evoke

Location: Kolkata, India

Work Arrangement: Full-time, in-office

Role Overview

E-Solve Group is hiring a Sales & Partnerships Manager to take end-to-end ownership of sales, partnerships, and CSR activity for one if it's CSR group companies - Ocean Evoke. Ocean Evoke is an ocean-focused social enterprise, selling ocean-inspired lifestyle products — beach and poncho towels, apparel, and wall prints — and offering services, while directing 1% of revenue from every sales to ocean conservation partners. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role — you'll be the single point of contact across B2B accounts, institutional partnerships, CSR programs, and every active project tied to the brand, with a fixed base plus uncapped commission on every deal you close.

If you've sold before, sold something you genuinely believed in at least once, and want to build a sales and outreach function rather than simply staff one, we'd like to hear from you.

Check out Ocean Evoke's website (www.oceanevoke.com) and Instagram (@ocean_evoke) before applying. Your interest in this is primary - everything else is secondary. This is a job which needs passionate people.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the complete sales cycle for B2B accounts — prospecting, pitching, negotiation, closing, and account management
• Build and manage corporate gifting, retail, and hospitality partnerships
• Independently plan, coordinate, and execute CSR programs and sponsorships, including beach cleanups and environmental awareness initiatives
• Liase for presentations to schools and other institutional audiences across the city where the Founder will present
• Independently manage stall setup and event execution — including on-ground branding, materials, logistics, and coordination for cleanup drives, exhibitions, and partner events
• Act as the single point of contact across all active sales, CSR, and project conversations
• Maintain a working sales pipeline with clear visibility on leads, follow-ups, proposals, and closures
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders so commitments made in a sales or CSR conversation get delivered on time

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2–6 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, account management, or institutional/CSR/NGO partnerships
• Prior professional experience in CSR-related work, with the ability to independently plan, coordinate, and execute CSR activities
• Hands-on experience with stall setup and event execution — able to independently manage complete setup, coordination, branding, materials, and on-ground requirements
• Demonstrated ability to independently run a full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing
• Strong verbal and written communication; comfortable presenting to varied audiences, from corporate stakeholders to institutional/educational groups
• Working knowledge of CRM or structured pipeline-tracking tools (e.g., Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce, or a disciplined Excel/Sheets system)
• Highly organized and process-driven; capable of managing multiple accounts, CSR initiatives, and events at once
• Based in Kolkata, or willing to relocate, with flexibility to travel locally on a regular basis
• Comfortable working toward targets where a meaningful part of compensation is performance-linked

Good to Have

• Working knowledge of design tools such as Canva, PowerPoint, or Google Slides to independently build pitch decks, proposals, and event/CSR collateral
• Familiarity with Photoshop or Illustrator is a plus, not a requirement

Other Expectations

• Full-time, in-office role based out of Kolkata
• Regular local travel for meetings, presentations, and CSR events;
• Compensation: Fixed monthly base + uncapped commission on deals closed