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Zonal Sales Manager - Nagpur

Job Id:  5772
City: 

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Department:  Sales & Marketing
Function:  Sales, Marketing and Alliance
Employee Type:  Permanent Full Time
Seniority Level:  Associate
Description: 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

 

Reviewed: 1st June 18 

JOB TITLE : Zonal Sales Manager 

                    

DEPARTMENT : Sales & Field Marketing  

POSITION REPORTING TO 

SBU Head 

OBJECTIVE: 

To achieve the organizational objectives to grow domestic sales and market share in respective Zone. Ensure overall zonal business is achieved. 

 

Build platform for sustainable business growth by guiding TM in identification of new crops, new markets and help TM in working out short term and long term business strategy. 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:  

1. Lead & support Business growth  

- Increase in market share crop wise / zone wise / territory wise         

- Sales achievement v/s target (Rs. Crores) and Market Share percentage for each territory  

- Increase in sales over previous year for each territory 

- Exceed / Maintain target achievements of focus products, crops in each territory   

- Product wise actual net realization v/s targeted net realization (for each territory) 

- Growth in volume of specialty / profitable products for each territory 

- Development and achievement of annual operating plan and budgets, in terms of revenue, EBITDA and market share 

2. Improve Business Quality 

- Improvement in working capital by reduction in Inventory, overdues and improving collection 

- Develop, implement & manage sales and distribution network across the region, appoint channel partners (distributors, dealers, retailers etc.) Managing these channel partners an engaging them to drive our strategy & goal 

- Improving the territory productivity 

3. Team Management   

- Ensuring capability development of the teams and optimizing their strengths  

- Nurture and build a high performing team 

-             Succession planning for critical positions in the team 

 

 

 

KNOWLEDGE 

SKILLS 

ATTITUDE/ MOTIVES/ BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS 

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

Knowledge of : 
- Agricultural Sciences 

- Crop Agronomy 

- Pests and diseases control methods 

- Farmers psychology 

- Local language 

Planning & Organizing 

Integrity 

EDUCATION : 

  

  

 

Analytical skills 

Proactive 

Essential Qualifications  

  

  

(Must possess): 

Problem solving 

Team working 

B.SC (Agri) 

  

  

 

-Geographical knowledge of the area 

 

Risk assessment 

Assertiveness 

Desirable (Preferred qualifications) : 

 

  

  

  

-Market intelligence (knowledge of competitors activities) 

 

Interpersonal relationships 

Customer orientation 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 

 

  

 Timeliness 

Minimum years  : 

 

  

  

8-12 years 

  

  

  

  

NATURE OF CONTACT 

INTERNAL CUSTOMERS* 

EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS**  

ANY OTHER SPECIFIC  

Exchanging information 

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REQUIREMENT : 

Answering queries  

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Extensive travelling 

Dealing with complaints    

  

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Persuading or influencing  for action 

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Working and staying in rural environment 

Negotiating 

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Any other : 

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

*   Internal customers: Team members, colleagues, senior colleagues within and outside   your department. 

  

**  External customers: Customers, clients, suppliers, business associates, public agencies etc.