General Manager Sales

General Manager Sales General Manager Sales is responsible for all sales activities of the company and managing the salesteam. He / she needs to be organized & disciplined and have experience using sales management tools(Routes, Beat Plans, Targets, sales cycle, supply chain). The person also needs to have the rightaptitude and attitude (strong character & personality) suitable to handle and supervise a sales team &customers in the field where discipline is demanded. Duties will include: 1. Data Analysis and Business Intelligence for data-based decision making.2. Designing and planning the Commercial & Marketing strategy especially for the Aftermarketsegment3. Calculating the Commercial Budget based on projections and market potential, setting productmonthly sales (per part) and revenue targets for each member of the sales team.4. Spotting market opportunities for new customers and open key accounts to exponentiatethe sales growth.5. Leading the negotiation with the customers6. Managing collections efficiently7. Working on account management plans (customer visits, calls and support).8. Defining and organizing the visit routes and PJP (Beat Plan (which is also referred as‘Permanent Journey Plan’) is a day level route plan made for field sales/marketing personnelto make visits to a number of stores at a pre-defined frequency. A Beat Plan defines whom tovisit, when to visit, based on company’s priorities for dealer stores by category/segment. Thesevisits can be made for the purpose of sales order, collection, visual merchandising, etc. BeatPlans are planned in advance, mostly for a month, to ensure no deviation is there and each ofOEs and Dealers gets required visits from company representatives.) 9. Setting daily activity targets for each member of the sales team.10. Tracking of the sales team to optimize productivity levels.11. Motivating the sales team to achieve the best results possible.12. Reporting on sales performance against budget and reporting on variances.13. Planning and execution of marketing activities to increment the sales.14. Continual training and development of all members of the sales team.15. Identifying key areas for improvement in the sales process and successfully implement thechanges required. (Continuous Innovation). 16. Attending industry events and conferences to generate new business leads.17. Methodically follow up on leads to transform into business clients.18. Acting as a spokesperson for the organization at sales events, conferences, etc.19. Analyzing the product range to identify new product development opportunities.20. Benchmarking the products to define and maintain the positioning in the market.21. Keeping marketing and commercial tools up to date (Product Catalogue, digital tools, etc)22. All aspects of recruitment and selection for the sales department The General Manager Sales needs to hire, mentor, coach and manage additional Salespersonnel. ·        +5 years of experience successfully managing sales teams ideally in the automotiveaftersales market or in similar industry.·        Knowledge of the specific market and potential clients on hand would be an advantage.·        Proven track record of achieving targets and driving sales growth in a business.·        Result oriented, comfortable working with sales targets and variable salary.·        Strong leadership skills and an ability to inspire sales teams.·        Professional sales training would be a strong advantage.·   Aptitude and attitude (Strong character & personality) suitable to handle and supervise asales team & customers in the field where discipline is demanded.·        Experience managing a regional sales team.·        Knowledge of salesforce automation and CRM tools.·        Organized & Disciplined with experience using sales management tools (Routes, Beat Plans,Targets, sales cycle, supply chain).·        Trade Marketing knowledge and experience.·        Data Analysis (BI) skills and reporting KPI to management.

City: Pune

Recruiter: Neha Jain - +91 70697 10005

Experience: - year

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Industry: Industrial Instrument

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