Area Sales Manager - Modern Trade (Consumer Business Group)

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Job Description:

1. Sales

• POS ach. as per targets
• Grow above Macro; drive store level shares; grow faster than category
• Achieve MT / product level market share objectives

2. Opportunity identification

• Opportunity Identification by Store, Chain, Area: Sku, Product, Share of Shelf, Planogram, Sales Call, Merchandising in store, team efficiency
• Plug Gaps systemically with KAM's on Product- availability/linking of key articles, ARS streamlining
• SKU/Chain/Store opportunity identification through POS Data analysis
• Asset effectiveness- Pre vs Post analysis-sample stores-for actions/learnings to replicate

3. Planning

• Planning: Execution of elements- Planning of SOG elements to executed to drive growth/objectives
• Planning: Store Growth Plans (Top Stores)
• Monthly store wise target & focus sku (Sources of Growth) planning
• Monthly execution element planning to achieve the POS targets
• Plan Account led initiatives in the area to lead & drive growth at region/ area / store level
• Prepares PJP for the Quarter & ensures roll out monthly

4. Operations: Execution

• Daily POS verification & action plan by store (tracked stores) for the day
• Regional team of Chain: Monthly connect: to drive month's / quarters execution plan and review them periodically
• Top Stores- Monthly connect to achieve the execution & POS objectives
• Instore visibility plans for the month to aligned with store/region to be executed
• Drive execution elements & POS in direct non-covered stores: through Regional/Store teams
• Ensure fair share of shelf for 3M range is achieved in their area/store/chain
• Ensure TOT assets are executed by Stores / Chains
• Audit the execution plan of the team and take corrective actions

4. Market intelligence/Shopper behavior

• Store vs Cat Vs 3M performance in the region / area
• Shopper buying behavior / preferences in the region/area / store & by chain
• Monthly programs or SOG (sources of growth): what's working / what's not? and suggestions to improve performance

5. Training

• Frontline/Supervisors/OE or SPOC- training on issues handling/ capability building to make them work efficiently as per expected behavioral traits
• Products/category- training on expected store executions- elements/priorities/Sharing on learnings from analysis
• Review Manpower efficiency, store execution (elements- quality/qty)- share improvement suggestion to frontline-get executed

Qualification: Management Graduate, or Post-Graduate from any discipline

Experience: 3-7 years in Sales, from any FMCG, consumer durable goods or Retail Industry. Experience in Modern Trade preferred.

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