Area Sales Manager - Telangana

Job Description

About The RoleThe person will be responsible for end-to-end General Trade business of the defined territory. The person will be responsible for Implementing the overall Strategic sales plan, targets and tools to monitor Sales achievements.Your TeamCandidate will manage a team of RSO/DSO/ISP in the defined territory.What You Will Do Overall responsible for revenue through multiple Distribution & Retail channels in Respective States of India assigned to him/her. Identifying and building strategic partnerships that can help in incremental growth with strong focus on margin. Build strong relationship with all General Trade Distributors and ensure strong Retail presence of all Harman Lifestyle SKUs Sourcing SKUs strategically and distributing across channels. Maximize Harmans revenue, growth and visibility. Participate in developing and updating Harman product choices for respective channels. Should keep him/her self-updated with market and competition landscape.. Take complete ownership of service and replacements across channels and work with the support team towards minimizing the same. Liaise with marketing team to ensure all Retail channels get required marketing support to sell Harman products. Ensuring consistent growth in market penetration & Brand visibility across the region. Maintain Monthly reports of Distributors Purchase & Sales for internal sales analysis.What You Need Bachelors degree required, MBA preferred. 8-10 plus years of progressive experience in sales / business development roles in multiple markets. Ideal candidate should have proficient computer experience (Excel, Access, Word, Internet, (Power Point). Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong administrative proficiency and customer liaise skills. Strategically and operationally strong Ability to synthesize complex information into a simple strategy and then execute and communicate against this strategy. Strong consumer products orientation Keen understanding of consumer wants and needs, that can be applied to creating market-winning retail sales strategies. Solid planning and organization skills Ability to manage complex projects and schedules necessary with this global retail operations role. Good collaboration skills Ability to collaborate with people and teams from all functions within Harman plus full range of industry consumer customers. Demonstrated creativity and out-of-the box thinking Constantly pushing new ideas and programs to solve sales and market challenges. Business acumen Solid business and financial background.What Is Nice To Have Extensive Sales & Distribution experience in multiple market sales, required. Preferred industries; electronics manufacturing, consumer electronics, computer hardware, automotive and other relevant industries. Dynamic builder of relationships with customers, with track record of identifying new areas of opportunity and negotiating complex business deals for mutual benefit. Provides updated market feedback to the vertical market and target market specialists. Interfaces with sales & marketing to leverage their knowledge and efforts to maximize sales launches.What Makes You Eligible Be willing to travel up to 70%, domestic travel.What We Offer Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location. Access to employee discounts on world-class Harman and Samsung products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, etc.) Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University Competitive wellness benefits Tuition Reimbursement Access to HARMAN Campus Fitness Center and Cafeteria An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development,

Keyskills :
SalesBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsRelationship ManagementMarket AnalysisProject ManagementRetail Sales StrategiesCustomer LiaisonMarket Feedback