Sales Development Manager - Lucknow

JOB DESCRIPTION:

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create a business plan to achieve targets that meet territory objectives by driving market traffic and optimizing product availability
• Identify potential towns, appoint distributors, induct them on ANI processes & systems in line with business strategy and allocate ISR's basis market potential
• Facilitate hiring, induction, training & coaching of ISR's to ensure alignment to ANI ways of working and engage ISR's to ensure high retention rates
• Establish relationships with customers to uncover needs, drive orders, and increase the number and variety of SKUs stocked
• Conduct daily sales calls to coach team and increase the number of orders taken, check stock, and ensure proper merchandising at each customer
• Negotiate customer deliverables/contracts that provide win-win solutions to deliver on account objectives while satisfying the customer's needs
• Ensure shops are merchandised and maintain Key SKUs in accordance with Abbott expectations to maximize product availability and potential sales
• Demonstrate the superiority of Abbott products from the customer's perspective
• Influence customers to maintain a proper balance of stock and market credit relative to accounts receivable and periodically review their financial health
• Conduct monthly reviews of channel performance and create plans to address lagging channels to meet channel targets
• Influence distributors to carry stock and adhere to route plans that ensure implementation of trade & consumer promotion plan
• Ensure adequate daily stock replenishment to meet weekly, monthly, and quarterly targets through accurate forecasting
• Build quality customer database, territory information and have competitive landscape of territory
• Integrates the digital customer's journey with the customer lifecycle to support demand creation & retention e.g., POS App, self-serviced app/web, learning management systems, retail communities, webinars etc.
• Act in alignment with compliance and regulatory expectations

Education
Graduate in Arts/Science/Commerce. MBA will be preferred

Experience

Minimum 5+ years of relevant experience.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Force

DIVISION:

ANI International Nutrition

LOCATION:

INDIA UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 75 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)