Area Manager

Mahindra First Choice; Hyderabad, Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mahindra First Choice is seeking a dynamic Auction Operations Specialist in Hyderabad. The role focuses on planning, organizing, and executing offline auctions across Telangana, driving buyer participation and bidding activity.

You will support Key Accounts Executives in onboarding buyers and renewing relationships to grow an active buyer base. You will travel to conduct yard auctions, coordinate with managers to improve vehicle listings, and ensure readiness for events.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of yard and online auction operations.
• Good people coordination and buyer engagement skills.
• Ability to drive participation, bidding activity, and conversions.
• Working knowledge of MIS reporting and basic CRM systems.
• Willingness to travel and manage field-level operations independently.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and execute offline auctions within the assigned region, ensuring maximum participation, fostering competitive bidding, and achieving successful auction outcomes.
• Support and guide KAE in onboarding new buyers and managing renewal of existing buyers to strengthen the active buyer base.
• Actively engage with regular and high-potential buyers to drive participation and increase bid volumes across auctions.
• Coordinate closely with area and local managers to improve the quantity and quality of vehicle listings and ensure readiness for auctions.
• Travel across the state as required to conduct yard auctions and support on-ground execution for improved conversion performance.
• Monitor area-level auction performance and maintain accurate MIS, sharing daily reports and updates with the RM for review and action.

Skills

Auction operations

Buyer engagement

Participation & conversions

MIS reporting

Field operations coordination

Tools

CRM systems

MS Excel

Job description

Accountability:

• Plan, organize, and execute offline auctions within the assigned region, ensuring maximum participation, fostering competitive bidding, and achieving successful auction outcomes.
• Support and guide Key Accounts Executives (KAE) in onboarding new buyers and managing renewal of existing buyers to strengthen the active buyer base.
• Actively engage with regular and high-potential buyers to drive participation and increase bid volumes across auctions.
• Coordinate closely with area and local managers to improve the quantity and quality of vehicle listings and ensure readiness for auctions.
• Travel across the state as required to conduct yard auctions and support on-ground execution for improved conversion performance.
• Monitor area-level auction performance and maintain accurate MIS, sharing daily reports and updates with the Regional Manager (RM) for review and action.

Competencies:

• Strong understanding of yard and online auction operations
• Good people coordination and buyer engagement skills
• Ability to drive participation, bidding activity, and conversions
• Working knowledge of MIS reporting and basic CRM systems
• Willingness to travel and manage field-level operations independently