Area Sales Manager

Lever, Inc.; India; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent, full-time position

Remote role in UP/Lucknow base

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking an Area Sales Manager based in India to drive sales growth across the Uttar Pradesh territory and oversee regional commercial activities.

This remote role requires building relationships with veterinarians and nutritionists, developing distribution networks, and delivering timely forecasts and reports to stakeholders.

You will engage in field visits, lead sales meetings, and manage collections while working with a partner company that handles applications and next steps.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional sales experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher; an MBA in Marketing would be an advantage.
• Experience managing sales activities within a defined territory or region.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with close attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in time-critical situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with customers and end users.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environments and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong understanding of sales performance, reporting, forecasting, and customer relationship management.
• Ability to lead and facilitate sales meetings and training activities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong interest in and passion for the animal health industry.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth and achieve regional targets across Uttar Pradesh.
• Develop and manage distribution networks to support territory sales growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and industry influencers, particularly veterinarians and nutritionists.
• Forecast sales and prepare performance reports for senior stakeholders.
• Collect customer, competitor, and market feedback and communicate insights to the reporting manager.
• Monitor outstanding customer receivables and ensure timely collection of all due accounts.

Skills

Sales experience

Territory management

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

CRM

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA in Marketing

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Area Sales Manager based in India.

This role is responsible for driving sales growth and managing commercial activities across the Uttar Pradesh territory. You will oversee regional sales performance, distribution development, customer relationships, collections, forecasting, and reporting. The position involves building strong relationships with key customers and industry influencers, including veterinarians and nutritionists. You will use market and sales data to identify opportunities, address performance gaps, and improve commercial results. The role also requires regular field engagement, sales meetings, customer feedback collection, and proactive territory planning. It offers an opportunity to contribute directly to business growth within the animal health industry while working with a broad network of customers and stakeholders.

Accountabilities

The Area Sales Manager will oversee sales operations across the assigned territory, combining customer development, distribution management, performance analysis, and commercial execution. Key responsibilities include:

• Drive sales growth and achieve regional sales targets across Uttar Pradesh.
• Manage sales activities and commercial performance within the assigned territory.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and industry influencers, particularly veterinarians and nutritionists.
• Develop and manage efficient distribution networks to support territory sales growth.
• Collect customer, competitor, and market feedback and communicate relevant insights to the reporting manager.
• Regularly review sales data and prepare performance reports for senior stakeholders.
• Analyze successful and underperforming sales initiatives and identify opportunities to improve sales metrics.
• Forecast sales and proactively plan sales meetings, customer visits, and field trips.
• Organize and execute sales meetings to share feedback, market insights, and commercial priorities.
• Monitor outstanding customer receivables and ensure timely collection of all due accounts.
• Maintain timely and accurate sales, collection, forecasting, and activity reporting.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen territory coverage, customer engagement, and sales execution.

Requirements

The role requires proven sales experience, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to build relationships across a regional customer base. Candidates should demonstrate:

• 5–7 years of professional sales experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher; an MBA in Marketing would be an advantage.
• Experience managing sales activities within a defined territory or region.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with close attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in time-critical situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder-management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with customers and end users.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environments and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong understanding of sales performance, reporting, forecasting, and customer relationship management.
• Ability to lead and facilitate sales meetings and training activities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong interest in and passion for the animal health industry.
• Proactive approach to identifying sales opportunities and improving territory performance.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with reporting managers and wider sales teams.

Benefits

• Permanent, full-time position.
• Remote role with the territory based in Uttar Pradesh and Lucknow as the base location.
• Opportunity to manage sales operations across a defined regional territory.
• Exposure to customer and influencer relationships within the animal health industry.
• Opportunity to develop and manage regional distribution networks.
• Direct involvement in sales growth, forecasting, reporting, and commercial planning.
• Regular engagement with veterinarians, nutritionists, customers, and other industry stakeholders.
• Opportunities to lead sales meetings and facilitate training activities.
• Mid-level role with scope for professional development in regional sales management.
• Collaborative environment focused on passion, action, connection, and empowerment.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!