Area Sales Manager-Gauhati

Valeo Kapec.; Chennai; On-site; INR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Valeo is a global technology company manufacturing automotive solutions. The Division Sales Representative works within the regional sales force and is responsible for visiting customers, executing CAP/BOP plans, and maintaining customer relationships.

You will plan visits, prepare CAP/BOP presentations, and actively contribute to sales targets while aligning with Valeo’s environmentally sustainable mobility vision. This is a permanent, full-time role based in Chennai, India.

Responsibilities

• Visit customers as per defined frequency for the sales area.
• Execute CAP/BOP per customer and product line within the assigned timing.
• Maintain strong customer intimacy and identify unmet needs across product lines.
• Lead negotiations with customers, leveraging Valeo’s added value and strategy.
• Plan visits in advance and prepare agendas, CAP/BOP presentations, and refreshed customer data.

Job description

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

CUSTOMER VISITS' FREQUENCY

Visit customers of the respective sales area, according to the customers' visits frequency defined.

CAP / BOP

Execute each CAP/BOP assigned per customer and product line in the area in the timing assigned.

• Target: a) 100% CAP/BOP presented to customers
• b) 80% CAP/BOP accepted by customer
• c) at least 80% of the CAP/BOP sales target achieved.

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Identify Key unmet customer needs & follow competition moves per product line.
• Keep a very good customer intimacy.
• Assess potential per customer & per product line and ensure to complete the DA in the format and timing requested.
• Permanently ensure the solvability of the customers of the sales area and report any move in a structured way.

NEGOTIATION

• Lead negotiations with his customers, respecting delegation power in place in the division.
• Master all the sales pitches set up to support negotiations with the customer.
• Valorize permanently with customers our "added value"/Specialist strategy.

SALES PROCESS

• Plan visits in advance thanks to: visits frequency/tour planning defined.
• Prepare visit: agenda, CAP/BOP presentation, mastering presentation documents (sales pitch, mechanism...) and refresh the customer information through Customer view D-1.
• Close into STORM visit report & CAP survey EVERY day.
• Attend the MSM and ensure to master the sales pitch of each CAP/BOP to help the negotiation.

Job:

Division Sales Representative Organization:

VS Regional Sales Force Schedule:

Full time Employee Status: Regular

Job Type: Permanent contract

Job Posting Date: 2026-11-11

Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join:

• one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
• a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
• more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
• a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com