Assistant Sales Manager/Senior Sales Associate

Newsreach; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Newsreach in Mumbai is seeking a results-driven sales professional to identify and win new clients in the local market. You will build a robust pipeline and deliver compelling pitches to key stakeholders.

You will manage client relationships, coordinate with Delivery and Strategy teams, and ensure accurate forecasting, proposals, and progress reports. This role demands communication excellence in English and local language and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in sales, ideally within media, PR, or related industries.
• Exceptional verbal and written skills in English (and Local Language).
• Strong local networks in Mumbai across media, corporate, or agency sectors.
• Confident delivering pitches and proposals to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target new prospective clients in the Mumbai market.
• Generate and nurture a high-quality sales pipeline.
• Develop creative pitch strategies to win new deals.
• Meet or exceed individual revenue targets each quarter.
• Ensure timely invoicing and follow-up on payments.
• Maintain CRM records and update status reports.
• Prepare performance dashboards and dashboards for senior leadership.
• Document all client discussions, proposals, and agreements.
• Partner with Delivery, Strategy, and Operations teams to ensure smooth execution.

Skills

Sales

Lead generation

CRM

Client relationships

Pitching

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Tools

CRM software

Job description

• Identify and target new prospective clients in the Mumbai market.
• Generate and nurture a high‐quality sales pipeline.
• Develop creative pitch strategies to win new deals.
• Meet or exceed individual revenue targets each quarter.
• Ensure timely invoicing and follow‐up on payments.
• Maintain healthy receivables and escalations as needed.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Clearly understand and manage the scope of work.
• Deliver presentations, proposals, and progress reports.
• Ensure execution of activities aligns with internal processes.
• Maintain CRM records and update status reports.
• Prepare performance dashboards and dashboards for senior leadership.
• Document all client discussions, proposals, and agreements.
• Partner with Delivery, Strategy, and Operations teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Be flexible to adapt to changing client priorities and tight deadlines.
• Actively contribute to team strategy and problem solving.

Key Requirements

• 2+ years in sales, ideally within media, PR, or related industries.
• Exceptional verbal and written skills in English (and Local Language).
• Strong local networks in Mumbai across media, corporate, or agency sectors.
• Confident delivering pitches and proposals to senior stakeholders.
• Go‐getter attitude with a passion for hunting new business.
• High accuracy and follow‐up orientation in all deliverables.
• Comfortable managing shifting priorities and multiple client profiles.