Associate Territory Manager - TRM

Blue Dart; Thiruvananthapuram; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Dart in Kerala invites an Associate Territory Manager to drive area revenues across DP, International, Retail, Cargo and E-Retail, leveraging channel partnerships and a robust sales process.

You will lead end-to-end sales, develop key accounts, and ensure SOP compliance with the area and branch sales teams to achieve targeted growth. Collaboration with partners will be essential to expand market share and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Review and monitor the Area revenue performance and take steps to reduce deviations.
• Evaluate profitability of Area customers and key accounts periodically to meet targets.
• Track product-wise yields and develop plans to meet yield targets.
• Manage entire sales process for the Area and drive revenues through area sales teams for all products.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs by all sales teams and channel partners in the Area.
• Execute sales and marketing plans in collaboration with Branch Sales Team to drive revenue, market share and profitability.
• Negotiate rates and service offers with customers in consultation with Area head.
• Develop and retain existing customers and achieve base targets monthly.
• Enhance revenue in the Area through channel partners development and monitor partner performance.
• Ensure timely collections and update prospects in the saffire software daily.
• Communicate with internal and external customers on service issues.
• Provide direction and support to sales team and ensure adequate staffing.

Tools

Saffire software

Job description

Job Title

Associate Territory Manager

Function

Sales

Reporting to

Head – Branch Sales

Purpose

Drive the Area revenues through effective sales process management for all products (DP, International, Retail, Cargo, E-Retail) and revenue enhancement via channel partners (Regional Service Providers, Consolidators, FCCs, OSCs, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Financial

• Review and monitor the Area revenue performance in terms of actual sales growth and profitability as against targeted numbers; Take appropriate steps to reduce deviations, if any
• Evaluate profitability of all Area customers and key accounts on a periodic basis; Identify issues, if any, and develop plans to meet the set profitability targets
• Track product-wise yields on a periodic basis; Identify issues, if any, and develop plans to meet the set yield targets

Operational

• Manage entire sales process for the Area and drive revenues for all products (DP, International, Retail, Cargo, E-Retail) in the Area through the area sales teams
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by all sales teams and channel partners in the Area
• Implement sales and marketing plans (as per organization strategy) for driving revenues, market share and profitability of all products in the Area, in collaboration with the Branch Sales Team
• Negotiate rates & service offers with customers as per the set purviews, in consultation with Area head on case to case basis
• Develop & retain existing customers and achieve base targets set for the products on a monthly basis
• Ensure enhancement in revenue in the Area through development of channel partners
• Monitor channel partner performance, in terms of revenue generations, sales, profits, etc. generated from them on a regular basis and take corrective actions, if any
• Ensure that the Area achieves collections as per set logic remittance and DSO target
• Ensure updation of prospects details in saffire software package on a daily basis
• Communicate & interact with internal & external customers on service issues

People

• Provide direction, guidance and support to employees within the sales team in the Area to help them discharge their duties effectively
• Ensure that the sales team in the Area is adequately staffed as per the manpower requirements

Key Result Areas and Key Performance Indicators

S.No

Key Result Areas

Key Performance Indicators

Growth in Area Revenues

• % achievement on product-wise revenue and channel wise revenue targets in the Area (for all products)
• Achievement of yield targets (Yield / piece) for all products

Drive Market Growth

• % increase in revenues from certain identified Industry Segments (e.g. Automotive, Life Sciences, etc.) / identified customers within the Area

Drive enhancement in revenues via channel partners in the Area

• Revenue targets achieved as per plan through RSPs and other channel partners

Ensure timely collections for the Area

• Logic Remittance target
• Account Receivables (% reduction in receivables in excess of 60 days, 90 days, 150 days)

Drive Sales capability, productivity and adherence to process

• Adherence to Sales KPIs

Ensure Effective Development of New Products

• Support in new Product Development and launch in Area as per plan

Ensure Performance Driven Culture

• Adherence to Performance Management system timelines and guidelines

Drive employee morale and engagement

• Employee Attrition (%)