EXECUTIVE I - RETAIL SALES - RAJKOT (DRAJ)

Asian Paints; Rajkot; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Paints in Rajkot, India, seeks a frontline sales manager to drive project sales with a focus on key accounts, stakeholders, and applicator engagement. The role demands strong customer orientation and ability to navigate secondary and primary sales dynamics.

We expect an MBA/PGDM in Sales & Marketing from a reputed college, with at least 50% marks and full-time degrees. The position involves travel pan-India and collaboration across marketing, sales, and delivery teams.

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM in Sales and Marketing from Tier II B-School
• Minimum of 50% marks throughout education with no backlogs
• Graduation and Post-Graduation must be through a full-time course

Responsibilities

• Drive sales in project sales segments with strong customer focus
• Identify growth opportunities and expand key accounts, geographies, and products
• Engage applicators through loyalty programs and promotions to grow the applicator network
• Improve customer experience and liaise with marketing for activations and competitive insights
• Coordinate with Retail, Services and Commercial teams for lead generation and timely service
• Analyze stock requirements and collaborate with Supply Chain for material availability

Skills

Product Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Innovative

Negotiation skills

Education

MBA / PGDM in Sales and Marketing

Graduation and Post-Graduation complete in full-time programs

Job description

Location: Rajkot, GJ, IN

Areas of Work: Sales & Marketing Job Id: 14091

Executive N - Project Sales - Rajkot

Job Purpose

The position is that of a frontline sales Manager who would primarily be responsible for driving sales in different segments of project sales and having a strong customer focus, ability to understand dynamics of secondary and primary sales and has the ability to nurture and manage the network and stakeholders thereby, achieving overall business objectives

Business objectives

• Conduct planning and analysis for all segments in Project Sales and prepare growth plan for business development in each segment
• Identify growth opportunities and drive initiatives to gain market share with specific focus on identified key accounts, segments, geographies and products
• Design and run interventions to upgrade customers on usage of high end premium products
• Ensure strong customer focus with high priority to build and maintain business relations with key stakeholders like builders, architects, consultants etc.

Applicator Engagement

• Develop relationships with and engage applicators using various tools available at his disposal like loyalty club, promotions etc.
• Focus on Applicator business development by developing a strong understanding of the business of the applicators
• Expand the number of applicators loyal to Asian Paints by constantly adding newer applicators and nurturing the old ones.

Key Performance Areas

Overall Value target

Value target - Segments, geographies or key accounts and product level

• Growth and Retention of targeted set of applicators
• Market Development
• Improve market practices, with a view to providing superior customer experience, through various initiatives like contractor professionalization, promoting usage of automated tools etc.
• Actively liaison with marketing function via various activities like providing feedback, activations, actively tracking competition practices etc.
• Actively work towards improving customer experience via working on various service initiatives Integrate
• Integrate with Retail, Services and Commercial teams to ensure lead generation, timely customer service, freight cost within budget and dealer account reconciliation
• Analyze and estimate the stock requirement and integrate with Supply Chain to ensure timely material availability
• Monitor the Input Utilization within the permissible limits Team Management
• Ensure growth and development of immediate team
• Productive utilization of manpower resources to drive business growths

Qualifications Essential

• Applicant must possess MBA / PGDM in Sales and Marketing from Tier II B-School
• Minimum of 50% marks throughout the education without any backlogs
• Graduation and Post-Graduation must be through a full time course

Previous Experience Desired

• Not applicable

Functional Competencies

• Product Knowledge
• Analytical Skills
• Innovative
• Negotiation skills

Behavioral Competencies

• Impactful Communication
• Execution Excellence
• Lead people

Additional Requirements

• Applicant should be mobile pan India as the said role is transferrable in nature.
• Role involves extensive travelling to differen