B2B Food & Grocery Sales Executive
Job Title: B2B Food & Grocery Sales Executive
Department: Sales & Business Development
Industry: Food & Grocery / Food & Agri Products
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 5 Years
Job Location: Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Education: Any Graduate
Job Summary
We are looking for a dynamic and target-oriented B2B Food & Grocery Sales Executive to develop and grow our business in food and grocery products such as rice, fruits, vegetables, ghee, edible oils and other food essentials.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and develop new B2B customers including distributors, wholesalers, retailers, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, institutions and corporate customers.
- Generate leads through market visits, references, networking and direct customer interaction.
- Visit customers regularly and understand their product and procurement requirements.
- Present and promote the company's food and grocery product range.
- Generate orders and achieve assigned monthly and annual sales targets.
- Develop new markets and expand the customer base within the assigned territory.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with distributors, dealers, retailers and institutional customers.
- Negotiate prices, quantities, payment terms and other commercial requirements within company guidelines.
- Coordinate with the warehouse, purchase, accounts and logistics teams for timely order fulfilment and delivery.
- Follow up with customers for outstanding payments and support the company's collection process.
- Monitor market prices, competitor activities, customer requirements and market trends.
- Identify new business opportunities and potential customers.
- Ensure regular follow-up for repeat orders and increase customer retention.
- Handle customer queries, complaints and service issues professionally.
- Maintain accurate records of customer visits, leads, orders, sales and collections.
- Prepare and submit daily/weekly/monthly sales reports to the reporting manager.
- Participate in promotional activities, exhibitions, trade events and customer meetings.
- Ensure compliance with company sales, pricing, credit and reporting policies.
Products
The candidate will be involved in sales of products such as:
- Rice and other staple food products
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Ghee
- oils
- Grocery and food essentials
- Other food and consumer products as introduced by the company
Target Customers
- Distributors
- Wholesalers
- Retailers
- Supermarkets
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Caterers
- Institutions
- Corporate customers
- Other bulk/B2B buyers
Candidate Requirements
- Graduate in any discipline; MBA/Sales & Marketing qualification is an advantage.
- Experience in distributor/dealer or institutional sales will be preferred.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong customer relationship and business development skills.
- Target-oriented and self-motivated.
- Willingness to travel within the assigned territory.
- Knowledge of the local market and customer network will be an advantage.
- Basic knowledge of MS Excel, email and sales reporting.
- Two-wheeler and valid driving licence preferred.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monthly sales achievement
- New customer acquisition
- New distributor/dealer development
- Repeat order generation
- Customer retention
- Market coverage
- Collection performance
- Territory sales growth
- Number of productive customer visits.
Preferred Candidate Background
Candidates currently working in FMCG, food distribution, grocery, rice, edible oil, dairy/ghee, fresh produce, food-service or institutional sales are encouraged to apply.