National Sales Development Manager

Weekday AI; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to the CEO in Kolkata. The role partners with the CEO to advance healthcare consumer products and channel sales initiatives, coordinating with distributors, dealers, and regional teams.

The ideal candidate will handle strategic priorities, prepare MIS reports, and drive follow-through across sales and commercial projects in a fast-paced environment. This position requires strong business acumen and superior communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare consumer products and channel sales.
• Proven experience in National Channel Sales operations.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and business-planning abilities.
• Ability to work with senior leadership and manage confidential matters.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the CEO on strategic, operational, and commercial priorities, ensuring timely execution and follow-up.
• Leverage Channel Sales experience to support growth, distribution expansion, and revenue initiatives.
• Assist in developing and executing national sales strategies across distributors, dealers, retailers, and other channels.
• Coordinate with sales leadership and regional teams to track targets and opportunities.
• Analyze sales reports, channel performance, and market trends to provide insights to the CEO.
• Build relationships with distributors, channel partners, and senior sales leaders.

Skills

Channel Sales

National Channel Sales

Communication skills

Business planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 25 - 30 LPA)

Min Experience: 15+ years
Location: Kolkata
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a highly experienced and commercially driven Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer who can operate as a trusted partner to the CEO while bringing strong expertise in healthcare consumer products and channel sales.

The ideal candidate will have previously handled a National Channel Sales role, with a strong understanding of distributor networks, trade channels, regional markets, sales planning, and channel expansion. This is a strategic and execution-oriented position requiring someone who can understand business priorities, work closely with senior leadership, and drive follow-through across sales and commercial initiatives.

The candidate should combine strong business acumen with excellent communication, coordination, analytical, and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the CEO on strategic, operational, and commercial priorities, ensuring timely execution and follow-up.
• Leverage extensive Channel Sales experience to support business growth, distribution expansion, and revenue-generation initiatives.
• Assist in developing and executing national sales strategies across distributors, dealers, retailers, modern trade, and other relevant channels.
• Coordinate with sales leadership and regional teams to track targets, performance, market opportunities, and key business initiatives.
• Analyze sales reports, channel performance, market trends, and regional data to provide actionable insights to the CEO.
• Support the CEO in identifying opportunities for market expansion, channel development, and improved sales productivity.
• Drive cross-functional coordination between sales, marketing, operations, finance, supply chain, and other teams.
• Prepare business reviews, MIS reports, presentations, dashboards, and briefing documents for leadership meetings.
• Track key decisions and action items from leadership discussions and ensure timely closure with relevant stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including distributors, channel partners, senior sales leaders, and business associates.
• Support strategic initiatives, special projects, and business reviews led by the CEO.

Must-Have Skills

• Channel Sales
• 15–20 years of overall professional experience, preferably with substantial experience in healthcare consumer products, FMCG, consumer healthcare, pharma, or allied sectors.
• Proven experience managing or leading National Channel Sales operations.
• Strong understanding of distributor and channel networks across multiple regions.
• Excellent commercial, analytical, negotiation, and business-planning skills.
• Ability to work directly with senior leadership and handle confidential and high‑priority business matters.
• Strong communication, presentation, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Channel Management
• Trade Marketing
• Regional Sales
• Experience managing large-scale distributor and dealer networks.
• Understanding of consumer healthcare market dynamics and go-to-market strategies.
• Experience working with national and regional sales teams.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned sales and business professional who can move comfortably between strategic discussions with the CEO and hands‑on execution with sales and channel teams. They should be highly organized, proactive, commercially sharp, and capable of independently driving critical initiatives to completion.