Position: Sales Executive - Aluminium Extrusions & Engineered Components
Department: Sales
Reporting Manager: Business Development Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Pipaliya, Rajkot, Gujarat (On-Site; field visits as required)
Experience: 2-5 Years preferred
Summary
ANB Metal Cast Limited is seeking a proactive Sales Executive to generate and progress day-to-day sales opportunities for aluminium extrusion profiles and engineered components. Reporting to the Business Development Manager/Sales Head, this role focuses on prospecting, first-level customer engagement, enquiry capture, quotation follow-up, order coordination and disciplined sales reporting. Strategic market selection, major commercial approvals and overall revenue strategy remain with the BDM and senior management.
Key Responsibilities
- Build prospect lists for assigned industries/territories and contact potential customers through calls, email, referrals, online research and field visits.
- Qualify leads by recording application, product requirement, estimated volume, drawings/specifications, current supplier and expected purchase timeline.
- Introduce relevant ANB products and capabilities and arrange technical discussions/customer meetings as needed.
- Collect customer drawings, samples, specifications and enquiry details; provide complete information to the BDM/technical team for feasibility and costing.
- Coordinate routine quotations using approved costing/pricing guidelines; refer non-standard pricing, tooling, credit or contract terms to the BDM/management.
- Follow up on enquiries, quotations, samples, trials and pending purchase orders; record next actions and communicate updates to customers and the manager.
- Maintain customer records, enquiry registers, quotation trackers, order status and visit/call reports in CRM or the approved reporting format.
- Coordinate confirmed-order information with internal teams and relay production/dispatch updates; promptly escalating delays, quality concerns or specification changes.
- Maintain regular contact with assigned customers to capture repeat requirements, near-term demand and additional opportunities.
- Share customer feedback, competitor information and lost-order reasons with the BDM.
- Follow up on payment commitments and overdue invoices in coordination with Finance; do not independently approve credit or payment-term exceptions.
- Achieve assigned activity and sales targets and submit accurate, timely reports.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Qualified leads generated and completeness of lead information.
- Customer calls, meetings and visits completed against the activity plan.
- Speed and completeness of enquiry registration and quotation coordination.
- Follow-up compliance and conversion of assigned enquiries into orders.
- Sales/orders achieved against assigned individual targets, where applicable.
- Repeat orders and responsiveness for assigned accounts.
- Accuracy and timeliness of CRM, quotation trackers and reports.
- Timely escalation of customer issues and payment follow-up coordination.
Required Qualification
Diploma or bachelors degree in Mechanical, Production, Metallurgy/Materials Engineering or a related technical discipline is preferred.
Business, Commerce or Sales/Marketing graduates may be considered with relevant industrial-sales aptitude.
Experience
Typically 2-5 years in sales coordination, inside/field sales or technical B2B sales, preferably in aluminium, metal products, engineering components or manufacturing.
Experience with lead generation, customer follow-up, quotation tracking and order coordination is preferred.
Strong junior candidates with relevant technical qualifications and communication skills may be considered at trainee level.
Technical Skills
- Basic understanding of aluminium profiles, extrusion products and industrial applications; advanced extrusion expertise is not required.
- Ability to collect and accurately record customer specifications, drawings, quantities and delivery requirements.
- Basic familiarity with quotations, sales documentation, Excel, email and CRM/sales trackers.
- Awareness of CNC/VMC machining, die development, anodizing and powder coating is an advantage.
- Understanding of approved pricing and escalation procedures; no independent approval of exceptional prices or credit terms.
Core Competencies
- Proactive prospecting, persistence and disciplined follow-up.
- Clear communication and professional customer handling.
- Organization, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Teamwork across sales, technical and operations functions.
- Target orientation, reliability and willingness to learn technical products.
- Good time management and willingness to travel for assigned customer visits.