Sales Manager - DSA

ABC - Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited; Gujarat; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

ABC - Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited is seeking a results-driven professional to lead DSA planning, market analysis, and sales alignment in Gujarat. You will collaborate with the DSA network, monitor market trends, and drive efficient operations while delivering MIS data and actionable feedback to partners.

The role emphasizes growth by refining DSA engagements, ensuring timely approvals, and optimizing costs to achieve revenue targets.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a plan for target achievement in conjunction with ASMABHFL, considering competitive forces and local trends
• Scan the local market and competitor offerings on a periodic basis, and work closely with DSA network to tweak efforts accordingly
• Constantly review DSA network for effectiveness and drive operational efficiencies to ensure active DSA relationships are working optimally to achieve business objectives
• Provide data for and compile periodic MIS reports for disbursements, profitability, DSA performance, NPAs, market expansion, etc.; also use insights to provide DSA partners feedback proactively
• Identify local business growth opportunities, and refine DSA engagements accordingly
• Work closely with DSA partners on identified prospects for relationship origination by deploying a partnership mindset and sharing product characteristics and USPs effectively to drive favorable closure and customer satisfaction
• Communicate with in-process prospects and DSA partners to ensure clarity on transaction status and proactively drive for operational compliance to ensure timely approvals
• Deploy schemes to drive DSA engagement, sales and profitability, ensuring dual focus on sales expansion and cost optimization

Job description

• Define and execute a plan for target achievement in conjunction with ASMABHFL, considering competitive forces and local trends
• Scan the local market and competitor offerings on a periodic basis, and work closely with DSA network to tweak efforts accordingly
• Constantly review DSA network for effectiveness and drive operational efficiencies to ensure active DSA relationships are working optimally to achieve business objectives
• Provide data for and compile periodic MIS reports for disbursements, profitability, DSA performance, NPAs, market expansion, etc.; also use insights to provide DSA partners feedback proactively
• Identify local business growth opportunities, and refine DSA engagements accordingly
• Work closely with DSA partners on identified prospects for relationship origination by deploying a partnership mindset and sharing product characteristics and USPs effectively to drive favorable closure and customer satisfaction
• Communicate with in-process prospects and DSA partners to ensure clarity on transaction status and proactively drive for operational compliance to ensure timely approvals
• Deploy schemes to drive DSA engagement, sales and profitability, ensuring dual focus on sales expansion and cost optimization

Key Result Areas

Supporting Actions

Sales Planning and DSA Management

• Define and execute a plan for target achievement in conjunction with ASMABHFL, considering competitive forces and local trends
• Scan the local market and competitor offerings on a periodic basis, and work closely with DSA network to tweak efforts accordingly
• Constantly review DSA network for effectiveness and drive operational efficiencies to ensure active DSA relationships are working optimally to achieve business objectives
• Provide data for and compile periodic MIS reports for disbursements, profitability, DSA performance, NPAs, market expansion, etc.; also use insights to provide DSA partners feedback proactively

Customer Acquisition/ Engagement

• Identify local business growth opportunities, and refine DSA engagements accordingly
• Work closely with DSA partners on identified prospects for relationship origination by deploying a partnership mindset and sharing product characteristics and USPs effectively to drive favorable closure and customer satisfaction
• Communicate with in-process prospects and DSA partners to ensure clarity on transaction status and proactively drive for operational compliance to ensure timely approvals
• Deploy schemes to drive DSA engagement, sales and profitability, ensuring dual focus on sales expansion and cost optimization

Operational Effectiveness

• Track and ensure efficient DSA business processes/ operations across the Customer Lifecycle (Sourcing, Approval, Servicing, Collections)
• Drive process efficiencies and faster TATs through interfacing with stakeholders across processes and functions (Risk, Operations, Sales Governance)
• Adopt improved processes and best practices in order to enhance operational effectiveness, productivity and overall business contribution of DSAs for ABHFL

Cross-Selling across ABC products

• Drive DSA partner efforts as per Cross-Selling strategy agreed with ASMABHFL, interfacing with end customers/ prospects as required

Self-Development and Internal Stakeholder Management

• Stay up to date on market developments, DSA engagement practices/ innovations, negotiation and relationship building skills for enhanced customer acquisition and engagement efforts through the DSA channel
• Attend relevant technical and behavioral trainings/ seminars and work on self-development initiatives
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders for smooth operations and alignment towards achievement of targets

Portfolio & Risk Management

• Work with the Risk, Operations and Sales Governance teams to ensure adherence to risk management and control mechanisms
• Liaise proactively with DSA partners and end prospects/ customers for clarity on and adherence to risk management measures
• Compile and ensure systematic, accurate MIS on NPAs and credit trends, providing inputs on factors impacting portfolio quality