Senior Business Development Executive (Dhanbad)

DHL; Dhanbad; On-site; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global logistics company is seeking a Sales Manager in Dhanbad, India. The role involves driving revenue growth through effective sales management and overseeing the sales process for various products. The ideal candidate will monitor area revenue performance, implement marketing plans, and develop key customer relationships, ensuring adherence to operational standards. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership abilities and a track record in achieving sales targets through effective team support.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenues through effective sales process management.
• Monitor Area revenue performance against targeted numbers.
• Implement sales and marketing plans to drive market share.

Job description

Purpose

Drive the Area revenues through effective sales process management. Responsible for sales for all products (DP, International, Retail, Cargo, E‑Retail) and revenue enhancement via channel partners (Regional Service Providers, Consolidators, FCCs, OSCs, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Financial

• Review and monitor the Area revenue performance in terms of actual sales growth and profitability as against targeted numbers; take appropriate steps to reduce deviations, if any.
• Evaluate profitability of all Area customers and key accounts on a periodic basis; identify issues, if any, and develop plans to meet the set profitability targets.
• Track product‑wise yields on a periodic basis; identify issues, if any, and develop plans to meet the set yield targets.

Operational

• Manage the sales process for the Area and drive revenues for all products (DP, International, Retail, Cargo, E‑Retail) in the Area through the area sales teams.
• Ensure adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by all sales teams and channel partners in the Area.
• Implement sales and marketing plans (as per organisation strategy) for driving revenues, market share and profitability of all products in the Area, in collaboration with the Branch Sales Team.
• Negotiate rates & service offers with customers as per the set purviews, in consultation with Area head on a case‑to‑case basis.
• Develop & retain existing customers and achieve base targets set for the products on a monthly basis.
• Ensure enhancement in revenue in the Area through development of channel partners.
• Monitor channel partner performance, in terms of revenue generation, sales, profits, etc., generated from them on a regular basis and take corrective actions, if any.
• Ensure that the Area achieves collections as per set logic remittance and DSO target.
• Ensure updation of prospect details in SAFFIRE software package on a daily basis.
• Communicate & interact with internal & external customers on service issues.

People

• Provide direction, guidance and support to employees within the sales team in the Area to help them discharge their duties effectively.
• Ensure that the sales team in the Area is adequately staffed as per the manpower requirements.

Key Result Areas and Key Performance Indicators

• Growth in Area Revenues
  • % achievement on product‑wise revenue and channel‑wise revenue targets in the Area (for all products).
  • Achievement of yield targets (Yield / piece) for all products.
• Drive Market Growth
  • % increase in revenues from certain identified industry segments (e.g. Automotive, Life Sciences, etc.) / identified customers within the Area.
• Drive enhancement in revenues via channel partners in the Area
  • Revenue targets achieved as per plan through RSPs and other channel partners.
• Ensure timely collections for the Area
  • Logic remittance target.
  • Account receivables (% reduction in receivables in excess of 60 days, 90 days, 150 days).
• Drive sales capability, productivity and adherence to process
  • Adherence to sales KPIs.
• Ensure effective development of new products
  • Support in new product development and launch in the Area as per plan.
• Ensure performance‑driven culture
  • Adherence to performance‑management system timelines and guidelines.
• Drive employee morale and engagement
  • Employee attrition (%).