Vertical Lead - Chemicals & Poly

Adani Ports and SEZ; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Adani Ports and SEZ is looking for an experienced professional to drive sales and engage key customers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years in a customer-facing sales role within the freight forwarding or logistics sectors. Responsibilities include managing accounts, delivering sales budgets, and developing innovative value propositions. Demonstrated leadership experience and strong communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a customer-facing sales role within the freight forwarding or logistics industry.
• Proven success in developing new customer business through collaborative selling efforts.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the sales budget for end-to-end freight forwarding.
• Drive initiatives to increase engagement with key customers.
• Manage and grow 10 to 12 accounts directly.

Skills

Customer-facing sales experience

Leadership

Communication with stakeholders

Collaboration and teamwork

Job description

Responsibilities

• Deliver the sales budget for end-to-end freight forwarding
• Drive culture and initiatives to increase engagement with key customers
• Manage and grow 10 to 12 accounts directly in a Key Account Manager scope
• Manage cadence of meetings and conversations with internal & external stakeholders
• Own the P&L for the specific vertical and drive business growth
• Support customer engagement and relationship management
• Drive best‑in‑class pipeline hygiene and sales call governance with business associates

Customer Insights and Solutions (Value Propositions)

• Systematic gathering of vertical intelligence/insights (e.g.: studies, subscription based, trade shows)
• Systematic capture of identified vertical specific needs/insights from frontline and client engagements, building on segment insights
• Ideation and formulation of unmet future needs (including priority for vertical)
• Develop Vertical Value Propositions and define packages / integrated solution offerings (incl. pricing guideline) in collaboration with designated functional teams (e.g. Customer Insights, Sales Channels) and relevant Products
• Oversee that created Vertical value propositions deliver on the anticipated/envisioned contribution

Business Development and Growth

Support Sales Team(s) through sponsorship of Key Pursuits – across value propositions, proposals and Customer meetings

• Act as Customer advisor where relevant: expand client SoW through leverage of senior level engagement
• Act as Growth Champion – always driving for expansion and challenging the organizational status quo or inertia
• Building effective vertical communities within Adani Ports & Logistics

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a customer‑facing sales role within the freight forwarding or logistics industry
• Proven success in developing and winning new customer business through both personal and collaborative team selling efforts
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Strong presence and ability to communicate and engage with key stakeholders across multiple levels of customer organization
• Able to achieve results through result‑oriented strategy driven by teamwork and collaboration