Area Manager

Maxis; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Malaysia seeks an experienced Area Manager to strategize and execute plans to lead distribution sales teams. The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Marketing, alongside 5-7 years of experience in a relevant field. Responsibilities include training dealers, managing networks, and expanding distribution points in a competitive environment. The role emphasizes collaboration and analytical skills. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of work experience in a relevant field.
• 2-4 years of experience in a similar industry.
• Able to perform under pressure in a challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead distributors’ sales team and manage dealer networks.
• Formulate and execute sales strategies.
• Train dealers on product knowledge and selling skills.
• Expand distribution points and manage trade buffer stocks.
• Ensure compliance with the trade visitation cycle.

Skills

Positive

Passionate

Collaborative

Research skills

Analytical skills

Planning skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to get ahead in your career?

We want to empower you to turn your ambitions into achievements. We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others. Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world. To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

The Area Manager will be heavily involved in formulating strategies and its implementation in a given set of area territories. Amongst the core responsibilities are leading distributor’s sales team and managing a network of dealers with the objectives of winning market leadership position and acquiring quality subscribers.

Responsibilities

• Strategy Planning & Execution – Distributors efficiency & Dealers’ development
• Distribution points expansion & healthy trade buffer stock holding
• Dealer’s Development & training – Product knowledge, Selling skills & IT System
• Formulate effective & efficient sales campaigns
• Compliance of trade visitation cycle
• Timely submission of management reports
• Network expansion planning and prioritization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree specializing in Business Administration, Marketing.
• 5-7 Years of work experience and 2-4 Years of relevant experience in similar industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Good written, oral and interpersonal skills
• Good research, analytical, planning and organizational skills
• Personal traits: Positive, Passionate, Collaborative, A self-starter, Ability to perform under pressure in a challenging environment and A team player

What’s next?

• Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

Maxis values diverse voices & people. We hire and reward our employees based on capability & performance — regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, education, religion, nationality or physical ability.