Haleon - National Rural Manager (12-15 yrs)

This is your opportunity to join a growing sales team representing healthcare brands you already know and love such as Crocin, Eno, Tums and Sensodyne.

Haleon is a world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we're improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands - including Sensodyne, Crocin, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum - through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It's an opportunity to be part of something special. Don't just watch our growth, be part of it and feel proud of what you are achieving and impacting daily, supporting our consumers right here in India. We empower our employees to think differently. We have an innovative and collaborative culture within the sales team. You will be provided with the space and support to grow and develop here, driven to deliver better everyday health with humanity.

As a National Rural Manager you will:

Drive the most ambitious agenda for Haleon - Geo Expansion in Rural markets and Access agenda to help deliver Health in more hands. The National Rural Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies, managing rural distribution networks, and demand generation activities to achieve revenue targets in rural markets.

Key Responsibilities:

- Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement sales plans for rural markets, identify growth opportunities, and achieve National Sales Targets.

- Channel Management: Expand and strengthen rural distribution networks, ensure product availability and visibility, and build strong relationships with channel partners.

- Team Leadership: Lead, train, and motivate a team of Regional Rural & Access Managers (RRAMs) and Area Sales Managers (ASMs) to deliver GTM, FFE, infra, and topline as per aligned plans in rural markets. Conduct performance reviews and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.

- Rural Marketing & Activation: Collaborate with the marketing team to design and execute localized campaigns, ensure effective in-store displays and leverage rural-specific events. Work closely with HO Comex and activation team to drive impactful activations to build superior brands in the rural markets.

- KPI Management: Responsible for all Comex KPIs like 3P FF, expansion, FFE, coverage for the rural markets for the country.

Key Competencies:

- Strong understanding of rural markets and sales dynamics.

- Expertise in distribution management and route-to-market strategies.

- Analytical skills to derive insights from market data.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

- Proven ability to lead and inspire teams to achieve results.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/master's degree in business administration, Marketing, or a related field from Tier 1 or Tier 2 Colleges

- 12-14 years of experience in FMCG sales, with at least 3 years in rural sales management.

- Track record of achieving targets in challenging rural environments.

What we offer:

None of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want Haleon to be a place where we feel like we are always progressing. Improving everyday health takes dedication, energy and effort. So, we look to reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes but not limited to:

- Annual bonuses that reflect Haleon's performance

- Hybrid@Haleon

- our philosophy to hybrid work and supporting individuals' work/life balance

- Childcare support

- we offer enhanced maternity and paternity paid leave options for those important times as well as childcare options

- Life Insurance and Private Medical Package - with additional preventive healthcare services for employees to provide protection and piece of mind

- Health and Wellbeing - programmes that take care of you physically and mentally

- Development Opportunities - future-ready training, so your skills are always up to date

Apply now to hear more about this role and our journey changing the future of everyday health.

With our passion, knowledge and expertise alongside our category leading brands such as Crocin, Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, we're uniquely placed to grow a strong, successful business.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.