The purpose of this job is to manage a team driving sell-in, sell-out and off-take in a defined geography to execute defined GTM models, channel strategy and defined off-take programmes to deliver planned profitable growth through volume, revenue and mix while ensuring productivity of assets deployed in the market POST/Eeden etc
Key Accountabilities
Meet all Distributor at least once in two months.
All discussion to be based on the Distributor Business plan sheet only
Assess capability of distributor, distributor manager, TO and DSR
Check Distributors infrastructure warehouse space utilisation, stacking norms and hygiene, delivery vehicles, manpower fill rate as defined in the Business plan
Review offtake vs. sell-in programmes painter offtake, Medium and Small projects contribution, shop assistant programmes, In-Store etc.
Observe and discuss the following with the Distributor proprietor / Manager along with the TO and MDO
Deploy discounts/rebates/promotions through distributor to ensure defined and stable retailer profitability for top 12 to 14 SKUs assessed via MOP tracking
Ensure adherence to defined processes by distributor, distributor teams and AkzoNobel teams ASM/TO (as applicable) and drive usage of all mandated tools
Ensure defined productivity measures of assets through understanding of the measures and regular review and monitoring
Experience
6 to 10 years of Sales experience is mandatory of which at least 4 should be managing a team of Sales personnel prior experience managing distributor GTM models will be an added advantage
Should have the ability to work along with a team of people both FTE, CWF and Distributor and Distributor team to effectively deliver business objectives of sell-in, sell-out and offtake