Distribution Area Manager (DAM) – Hyderabad

Role purpose:

To manage and drive sales through distribution in order to attain market leadership in the given territory, through growth in net sales and revenues.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

Sales

  • Deliver sales target for all products (voice-prepaid / post-paid, data, VAS, handsets etc.) by executing the distribution strategy at the channel partner level
  • Ensure quality of acquisition through the distribution channel
  • Ensure availability of stock at retail while adhering to the norms
  • Competition Tracking – programs & structures
  • Execute promotional activities for channel partners to drive sales and build market credibility

 Revenue

  • Achieve revenue target for the distribution channel across all products

Distribution expansion and extraction

  • Achieve retail (MBO) expansion targets through increase in number of outlets in existing and new geographies
  • Identify and develop new channel partners

 People

  • Resolve channel-specific issues within specific timelines
  • Keep motivation levels high through regular meetings with distributors, retailers and off-roll sales representatives
  • Ensure sound coaching to RMs and distribution partners to enhance overall effectiveness
  • MD/AD/SD Management(owns the CP as a business entity)
  1. Infrastructure negotiations – DSE Quality/Quantity
  2. Working Capital (investment in business) alignment
  3. ROI management
  4. Primary Billing
  5. Sizing corrections/territory dimensioning
  6. Problem Solving
  7. Performance trends & reviews

HSW Compliance

  • Ensure that the HSW norms are adhered to

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

Critical Success Factors

  • Continuous Learning & Empowering Talent
  • Building Team Commitment
  • Communicate with care
  • Leads Decision Making & Delivering Results
  • Builds Strategic Relationships & Organizational Agility
  • Analytical Thinking

 Threshold Functional Competencies

  • Sales Planning & Forecasting
  • Negotiation
  • Working with Partners

Differentiating Functional Competencies

  • Solving Problems

Experience

  • 2 – 6years
  • Experience with distribution planning and channel implementation.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • Essential : Graduation
  • Desired : full – time post – graduation in business management/MBA

Budget owned:

 Financial(Limits / Mandates Etc.)

  • Accountability for revenue targets for distribution

channel for all products.

 Non – Financial

  • Training and progress monitoring of RMs, distributors and retailers (MBO)
  •  Resolution of channel-specific issues within timelines

Key performance indicators

  • Achievement of key targets in the distribution network (Sales, Revenue) in the territory
  • Achievement of retail outlet (MBO) expansion targets
  • Execution of distribution strategies and plans
  • Development and retention of team members
  • Performance management of RMs and distributors
  • VF Way Adherence Score aligned to norms defined from time to time.

Direct reports:Distribution RMs (2 – 5)

 

If interested please share your profiles to mailto:prabhakar@crystalconsultants.in

 

Thanks & Regards,

David Prabhakar

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