Share this:
Are you an accomplished sales professional with a strategic mindset and a passion for driving business growth? We seek a dynamic individual to join our team as a Regional Sales Manager. You will oversee an assigned product portfolio’s top-line and bottom-line performance in this role. Your key responsibilities will include developing go-to-market strategies, implementing sales plans, and managing channels for optimal business expansion.
At DNA Recruitment, we carefully review all applications and aim to contact every suitable candidate within max. 5 working days. If you don’t hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.
Responsibilities
The Regional Sales Manager will hold the following responsibilities:
- Being responsible for Top line sales and bottom line for assigned product portfolio.
- Developing Go-to-Market activity for the entire portfolio as per agreed KPIs and budget from top management.
- Implementing sales strategies and action plans to reach monthly sales targets in the assigned area.
- Taking Channel Management & Development responsibility. Exploration of new channels of business.
- Conducting and monitoring Sellouts, maintaining PSI, and Preparing sellout activities for assigned customers.
- Analyzing market and country conditions and product needs and providing feedback for relevant markets.
- Creating market visit reports, price maps, and benchmarking.
- Following up on the price of the goods and ensuring coordination between the customer and the finance department.
- Following developments in the market and giving feedback.
- Provide feedback to product teams for new market developments.
- Following up and close coordination with the Supply Chain Team. Knowledge of Incoterms, etc. Follow up on the orders and shipments.
- Mitigating the risk of current clients and taking relevant measures when necessary.
- Determining short and long-term (1 year to 5 years) sales plans align with the company’s vision and mission.
- Collecting sales forecasts on time by considering product groups’ hot seasons, upcoming important events & dates, and other relevant indicators.
- Effective management and implementation of CO-OP budget.
- Meeting Timelines for Monthly and quarterly reports.
- Managing existing distributors & channels and having the updated know-how of competitors and candidates in the responsibility area.
- Holding regular meetings with Distributors and Retailers.
- Regularly communicating with the distributor’s sales team to monitor sell–out and sell-through trends and execute necessary actions to optimize.
Qualifications
The perfect candidate for the Regional Sales Manager role should meet the following conditions:
- Master’s/bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Business Engineering, or Industrial Engineering (master’s degree is a plus).
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a similar position.
- Previous Experience and in-depth knowledge of MDA (Major domestic appliances).
- Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
- No restrictions for traveling and staying for a long/short time abroad.
- Previous experience managing distributors / Retailers across any of the GCC countries. Preferably MNC experience.
- Direct Retail Management experience and working with Key accounts is an added advantage.
- Following and adopting the market trends and new technologies.
- Outside-the-box thinking ability.
- Open to innovation culture.
- Flexible and open to new perspectives.
- A great team player with a self-initiative mindset.
- Being open to communication is always our priority.
- Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills.
DNA consultant in charge of this requisition:
Tomasz Skrzypczak
CEEMEA Research Consultant