Position Title: Area Sales Manager
Department: Field Sales, Commercial Function
Reporting line: Regional Sales Manager
Number of direct reports: /
Strategic purpose of the position: Manage and lead the sales and distribution set up within a designated area/province to deliver the volume, revenue and retail distribution targets set. Develop volume and revenue targets for the area/province, manage direct costs, and develop an efficient, motivated and effective team. Manage the distribution partners within the area/province, to ensure that they are operating according to CAMBREW LTD operating standards for the sales, distribution and warehousing of our products.
Core Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage and lead the designated sales team in individual area/province: prepare area/province sales forecasts; establish targets in respective areas such as all product ranges, sales volume, market share or business development and monitor the performance of the sales team of area/province against these goals;
- Implement sales strategies and plans as assigned by Regional Sales Manager to meet changing markets and competitive conditions.
- Support to business planning to develop sales plans for the area/province that are consistent with the overall objectives of the region
- Establish, maintain and develop positive relationships with customers and manage a network across the area/province
- Ensure healthy of all product range in the area/province
- Ensure achievement of the area/province’s sales volumes/targets
- Ensure the sales team are effectively and efficiently implementing the Picture of Success (PicOS) strategy and utilize the SFA/DMS realistically
- Ensure the sales team are mastering in 6 steps of the call
- Build strong visibility in outlets and execute on company’s brand activities across the area/province
- Track competition volumes and monitor competitor activities to evaluate brand performance and adjust the strategy and action plans for the area/province
- Tracking distribution and sales performance of the area/province on monthly basis
Professional qualification and competencies:
- At least 3 years experiences in operational management role, ideally in FMCG/beer environment
- Effective, positive and energetic attitude
- Innovative and systematic person capable of cooperating across the function
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Decent presentations skills
- Team-orientation and ability to coach the team
- Strong leadership skills
- Action-oriented, persistent and result oriented
- Solid planning or organizing skills
- Positive attitude towards beer and alcohol industry
Educational / minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree of business, sales/marketing, or related field preferred
- Good English speaking and writing is favourable
- At least 3 years experiences in operational management role, ideally in FMCG/beer environment
- Experience managing a high-performance sales team
- Strong analytical skills with a problem-solving attitude
- Good knowledge of sales planning, marketing and development
- Good computer literacy: Ms. Office, Excel and E-mail
- Able to work independence and work as a team
- Valid car driving license
This Job Description (JD) specifies the Employee’s duties and responsibilities and shall be considered a dynamic document. Thus, the JD may at any time, and without notification, be altered unilaterally by the Company, within the applicable limits of such alterations.