Account Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As a Business Development Manager working under the FMCG segment, an ideal candidate must perform the following responsibilities:

·       Approaching potential leads and close them within a stipulated time frame.

·       Create exclusive distributors, exclusive Super Stockiest and business associates for the company.

·       Look after the entire business activities of the exclusive distributors, super stockiest and business associates.

·       Keep abreast with stock reports, inventory, product order, re-order etc.

·       Guide and coordinate the sales team working under his jurisdiction.

·       Training personnel and helping team members in developing their skills.

·       Make strategic marketing plans/ beat plans to achieve the business targets.

·       Perform other sales, marketing or promotion related activities towards the growth of the company as when instructed by the company.

·       Finding and developing new markets and improving sales.

REQUIREMENTS:

·       Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field.

·       Experience in sales, marketing or related field.

·       Strong communication skills.

·       Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.

·       Excellent organizational skills.

·       Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive and handle uncertainty.

·       Proficient in MS office.

• Conduct market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs.
• Actively seek out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking, and other possible sources.
• Set up meetings with potential clients and convert them to closures.
• Making Outbound Calls, generating new opportunities & nurturing the opportunities generated
• Follow up on leads and conduct research to identify potential prospects.
• Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections.
• Work with the teams (External/Internal) to develop and grow the sales pipeline to consistently meet desired goals.
• Data-driven analysis with strong attention to detail and ability to execute within a matrix team structure.
• Sharing quotations to customers through email on real-time basis
• Communicating with customers on over phone & over email.
• Build strong relationships with clients to increase sales and customer satisfaction.
• Meet or exceed Monthly / Quarterly / Yearly sales targets by closing deals and negotiating contracts.
• Provide excellent customer service by responding to customer inquiries and resolving issues in a timely manner with collaboration of support team. Prepare and present proposals and demonstrations to clients.
• Prepare and submit sales reports and forecasts to management.

• Leading sales demonstrations, following up with the prospect throughout the cycle via multiple mediums including email & phone calls and bringing to closure
• Staying in touch with the prospect to understand their requirements and feedback, and acting accordingly
• Playing a critical role in planning the sales and operations functions to ensure the business goals are entirely aligned
• Helping make data-driven decisions and recommendations for improving the sales funnel and process
• Monitoring daily operations and addressing potential issues when they arise
• Phone calling, both cold calls initially to follow-up calls where necessary (even though maximum communication will be written)

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role is mandatory
• Prior experience of working in B2B Enterprise software sales is preferred
• Previous experience of dealing with enterprises or small businesses and not just selling to consumers
• Resourcefulness to come up with new ideas to re-engage dormant leads
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Flexibility to work until 3 am IST to support US time-zone
• Ability to make smart use of digital tools to organise data, manage CRM, automate parts of the task
• Eagerness to build a career in Sales/ Business Development    
• Open to work in US/Night shift  

Industry: Recruitment & Staffing (must have)

Required Experience and Qualifications:
- 2 years of experience
- Should have sold/is selling recruitment/talent/staffing/workforce solutions
- Hands-on experience in sales, business development, B2B, lead generation, telephone & email prospecting, corporate sales, market mapping & research, cold calling, appointment generation, etc
- Passionate about making talent acquisition cognitive
- New customer acquisition
- Ready to learn and unlearn

Benefits: Paid holidays, work detox leaves, menstruation leaves for women, robust incentive plans, education allowance, mobile reimbursement, etc.

Key Tasks and Duties:
- Prospecting for new clients/lead generation
- End-to-end B2B selling
- Monthly and annually new client acquisitions
- Direct communication with customers via e- mail and telephone to promote Reed & Willow & its Service Range
- Execute marketing plan/marketing campaigns (e.g. targeted e- shot, mail shot)
- Follow up and qualify contacts from web registrations, promotions, events, and other marketing and sales activities
- Preparation and presentation of results from campaigns
- Setting up Sales Meetings with qualified prospects
- Recording of all sales activities in the CRM- Market research feedback

Traits of our Team:
Motivation and drive: 
- Is driven and enthusiastic, which encourages commitment from others
- Responds positively to problems and uses them as an opportunity to do things differently or better

Planning and organizing: 
- Structures work to achieve the best outputs
- Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks, taking responsibility for prior commitments

Delivering results and continuous improvement:
- Is flexible and able to revise the plan when needed
- Analyses issues or set- backs without bias, and is open about mistakes to encourage learning
- Meets targets and deadlines