Sales Manager

1. About the Role

We are looking for a Channel Sales Executive to drive business growth through channel partners, resellers, consultants, agencies, referral partners, and direct sales opportunities in the Indian market.

The role will be responsible for identifying and onboarding new partners, developing partner relationships, generating qualified sales opportunities, supporting partners throughout the sales cycle, and contributing to revenue growth.

The ideal candidate should be confident in B2B technology sales, comfortable working with sales targets, and capable of building strong relationships with partners and customers.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Partner Acquisition & Channel Development

• Identify and approach potential channel partners, resellers, consultants, agencies, and referral partners.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective partners across India.
• Evaluate potential partners based on market reach, customer base, sales capability, and business alignment.
• Conduct partner outreach, presentations, negotiations, and onboarding.
• Maintain regular communication and engagement with existing partners.
• Support the development of a structured partner onboarding and activation process.

B. Partner Sales & Revenue Generation

• Generate sales opportunities through channel partners.
• Work with partners to identify prospects and convert qualified leads into customers.
• Support partners in customer meetings, product demonstrations, proposals, negotiations, and deal closures.
• Follow up consistently on partner-generated opportunities.
• Track partner-wise sales performance, pipeline, and revenue contribution.
• Work toward achieving assigned monthly and quarterly sales targets.

C. India Direct Sales

• Handle direct sales opportunities from the Indian market when required.
• Manage inbound and outbound leads through calls, emails, LinkedIn, and other sales channels.
• Conduct discovery calls and understand customer requirements.
• Deliver product presentations and demonstrations.
• Handle pricing discussions, objections, negotiations, and follow-ups.
• Build relationships with SMB, mid-market, and growth-stage companies.

D. Partner Enablement & Support

• Train and guide partners on product positioning, pricing, use cases, target customers, and sales pitches.
• Provide partners with relevant sales materials, demo resources, and product information.
• Help partners identify suitable customer opportunities.
• Conduct regular partner follow-ups and performance review meetings.
• Coordinate with internal teams to resolve partner and customer queries efficiently.

E. Sales Pipeline & CRM Management

• Maintain accurate records of partners, leads, opportunities, activities, and deal stages.
• Update CRM regularly with partner information, sales activities, follow-ups, and forecasts.
• Track lead-to-opportunity and opportunity-to-customer conversion.
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts and pipeline information.
• Prepare weekly and monthly sales reports covering partner acquisition, active partners, pipeline, closures, and revenue.
• Identify gaps in the sales pipeline and take corrective action.

F. Market Development

• Identify potential industries, regions, customer segments, and partner opportunities within India.
• Monitor customer requirements, competitor activities, pricing, and market trends.
• Participate in industry events, webinars, partner meetings, and networking activities.
• Generate ideas and initiatives to increase channel-led sales and market penetration.
• Share relevant market insights with the sales and management teams.

3. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

The performance of the Channel Sales Executive will be evaluated based on:

• Number of new partners identified and onboarded.
• Number of active and revenue-generating partners.
• Monthly/quarterly sales revenue.
• Achievement against assigned sales targets.
• Direct sales contribution.
• Sales pipeline value and coverage.
• Customer/partner engagement and follow-up effectiveness.
• CRM accuracy and reporting discipline.

4. Candidate Profile

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Management, or a related field preferred.

Experience

• 1-2 years of experience in channel sales, partner sales, B2B sales, SaaS sales, software sales, cloud technology, or related technology sales.
• Experience working with resellers, consultants, agencies, referral partners, distributors, or other channel partners will be preferred.
• Experience in the Indian B2B market is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good sales, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
• Ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Strong follow-up and lead-conversion skills.
• Ability to conduct product presentations and demonstrations.
• Target-oriented and commercially driven approach.
• Good understanding of B2B sales processes.
• Ability to manage multiple partners and sales opportunities simultaneously.
• Strong CRM discipline and reporting skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup/growth-oriented environment.

5. Preferred Competencies

• Channel/partner network in the Indian market.
• Experience selling SaaS or technology products.
• Existing relationships with SMB and mid-market businesses.
• Experience with CRM platforms such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, or similar tools.
• Strong prospecting and outbound sales capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned targets.

A Sales Executive is responsible for identifying potential customers, generating leads, promoting products or services, achieving sales targets of Home loan and Loan against property, maintaining client relationships, negotiating deals, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The role also involves market research, follow-ups, and preparing sales reports to support business growth.

Regional Sales Manager ERP and Enterprise Software

Location: Bangalore, Hyderabad or Chennai

Experience: 8 to 13 years

Job Description

The ideal candidate will have strong B2B enterprise sales experience, a proven track record in new customer acquisition and the ability to manage complex sales cycles involving senior business decision makers.

Key Responsibilities

Drive new business acquisition for ERP and enterprise software solutions.

Identify prospective enterprise clients and develop new business opportunities.

Build relationships with CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, company promoters and other key decision makers.

Manage the complete sales cycle from prospecting and client meetings to negotiations and deal closure.

Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of enterprise accounts.

Identify business opportunities across manufacturing, retail, consumer goods and distribution industries.

Expand the company's presence across Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Travel across South India to meet prospective clients and develop business relationships.

Required Skills and Qualifications

8 to 10+ years of experience in B2B corporate or enterprise sales.

Strong experience in hunting sales and new client acquisition.

Experience selling ERP, enterprise software, IT solutions or IT hardware.

Understanding of ERP sales across cloud, on premise or industry specific solutions.

Proven ability to manage long sales cycles and close high value enterprise deals.

Experience engaging senior management and C suite decision makers.

Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.

Willingness to travel extensively across South India.

Preferred Background

Candidates from ERP software companies, SaaS, CRM, WMS, SAP or Oracle partner organizations, niche ERP providers and large IT resellers are preferred.

Work Location

Bangalore, Hyderabad or Chennai, depending on the candidate's current location and business network.

Job Description – Sales Manager

Company: Acxiom Consulting

Job Location: Ludhiana / Jaipur / Lucknow / Delhi

Experience: 5–8 Years

Qualification: Any Graduate / Postgraduate

Employment Type: Full-Time

Reporting To: Directors & Vice President

Travel: Extensive Pan-India and International Travel

About Acxiom Consulting

Acxiom Consulting is an ERP-led business transformation and implementation organization established in 2002. The company helps businesses streamline operations, standardize processes and improve efficiency through ERP solutions such as SAP and Microsoft Dynamics.

Acxiom works with multinational companies, large Indian corporates and growing family-owned businesses across industries such as manufacturing, retail, FMCG, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, e-commerce and distribution.

Job Overview

We are looking for an aggressive, result-oriented Sales Manager with strong experience in B2B field sales of capital equipment and industrial manufacturing machinery.

The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of acquiring new customers, handling high-value deals ranging from ₹50 lakh to ₹1.5 crore or above, and building relationships with business owners, promoters, MDs and CXO-level decision-makers.

This is a hunting-focused sales role requiring extensive travel across North India and strong territory-level industry connections.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across assigned manufacturing territories.
• Generate leads and build a strong sales pipeline through field visits, networking and prospecting.
• Establish relationships with business owners, promoters, MDs and senior decision-makers.
• Pitch and sell high-value capital equipment and industrial machinery.
• Manage the complete sales cycle, from lead generation and technical discussions to negotiations and deal closure.
• Handle complex B2B sales involving multiple stakeholders and long decision-making cycles.
• Achieve revenue targets by closing high-ticket deals.
• Map manufacturing clusters and identify potential customers across North India.
• Conduct customer visits, site assessments and commercial negotiations.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing industry networks while focusing primarily on new customer acquisition.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5–8 years of hardcore B2B field sales experience in capital equipment or industrial manufacturing.
• Experience selling core manufacturing machinery such as:
• CNC Machines
• VMC Machines
• Milling Machines
• Drilling and Turning Machines
• Lathe Machines
• Hydraulic Presses
• MIG Welding Cells
• Proven experience closing individual deals worth ₹50 lakh to ₹1.5 crore or above.
• Strong connections with manufacturing company owners, MDs, promoters and CXO-level decision-makers.
• Experience handling long and complex sales cycles.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, presentation and closing skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively across India and abroad.
• Stable career history with meaningful tenure and progressive responsibilities.