State Head

Job title: Lead – State Head – Karnataka

Function: Sales

The Role Reports to: Regional business head

The Role: Direct and manage the sales and distribution team to plan and execute sales and route to market (RTM) strategies and programs in the concerned state to drive and deliver on assigned targets of turnover, profitability and volume sold

Job scope and responsibilities

Sales planning and review

• Participate in the development of the sales strategy for the assign region to understand the annual sales targets (volume sold, turnover, profitability) and corresponding expectations from the concerned state
• Leverage market intelligence (understanding of demand, consumer behavior, competitor operations etc.) and provide sales projections to help in the Quarterly and Long-Range planning
• Lead the implementation of the regional strategy and sales plan in the state through Primary Sales planning to detail SKUs to be procured per month
• Engage with the Manufacturing Ops. team for source planning to optimize cost while ensuring timely delivery vis-à-vis the Primary Sales plan. Coordinate with the concerned brewery to enable prioritization and line-up of production
• Finalize and monitor the distribution objectives for the state by area and territory. Provide overview to the sales team to achieve budgeted targets
• Review daily sales report and performance for all products. Identify deviation/s, analyze root cause and action plan for timely course correction

Sales operations

• Engage with the Head – Regional Sales to earmark budget for the state vis-à-vis last year spends, sales plan, overheads, and costs. Monitor expenditure vis-à-vis the budget and manage deviations
• Ensure width of distribution and adequate availability of SKUs across depots/distributor/wholesaler premises
• Ensure adherence to excise norms for import of SKUs (if required)
• Follow up with concerned stakeholders for receivables and settlement of claims
• Manage activities pertaining to new brand launch in the state such as
• registration of product, packaging and labels
• procuring excise approvals for brand manufacture
• pricing of new product

Stakeholder management

• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships both within and external to the organization to ensure achievement of sales objectives
• Engage with government corporations/distributors/wholesalers to drive increased sales, and identify opportunity to increase visibility and reach of UBL products
• (incase of a Distributor/Wholesaler market) Assume responsibility for appointment of new distributors/wholesalers and/or change in Share of Business for existing distributors/wholesalers basis performance analysis
• Engage with the concerned stakeholder (Govt./Distributor/Wholesaler) to negotiate a favorable price (rate contract agreement / MRP) for the product basis ROIs and Margins

Regional marketing

• Work closely with the Regional Trade Marketing Manager to drive initiatives to ensure sales growth in the state through activities pertaining to the consumer
• Lead BTL planning for the state by conceptualizing activities to maximize sales by optimally utilizing available budgets. Help customize activities by state and oversee implementation
• Assume responsibility for the timely implementation of trade marketing initiatives

Team development

• Provide coaching, support and leadership to the team and ensure adequate development opportunities for team members to enhance skills
• Participate in recruitment process to identify the right talent across positions within the function
• Establish individual performance expectations and regularly review individual performance of the team
• Take responsibility to ensure that the team imbibes the committed UBL values and culture

Education and Experience

Education

Minimum Degree: Master’s in business administration

Desired experience

• Minimum 12+ years with significant experience in leading a sales team In GT Preferred
• Experience working in sales
• Understanding of the Alco-Bev industry dynamics and market operating models
• Experience of working with external stakeholders (govt. authorities, corporations, distributors, wholesalers, retailers etc.)