Kohler - Territory Sales Manager

Description:Job Description Territory Sales Manager at Kohler Co.At Kohler Co., we are a leading global manufacturer in the plumbing industry, known for our high-quality products, innovative designs, and commitment to customer satisfaction.We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Territory Sales Manager.In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and driving sales activities within a particular geographical region.If you have a passion for sales, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record in achieving targets, then this opportunity could be perfect for you.Job Purpose:This role exists to achieve pre-set sales and revenue targets and goals in coordination with dealers and to develop product and brand image amongst retail customers in the assigned area.Roles & Responsibilities:- Business Development and Sales Plan and oversee the execution of the zonal sales efforts, contributing to organizational revenue and growth targets.- Provide inputs to ASM to support the development of strategic initiatives in order to achieve the business targets from the territory key accounts.- Understand and effectively communicate Kohlers value proposition to its dealers, influencers and end customers.- Maintain awareness of market trends including customer preferences, competitive action, new product introductions, etc. in their territories.- Business Planning Support formulation of sales and business plans for the zone aligned to the overall regional sales plans.- Support the formulation of annual business plans for the area by providing territory related inputs.- Cascade the sales forecast and budget for the area by weekly dealer wise targets.- Report and review achievement of dealer wise targets and budgets on a monthly / weekly basis.- Market expansion Strengthen the dealer network by developing new dealer in line with Kohlers store expansion strategies.- Develop options for catchment areas within the territory that holds the potential for a Kohler outlet.- Meet up with potential dealers and assess them in order to dealer prospects, further screen these prospects and finalize dealers.- Execute the process of ACT approval, layout and design execution, branding activities and finally store opening.- Coordinate and arrange activities for showroom opening show & tell events, plumber visits, joint calls to specifiers etc.- Relationship Management Drive excellent relationship management with dealers and influencers and ensure timely delivery and redressal of complaints.- Weekly meetings with dealers and architects in the assigned territories as per PJP to identify any new opportunities.- Conduct weekly meets with architects, interior designers and plumbers in order to motivate them to recommend Kohler products.- Coordinate the communication and presentation to the architects and dealers on new product launches.- Provide inputs to develop trade schemes that enable dealers to achieve their targets, execute these schemes, discuss & monitor dealer performance during the scheme period.- Drive high-quality servicing of customer relationships across the territory in terms of needs recognition, timely delivery and complaint redressal.- Efficient and effective dealer operations Monitor, guide and support dealers in order to help them achieve their targets.- In weekly visits to the dealer showrooms, inspect adherence to display and design standards; display of new products; branding requirements etc.- Weekly stock audits with the dealers & take necessary actions to maintain a minimum amount of stock and liquidate discontinued or slow moving SKUs.- Conduct trainings for the showroom staff to ensure that they are adequately informed about new and existing Kohler products and their features.- Escalate any issue or risk that the dealer may be facing and work with the sales team to develop strategies to mitigate the same.- Market penetration Generate new leads and interact directly with end customers to help build secondary sales.- Through influencers architects, interior designers, identify potential customers and inform the same to the ASMs; also ensure that these leads are followed up.- Follow up actions on all leads generated by the dealers.- Understand requirements of major customers and map Kohler products.- Timely execution of promotional activities in the territory.- Execution of the plans/ activities, within time and quality requirements.- Order generation and processing Accountable for quotation submission and order fulfilment to achieve the sales & revenue targets for the area.- Understand customer requirements and work on submitting both technical and commercial aspects of the quotations on time.- Support the negotiations with major customers and with customers, dealers and internal finance teams in order to ensure final conversions.- Accompany influencers or end customers in sample checks at dealer showrooms.- Once the order has been approved, receive PO from the dealer and provide forecast to the SCM team.- Receive PI if stock is available, else coordinate with SCM to arrange for those materials.- Track the shipments with SCM and distribution warehouses and escalate any issues related to order delays.- In case of defective or wrong shipments, TSMs will initiate the process to reverse the materials.Skills And Knowledge:- 3-7 years sales management experience.- Must possess strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.- Mature, self-driven and result oriented.- Must be willing to travel throughout the assigned region.- MBA Sales / Marketing qualification preferred or graduate with atleast 5-6 years of experience. 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