Fmm-bellary
3 weeks ago
Job Id: 7027- City: Bellary, Tamil Nadu, India- Department: Sales & Marketing- Function: Sales, Marketing and Alliance- Employee Type: Permanent Full Time- Seniority Level: AssociateDescription:
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**JOB TITLE : Field Marketing Manager**
**DEPARTMENT : Sales & Field Marketing**
**POSITION REPORTING TO**
**Zonal Sales Manager**
**OBJECTIVE**:
**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**1. Lead & support Business growth**
- Work closely with SBU Marketing Head, Crop Managers and initiate development of campaign plans for brand promotion of specific products & Crop packages
- Facilitate the sales team in achieving their objectives/ budgets/ targets through:
(a) Enriching their product knowledge partnering with OE Team & drive LMS in their respective zones to build technical learning culture
(b) Monitoring & reporting sales campaign with specific objectives like - liquidation, demonstrations and farmer meets, field days, conduct post market campaign audits
(c ) Arranging promotional inputs timely such as leaflets, posters, banners, POP
(d) Planning & Allocation of Demo samples
(e ) Allocation and monitoring of “sales promotion” spend budgets at Zone and Territory level as per the potential and priorities
(f) Responsible in selection & appointing of Temporary staff
- Assist in obtaining the sales permissions from the Department of Agriculture and arranging Principal certificates
- Maintain rapport with Agricultural Institutes, Research Stations, KVKs.
- Provide guidance in organizing “Product/ Strategy meets” and “Trade Meets”.
- Maintain data regarding dealers, farmers / village level.
- Provide weekly MIS to HO
- Work in consultation with Tactical Marketing Head on implementation of marketing strategy for respective zone
**2. Improve Business Quality**
- Implement crop specific/ product specific/ segment specific marketing strategies
- Drive strategy meets and trade meets in coordination with the sales team
- Develop market intelligence & knowledge conducive to business development, by assessing the crop - wise / product wise potential and existing market size
- Guide sales team in identifying the right product fit against competition.
- Give timely communication of relevant marketing information and submit weekly, monthly marketing reports for review
**Team Management**
- Ensuring capability development of the FOs and improving the FO productivity
- Nurture and build a technically strong team for Sales
**KNOWLEDGE**
**SKILLS**
**ATTITUDE/ MOTIVES/ BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS**
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
- Knowledge of:
- Agricultural Sciences
- Crop Agronomy
- Pests and diseases control methods
- Farmers psychology
- Local language
Planning & Organizing
Integrity
**EDUCATION**:
Analytical skills
Proactive
**Essential Qualifications**
(Must possess):
Problem solving
Team working
B.SC (Agri)
- Geographical knowledge of the area
Risk assessment
Assertiveness
**Desirable (Preferred qualifications)**:
- Market intelligence (knowledge of competitors activities)
Interpersonal relationships
Customer orientation
**RELEVANT EXPERIENCE**
Timeliness
Minimum years:
8-12 years
**NATURE OF CONTACT**
INTERNAL CUSTOMERS*
EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS**
**ANY OTHER SPECIFIC
Exchanging information
**REQUIREMENT**:
Answering queries
Extensive travelling
Dealing with complaints
Persuading or influencing for action
Working and staying in rural environment
Negotiating
Any other:
- **Internal customers**: Team members, colleagues, senior colleagues within and outside your department.
***External customers**: Customers, clients, suppliers, business associates, public agencies etc.