DailyHunt - Zonal Sales Manager - MSME - Print/Digital/eCommerce

Job Purpose:

- As a Zonal Sales Manager - MSME, you will aim to align sales activities with customer success to drive long-term growth sustainability at scale. Major responsibilities will include ensuring the achievement of sales targets in terms of revenues, volumes and market share. The incumbent will manage a team of Regional/District/Area Managers and Sales Executives to create and maintain profitable business for their respective zones.

Requirement:

- Minimum 10+ years of experience - Core Sales, Market Expansion/Penetration, Business Development, preferably from Print/Digital/ ECommerce background.

- Expertise in Hyperlocal MSME Sales.

- Expertise in managing large Direct & Cross-functional Teams across geographies.

- Strong in stakeholder management

- Inclusive and collaborative - driving teamwork and cross-team alignment.

- Strong partner relationship management and solution development skills.

- Strong executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small audiences.

- Have deep knowledge and expertise of the partners in the geography to drive partner connection in the defined territory to ensure maximum partner impact on customer acquisition, renewals and consumption.

- Should be flexible working 6 days a week & extensive travel (60-70%)

- Should be a Thought Leader, Target Oriented, Assertive, Focused, Honest & Hard-working.

- Strong Analytical, Interpersonal & Presentation Skills. Ability to interact with any level in the organization.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- The ZSM will be responsible for P&L for his/her respective zone from the MSME segment.

- He/She will be responsible for growing the partner/distribution network and growing the under- tapped territories for the small business.

- Achieve sales targets in line with the target established for the area in terms of revenues & volumes.

- Work with senior management, cross-functional teams and other relevant stakeholders to forecast and manage the business requirements.

- Manage the team of Territory Sales Managers and Sales Executives in the respective regions and be responsible for their target achievement towards MSMEs.

- Ensure long-term relationships with current and prospective partners.

- Develop and lead sales pipeline, prospect, assess sales and establish the right cadence to ensure optimal inventory levels.

- Maintain a strong rigor on all the key matrices.

- Promote Dailyhunt brand within the channel community in the territory by planning and executing the right marketing activities & programs

- Forecast, measure, and report the results of various campaigns.