Flipkart - Assistant Manager - Seller Acquisition - Marketplace

Position: Assistant Manager Selection Acquisition Grade 8

Role: Drive Selection addition by acquiring new sellers in the field along with Feet on Street Agencies

Location: Pan India

Role Summary: In this role the person would be responsible for selection addition by acquiring new sellers through on-ground partners. He would be traveling a minimum of 3 weeks in a month. The candidate would also be responsible to identify and onboard support partners to facilitate new seller acquisition and going live process like imaging/cataloguing/training/business improvement etc.

Job Description:

Background in field sales is mandatory individual will have to be the kind who enjoys being on the field and convincing sellers to go online on Flipkart

The role would require extensive travel in the nearby regions Ex. If based in Bangalore, will be required to travel to any location where there is a seller/manufacturer base like Hyderabad, Chennai, Vijayawada etc.

In order to be successful the candidate should develop a thorough knowledge of relevant Flipkart processes and support team in selection growth

- Develop and plan for bringing in the required selection and execute with urgency to add to sales

- Give seller and competitive inputs to internal teams like category, selection product and ops, onboarding, marketing etc. from time to time for improving internal processes and benchmarks

- Will be accountable for new sellers added/day will be a strictly sales oriented role wherein the candidate has to be keep thinking about how he/she will achieve the daily sales number

- Candidate should be very comfortable with a target driven environment with daily reporting, calls etc.

The role for South will be based in Bangalore, for West in Mumbai and for North in Delhi with extensive regional travel

Desired skills and experience:

- Overall 2-3 years of experience in field sales

- Post Graduate will be an advantage but is not necessary

- Ability to manage operations involving external partner teams with good communication skills

- Program management skills, relationship management, interpersonal communication - ability to work with multiple cross-functional teams with an eye for detail

- Ability to multi-task and work independently and as a team

- Basic proficiency in MS applications e.g. Microsoft Word / Excel / Power point

Soft Skills:

- High energy

- Persevering with a never give-up attitude

- Target focused