Sales & Business Development Manager - Global Sanitation & Hygiene

Sales & BD Manager- Tamil Nadu Global Sanitation & Hygiene

Sales & BD Manager- Global Sanitation & Hygiene - Tamil Nadu (Exp 5-10 years)

Reports to - VP

Individual Contributor role :

About the client- It is a global leader in housing and building materials, products, and services. Its products, are present in 150 countries and its businesses employ more than 70,000 people worldwide. I brings together technology, quality, design and sustainability to enhance people's lives around the world, and has been applying its global reach and expertise to help bring life-saving sanitation to people in need.

It has recently formed a social enterprise to develop and bring to market a portfolio of attractive, affordable products that will help people in developing countries obtain healthier, more hygienic, off-grid toilets / latrines. This new business unit is now seeking committed individuals to serve as Sales & Business Development Managers for several key territories in India.

Responsibilities :

- Deliver on sales targets.

- Develop and implement an effective marketing strategy.

- Working with national manufacturing partner(s) to design and execute an effective product distribution strategy.

- Interface with water & sanitation engineers to obtain product endorsement and facilitate routes to market.

- Supporting local distributors and retail sales outlets with product training, messaging, and marketing materials.

- Identifying actions to increase sales and/or remove barriers to increasing sales.

- Increasing product availability by identifying potential retail outlets, selling the product benefits to decision makers, and closing on product orders.

- Supporting the team in optimizing the product portfolio to drive profitability.

- Supporting related marketing and marketing communication activities.

- Work with VP/GM to design future resourcing plans to support growth of business unit.

Requirements :

- Four-year college degree required, with a preference for an engineering related field.

- Five or more years of proven sales experience in consumer durable goods, hardware, or housewares

- Ability to travel domestically up to 60%.

- Experience in working with government ministries and development NGOs highly preferred.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- English language fluency required, as well as fluency in Telugu.