Sistema.bio - Regional Sales Manager/Sales Head

Do you think you have the potential to become a leader in a fast growing Social enterprise and change the face of Dairy farming in India?

SISTEMA.BIO promotes innovative technology-patented anaerobic bio-digesters that allow small and medium scale farmers convert waste products into biogas, bio-energy, and biofertilizer.

They operate in Mexico, Central America, East Africa and India. Sistema.bio's the mission is to create value from waste. They promote a - No Waste- world in which the health, economic, and environmental benefits of anaerobic digestion, compost and good management of organic wastes.

This role :

SISTEMA.BIO will be serving the Indian agricultural markets in 2018 and are actively building their Sales Team to drive sales and brand awareness of SISTEMA.Bio in India. This is a great leadership opportunity with an opportunity to hold a key leadership position and be able to independently take decisions to drive results.

Applicants located anywhere in Karnataka or Maharashtra can apply.

Key responsibilities :

- Build a promotion network among dairy farmers, veterinarians, dairy engineers, rural extension technicians and rural sales professionals

- Be in charge of the recruiting, training, and coordination of this sales team in 3-5 districts.

- Translate strategic goals of the company to a regional Sales Strategy

- Assign & manage day to day lead generation, sales, follow-ups, and conversion for the team

- Manage 3-5 districts & enroll new distributors, partners and a network of stakeholders to develop a strong sales network

- Hire and manage sales coordinators in the region to drive sales

- Responsible for conducting regular promotion programs to promote the technology and brand awareness in the region.

- As Head of Sales, you will additionally be responsible for making the overall sales strategy, goals, sales projections and timelines for achievement

Must haves:

- Should have experience of rural direct sales and channel sales experience

- Should have previous experience across sectors like agriculture / irrigation / dairy / renewable energy-solar / fertilizers / pesticides / seeds / pumps

- Should have previous experience managing a team

- Should be willing to spend 50% + time on the field

- Head of Sales, should have additionally had B2B (eg. NGO) or corporate sales (eg. dairy) exp

Preferences :

- Should have worked previously for a startup for SME.

- Enthusiastic about being on the field

- RSMs - Fluent communication in Hindi and local language. Head of Sales should be able to communicate (verbally and written) in Hindi and English