Xiaomi - State Program Manager - Store Channel

- This role is focused on driving Xiaomi sales and building the brand in the city.

- He/she will also be responsible for building a strong relationship with the city distributors, key retailers, local regulatory bodies and sales executives.

- He/she must be a people person focused on driving key people to garner results.

- This role will entail developing of keen and sharp understanding of local customer needs and hence market Xiaomi products based on both global positioning and local requirements.

- The role also requires an efficient leader who monitors the operations and hence ensures no inventory pile up situation at any point in time.

Responsibilities :

- Take ownership of onboarding right partners for exclusive Mi Store channel.

- End to end management of cycle of setting up of Mi Stores in rural market.

- Maintain the ROI of each exclusive store partner as well as Zonal Distributor.

- Achieve Sell-Out target for Mobiles and Ecosystem products.

- Maintain business hygiene by conducting regular audits.

- End to end management of Zonal Distributor in driving Sales, Marketing, and Finance etc.

- Setting up & driving the local team to reach targets and goals set for the city.

- The role will require extensive travel and there should not be any location constraint.

- Developing connect with distributors to understand their needs and supporting them

- Initiate creative local marketing strategies and executing them to generate incremental sales

- Monitoring of local operations to ensure maximum sales and efficiency

- Keep a tab on daily sell-in, sell-out, cash inflow and outflow to ensure smooth operations

- Drive local PR by creating city specific PR relationships and represent Xiaomi at local events

- Building relationships with local regulatory bodies and manage regulatory concerns and local politics

- Help scale other cities through developing and sharing best practices

Note: Knowledge of local language is mandatory.