Zonal Sales Head - South - OTC Division - Pharma

Looking for a Zonal Head to take care of all 5 Southern states, for the fast growing OTC Division of a Globally ranked Pharma company. Only FMCG/OTC (Non Food & Beverage) apply.

Key Accountabilities :

- Planning, Studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor.

- Oversee the Analyzing of data collected and recording results

- Analyzing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost

- Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs

- Recording cost information for use in controlling expenditures

- Analyzing audits of costs and preparing reports

- Making estimates of new and proposed product costs

- Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.

- Maintaining Cost Accounting System

- Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger

- Conducts physical inventories and monitors cycle count program

- Reconciles finished goods inventories

- Drive various improvement initiatives to reduce costs and/or variances between budget and actual

Personal Attributes :

- Innovative and ability to identify improvement opportunities and drive them

- Excellent communication skills (Written & Verbal) - should be able to communicate with various levels in the organization at the same time.

- Excellent people and stake holder management skills

- Detail Oriented and should always strive for excellence

- Ability to lead and give direction to a team spread across locations

- Analytical and problem solving skills

- Exposure to quality and understanding of quality resources & their requirements

- Hands-on with Excel, PPT, other MS office tools, other presentation & project management tools and use of ERP systems like SAP

- Analytical and Logical Thinking

- Open to travel between location