AkzoNobel - Head - Retail Sales - Deco Paints (12-20 yrs) - Gurgaon/Gurugram, India - iimjobs

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    Job Purpose Statement


    The purpose of this role is to execute sales strategies within defined GTM models, defined resources (people/discounts/rebates/promotions etc.) and while driving adherence to defined processes and tools to deliver SSO GTM revenue, volume, mix, channel, ROS%, CM%, and productivity objectives.


    • Execute Volume Value and CM targets
    • Managing productivity of resources (manpower, capex)
    • Execute GTM strategies, channel strategies and differentiated value propositions for defined SSO segments in the marketplace to deliver defined top line and bottom line
    • Accountable for Sellin, Sellout, Offtake, ensuring process adherence and usage of all defined tools by self and team
    • Capability and capacity building thru skill development process simplification and right talent mix.
    • Working closely with marketing to effectively combat competition.
    • Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver a robust demand plan with opportunities and risks clearly identified.
    KEY RESULT AREAS (KRA) MAJOR ACTIVITIES OUTCOME

    • Volume, Net revenue and CM - Delievry of Topline (Volume, Revenue)
    • Delivery of Contribution Margin Right mix
    • SSO GTM delivery
    • Execute GTM strategies, channel strategies and differentiated value propositions for defined SSO segments in the marketplace to deliver defined top line and bottom line
  • Deliver on plan revenue, volume, mix, channel, ROS% and CM% for SSO GTM
  • Conduct monthly and quarterly reviews with RSMs to ensure delivery of business plan is on track and take/propose corrective actions in the event of likely gaps
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to deliver a robust demand plan with opportunities and risks clearly identified as part of the IBP process
  • Ensure robust business planning and deliver business plan for the SSO GTM
  • Productivity - Deploy right manpower
  • POST strategy Asset as well as manpower utilisation
  • Accountable for Sell-in, Sell-out and Offtake
  • Ensure robust delivery of defined Offtake plans painter loyalty, Medium and Small Projects, Shop Assistant programme, Eeden deployment as applicable
  • Ensure usage of Offtake MIS by team to drive Sellout from Distributor
  • Ensure deployment of Supply Replenishment in DERP and regularly monitor stock norms with support from ISC to ensure Sellin to the distributor
  • Drive Sellin and Sellout by robust deployment of defined Offtake programmes
  • Develop competency linked capability for the SSO team
  • Utilise training curriculum from the Sales Competency Framework (SCF) to increase team skill and capabilities
  • Effectively engage, develop and lead own team
  • Direct Reports
  • Ensure that all team members
  • AkzoNobel and Distributor are made aware of their defined role in operations and business plan and ensure delivery
  • Ensure regular training and 100% usage of defined tools
  • DERP, CRMs
  • Retail, Pro for Painter and Case Management
  • Provide support and leadership to respective AkzoNobel and Distributor/CWF team by identifying relevant callforaction areas if any and thereafter working on a plan to improve upon through training, shadow working and feedback where necessary
  • Drive Continuous Improvement across the SSO organization to generate value to customers and AkzoNobel service, capability, efficiency and productivity
  • Cooperate with others function in managing people management process (recruitment/training and development/retention/rotation/ termination)
  • Ensure credible annual updation of Retail Landscape date by team Develop a capable team who can deliver bestinclass effectiveness and productivity
  • Process ownership and collaboration - Must own defined sales strategies, processes and tools
  • Ensure annual exercise of Retail Landscape
  • Should provide comprehensive inputs to Marketing and RD&I on portfolio gaps if any, evolving product performance trends vs. key competition in the market
  • Ensure and jointly own demand plan for all new product introductions with Marketing
  • Ensure close collaboration with ISC on Demand Control Be the custodian of Sales strategies, processes and tools in the country relating to SSO GTM and collaborate with Marketing, RD&I and ISC.
  • Major Challenges


    • Working with a Channel distributing paints across diverse geographies and markets with a significant number of regional and local competitors
    • Ensuring team understands and operates distributors as per defined SOP
    • Identify and building team's capability
    • Developing capability for demand planning accuracy
    • Migrating to simpler discounts, rebates and promotions structure for a distributor led GTM