Area Sales Manager - Projects, Kolkata

JOB TITLE: Area Sales Manager - Projects, Kolkata

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within the Knauf India could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.

Knauf India is proud to be part of the Knauf Group. We have a 15+ year heritage in GYPSUM board manufacturing and have big plans for the future. Our global reach in 90 countries continues to grow and we are looking for passionate, ambitious people to help us achieve our goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world. We are now looking for another team mate to join us in Kolkata as Area Sales manager - Projects.

Can you say ‘yes’?

Do you treat your colleagues with respect?

Do you always have the customer in mind?

Do you act with future generations in mind?

Do you like to seek out opportunities to grow and develop?

Do you have a proven track record of delivering results?

What you’ll be doing:

Execute plans to achieve sales budgets and adhere to reporting norms on a daily/ weekly and monthly basis.

Drive commercial discipline and ensure adherence to the organization policy amongst the channel partners and complete reconciliation of accounts on a quarterly basis.

Ensuring the geographical coverage of the potential areas by adequate number of channel partners by appointing new and growing existing channel partners and ensure increase of numeric reach and range.

Engage with contractors to generate more project leads and drive the contractor loyalty program.

Work with customer to address complaints and address them through our internal mechanisms.

Conduct demand generation activities on a periodic basis

Keep regular eye on competition moves/ new products offerings/ upcoming trends/ Govt. regulations etc.

What we’d love for you to have:

We are interested in you as a person: your attitude, behaviors and values. As long as you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you. If you have experience in the following areas – this is an added advantage:

Management from Tier-2 Management institutes with 5+ years of experience is preferred.
Experience in process driven premium Building Materials Organization preferably MNC (preferred industries – Construction & Building material industry)

We’ll provide:

• A competitive salary
• Insurance Benefits

What happens next?

We appreciate that your time is precious and applying for a new job can be a lengthy process - so we have committed to replying to your application within SEVEN DAYS working days.