Priority What - How - Why
1. To support in implementing effective Solution partner and Distribution partner program in the region.
2. To establish, maintain and improve on meeting the needs of the VAP/RSL Channel and End customers in the region and support for all techno commercial needs
3. Ensure to reach the assigned yearly Regional Sales targets (e.g Order intake & Sales revenue) targets with unique forecast month after month
4. Achieve timely forwarding of Sales funnel review formats, Daily call report and OV/TO Tracking formats on 1st working day of the month for review before Monthly Sales Review Live Meetings with Segment Heads
5. Attend the monthly sales review meeting and provide unique forecast of OV/TO & Collection projection in line with Region targets for the month
6. Achieve Accurate projection of Hit List Projects in sales funnel which are potential orders for the month and highlight the support required to close the project
7. Achieve timely invoicing of Sales orders booked with reference to the Lead time of the product and achieve the forecasted sales revenue target for the month
8. Achieve timely collection as per the collectable outstanding for the month with VAP/RSL Channels and achieve the forecasted monthly collection target
9. Make scheduled monthly visits to Key consultants and closely work on Specifying Siemens products & system portfolio for the upcoming projects and share the lead with VAP/ RSL Channels
10. Make scheduled monthly visits to Key Installers and End users with RSL Channel and work closely to improve the Hit Ratio and support for all the techno commercial needs
11. Make scheduled monthly visits to VAP/RSL Channel and get feedback on on going projects and upcoming projects and share the same in the sales funnel, develop strategy to provide best possible support to the channels and create a Win-Win situation
12. Support development of Prospective VAP/RSL channels in the Region and provide presales and Design support during initial stages to make them familiarize with BP Fire Portfolio
13. Provide Product selection and support for usage of software tools like HIT, Easy VASP and technical application assistance to VAP/RSL Channels
14. Provide input for regional market intelligence and acquire knowledge on Competitors product portfolio and market share and share the same with Product Manager and Segment Heads
15. To build, motivate, develop, coach and train sales engineers with the correct skill sets, ensure proper assignment of work to sales resource and proper job review inputs
16. Support negotiation with Partners, customers and close the sales as and when required
17. Share the best practices adopted by the Regional VAP/RSL channels and strategy devised to bag the order with other BP Regional sales team on case to case basis
18. Ensure that all decisions are taken are in line with applicable guidelines and necessary Approvals
19. Achieve atleast 90% score on Products & systems Competency check and ensure to have the sales resource are up to the required competency levels
20. Identify internal and external training requirements for Selg and Regional sales resource and support in execution of the same.
21. Propose and participate in personal skill development programs
22.Support in implementation of marketing activities as and when participated
Competencies: Sales Manager
- Techniques (Technologies / Methodologies / Professional Knowledge)
- Product & Systems knowledge
- Knowledge of BP Fire products, Cerberus DMS, Product USP's and sales Arguments with competition
- Product portfolio strategy
- Know to understand the product portfolio strategy, Product Phaseout strategy and relevant standards applicable for Fire Products
- Customer knowledge incl. customer's key processes
- To know the customer's organization and its Sales, Presales, Commissioning resource along with technical & financial decision makers
- Market trends & Competitor knowledge in SI-BP Fire Products & system portfolio, To know the regional economic trends, market size of relevant regions and the regional market share of competitors
- To know general technology trends/standards
- Selling techniques
- To know e.g. value selling methods
- To know presentation techniques
- To know how to create new requirements
- Knowledge of internal business processes of Siemens
- Knowledge of the SI-BP-India organizational structure, incl. tasks, functions and people, the main processes and their interrelation
- Proposal Management
- To know how to understand customer's needs, processes and requirements
- To know how to transfer specification into solution
- To know how to offer alternative products in case of non existence of the range of products in portfolio
