Key Account Sales Manager

Job Description

About the Company: Decathlon was founded in 1976 in France and is the biggest sports retailer in the world with around 2080 Stores across 63 countries. Our purpose is to make the pleasure and benefit of sports accessible to the many by providing world-class products for enthusiastic beginners as well as passionate professionals at extremely affordable prices. We believe that sports contribute to good health, balanced education, social integration and sustainable development the world over. In India, Decathlon started 16 years ago and our first cash & carry flagship store was set up in May 2009 at Sarjapur in Bangalore. As of 2025, we are at 115+ Stores spread across 42 cities in the country. Furthermore, Decathlon offers various jobs/ positions across the organization which include Retail, Omni Commerce, Production, Logistics and Warehouse Management. It is our commitment to attract and nurture talent to create growth opportunities in sync with our progress in India. Currently, we are looking for a B2B Sales Account Manager who has a sense of entrepreneurship with a real passion for sports. Profile: An intrapreneur with 1+ year of proven sales experience who is passionate about spreading the benefits of sports, representing Decathlon India. As someone leading this, you will be expected to display the following abilities: Project management to lead the alliances from end to end. Account and multiple vendor management. Core experience in sales/ business development. Demand generation tactics and lead conversion skills. Excellent negotiation skills. High ownership to plan and deliver on the business goals Responsibilities: To envision the Decathlon India Defence project and expand PAN INDIA. To create sustainable partnerships with Defence units PAN India for selling products. Regular India geography study for identifying target Defence units. Account management at the Individual Customer level - Regularly connect with the customer, creating orders, resolving issues and payment recovery (Credit management). Meeting Defence Units PAN India with our proposal. Managing business from onboarding, and product selection to delivery. Sports advice and customer interaction face to face, phone calls and emails. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? If you’re passionate about creating networks in Sport, this is the perfect role for you. You will also have the opportunity to develop yourself in a challenging environment while exchanging and benchmarking with counterparts in other Decathlon countries in the international network. The culture at Decathlon revolves around “Freedom” and “Responsibility” which means you have the possibility to make your own path within the defined pitch. We don’t do well with designations and hierarchies. What we can offer you: Culture of work & sports together. Multiple learning opportunities working with different department teams in India & Internationally. Internal and external training to enrich soft & technical skills. Shareholding program. Monthly company performance bonus (subjectable to department performance). A zig-zag career in Decathlon with more responsibilities thanks to proven performance. Salary for sure :-) Location: Noida Send your CV to: vibhanshu.singh@decathlon.com or b2bdefence@decathlon.net Show more Show less