Sales Manager - Staffing & Recruitment

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About the role

ShramIN Jobs is expanding its staffing & RPO footprint in the manufacturing and industrial verticals. We are looking for a seasoned Sales Manager with proven experience in staffing/recruitment sales (preferably from a reputed staffing or RPO firm) to drive business acquisition, revenue growth, and strategic accounts in the manufacturing domain. This is a field-oriented role combining new business hunting, consultative selling, client relationship management and delivery coordination.

Key responsibilities

Own end-to-end sales for staffing, RPO, and workforce solutions to manufacturing & industrial clients across Delhi NCR and industrial clusters.

Develop and execute territory plans to meet/exceed revenue targets and growth KPIs.

Hunt and convert new enterprise accounts (factories, OEMs, EPC contractors, process plants, etc.) and expand share with existing clients.

Lead consultative sales: gather hiring forecasts, propose staffing models (contract, permanent, blended RPO, project staffing), prepare commercial proposals and negotiate SOWs/Service Agreements.

Drive end-to-end deal closure from lead generation, client presentations, pilots/RFP responses, pricing, contract signing to rollout coordination with delivery teams.

Collaborate with recruitment & operations teams to ensure SLA-driven delivery, onboarding, quality of hires, and customer satisfaction.

Maintain and grow a healthy sales pipeline in the CRM; update forecasts and provide weekly/monthly reports to leadership.

Manage client escalations and ensure seamless coordination between client, operations and payroll/compliance teams.

Represent ShramIN at industry events, trade clusters, and client sites; build employer-branding and referral channels.

Mentor/coach junior sales executives (if applicable) and contribute to building scalable sales processes & pricing playbooks.

Must-have profile

in staffing / recruitment / RPO

MBA (preferred) or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

Proven track record of achieving sales targets and closing enterprise staffing/RPO deals in the manufacturing sector.

Deep understanding of staffing commercial models (markup, CTC, day-rate, project pricing), RPO engagement structures, SLAs and delivery constraints.

Strong network and existing client contacts within manufacturing/industrial clusters will be an advantage.

Excellent negotiation, presentation and consultative-selling skills.

Comfortable with frequent field travel, client-site meetings and overnight stays when required.

High ownership, target-orientation, resilience and ability to operate in a fast-paced, metric-driven environment.

Desired skills & competencies

Experience preparing RFP responses, commercial proposals and SOWs.

Strong CRM discipline (experience with Salesforce, Zoho CRM or similar).

Good financial acumen ability to model deal economics, margins and pricing sensitivity.

Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi.

Stakeholder management ability to engage HR heads, plant managers, COOs and procurement teams.

Basic understanding of labour laws, contract staffing compliance and payroll implications is a plus.

Working conditions & travel

Office-based in Noida with frequent travel across Delhi NCR and industrial clusters across India.

Field-first role candidate must be comfortable meeting clients on shop floors, attending plant audits and staying overnight for client engagement when needed.

What we offer

Competitive compensation linked to performance (fixed + incentive).

Opportunity to lead business growth for an emerging staffing & RPO brand focused on vocational and blue/grey-collar talent.

Exposure to large-scale manufacturing customers and strategic workforce solutions.

How to apply

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