Territory Manager will be primarily responsible for Business Development and Key Account Management in Hospitality/ Food Service Domain.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Continuously focus on sales growth execution and sales target achievement through new account research and acquisition planning, leveraging sector expertise and market intelligence.
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Take the lead initiative in developing rapport with identified key Accounts in the assigned territory.
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Gain business at targeted new accounts within pricing/margin guidelines.
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Continually evaluate key competitor activities, analyse effectiveness and prepare defensive strategic ploys.
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Develop business relationship with key decision makers to further our business interests.
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Implement with the team customer training & education training programs
Sales Reporting:
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Plan daily, weekly and annual objectives and activities to maximise customer contact and effectiveness.
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Continuously update all sales activities (e.g. funnel) using Salesforce or other CRM systems.
Provide a monthly update to direct manager on the following:
Internal Stakeholder Management:
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Manage effective internal stakeholders (Customer Service, Marketing & Finance) relationships and ability to deliver the Hospitality strategy through matrix reporting structure.
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Work closely with Application Specialists to identify and develop relevant value propositions for customers.
EXPERIENCE / EDUCATION/TRAINING
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3+Years of overall Experience in B2B selling/Institutional Selling in Food Service or Hospitality or related Segment.
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Demonstrated proven ability to build and nurture customer relationships
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Drive for results, Customer Focus, Integrity and trust. Passion for selling the product
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Experience using CRM systems, such as Salesforce preferred