Area Sales Manager
Executive - Engineering
Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCS), manufacturer of Elephant House Soft Drinks and Ice Creams is a leading consumer food company in Sri Lanka. CCS is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC.
The company is seeking a suitable candidate to fill the position of Executive - Engineering. The position exists to provide engineering assistance to the assigned Ice cream production within statutory and organizational guidelines with the objective of achieving the targeted volumes, line productivity, unit cost of production, and quality at the required time.
Job Responsibilities
- Achieving the allocated territory sales target.
- Gathering information pertaining to the market and competition.
- Assessing the market potential and Sales reports.
- Providing information for management decision making.
- Managing company assets.
- Motivating, training and coaching the sales team to secure the desired level of performance.
- Distributor Management including management of trade discount budget, distributor and market credit, distributor profitbility and market returns.
- Assist in merchandizing, Market penetration and development.
- Maintaining customer service levels (including efficient delivery service and managing customer and customer complaints)
- Maintain integrity & honesty in all dealings undertake.
Person Specifications
- Degree/Diploma or equivalent in Sales Management with 3-5 years’ experience in handling sales and managing a team. (Experience in FMCG, Telecommunication, F&B industries will be given high consideration)
- A thorough understanding of distribution and sales dynamics.
- Knowledge of the specific trade and distribution systems, Salesmanship, knowledge on customer requirements.
- Communication skills, interpersonal skills, ability to work long hours, ability to drive a vehicle, leadership skills, time management, decision making ability and Tamil speaking.
If you are confident that you possess the above requirement, please send your cv, which includes the names of two non-related referees. Click on the advert now to join our team via Elephant House Careers site.