Senior Officer Sales MT South How will you fit in the big picture

As Senior Sales Officer Modern Trade, you will help grow Hersey s presence across Modern Trade accounts by strengthening retail execution, driving target achievement, and building strong relationships with key retailers and channel partners. This role is ideal for a high-energy sales professional who enjoys working close to the market, translating plans into action, and helping shoppers find the Hershey brands they love.

What will you do

Functional Competencies

- 1. Well versed with Functions /process /systems of Modern Trade functions.
- 2.Valuable Relations across the MT stores and key Retail persons.
- 3.Understanding of Brand SOS maintenance and availability with Freshness across market.
- 4.Ensure effective merchandising with regular coaching to Team
- 5.Understand the importance of MSS concept wrt Different Retailer.

Business development Skills

- 1. Handling Primary Secondary Sales of assigned territory
- 2. Account wise Tgt achievement Growth planning MOM level
- 3. Able to deal with problems and decision making skills to develop the business
- 4. Fill Rate Adherence and Forecast analysis MOM
- 5. Good Relation with key retailer.

Channel Partner Management

- 1.Ensures Secondary Sales and proper growth plan with channel partner.
- 2. Ensures Inventory as per Norms and adherence to WOW as per company policies.
- 3. DMS Implementation
- 4. Ensures channel partner Month /Damages- claims clearance on time.
- 5. Fill rate be on Top priority.

Behavioral Competencies

Planning and Execution

- 1.



Understands the given target, is able to break it down in weekly/daily numbers account wise.
- 2. Knowledge of brands, sales distribution, activations planned and how to maximize the benefits.
- 3. On Time execution of Company Paid activation and unpaid planned activities.

Communication Skills

- 1.Able to collect inputs by interaction, brainstorming, discussion, paraphrase them and respond back
- 2.Able to handle objections negotiations and drive new ideas measures to implementation.

Technical Competencies

IT Skills

- 1. MS-office ( Excel PPT) Data analysis Excel
- 2.Understands importance of company software for better knowledge and help in taking business decision.

Minimum Education Requirements

Education: Full time MBA from any Reputed college/university

Experience: 3 years of sales experience in Modern Trade preferred- in specific geography, Candidates must be have front line sales experience for atleast 3 yrs experience in FMCG company ( Chocolates Food industry preferred).

The should be comfortable with English /Hindi ( Regional Language additional advantage)

Soft Skills: Should have good oral and written communication. Proficiency in written English is required. Pleasant personality and willing to meet people. Should be a go getter and have problem solving attitude

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📌 Senior Officer Sales MT South (Vijayawada)
🏢 Hersheys
📍 Vijayawada