14 Aug
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Bennett Coleman u0026 Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)
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Delhi
14 Aug
Bennett Coleman u0026 Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)
Delhi
Role:
The role will be responsible for driving renewal and fresh-sales performance through the tele sales channel, with end-to-end ownership of tele caller productivity, manpower planning, training, performance management, MIS and operational governance. The position will work closely with business, HR, lead-generation and corporate teams to improve customer conversion, renewal recovery and overall tele sales effectiveness.
Responsibilities:
1. Business &
- Revenue Delivery
- Own tele sales contribution towards on-time and post-expiry renewals.
- Develop calling strategies aligned with customer expiry and renewal cycles.
- Drive recovery of lapsed customers through structured calling, follow-ups and targeted campaigns.
- Lead fresh-lead conversion through effective calling processes, pitch quality and follow-up mechanisms.
- Track performance against targets and identify gaps and corrective actions.
- Partner with lead-source teams to improve lead quality and conversion outcomes.
1. Tele sales Team &
- Productivity Management
- Manage the performance and productivity of the tele sales/tele caller team.
- Define and track individual and team-level productivity metrics.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and implement improvement plans for underperforming agents.
- Drive monthly training, refresher sessions, coaching and floor-level engagement initiatives.
- Build a high-energy, target-oriented and customer-focused tele sales environment.
- Identify and replicate successful practices across the team.
1. Manpower Planning &
- Recruitment
- Ensure availability of approved tele sales manpower in line with business requirements.
- Manage the complete manpower funnel:
sourcing selection recruitment joining induction OJT deployment.
- Work closely with HR and recruitment vendors to minimize vacancy periods and attrition.
- Ensure current agents are adequately trained and business-ready within defined timelines.
- Monitor manpower requirements based on volumes, productivity and business projections.
1. MIS, Analytics &
- Performance Governance
- Own daily, weekly and monthly MIS covering:
- On-time renewals
- Post-expiry renewals
- Fresh lead conversions
- Agent productivity
- Attendance and manpower
- Conversion and recovery ratios
- Analyze performance trends and provide actionable insights to business leadership.
- Develop dashboards and performance trackers to enable data-driven decision-making.
- Ensure accuracy, timeliness and completeness of all operational reports.
- Share periodic performance updates and best practices with corporate stakeholders.
1. Process Improvement &
- Governance
- Identify opportunities to improve tele sales processes, scripts, calling strategies and follow-up mechanisms.
- Drive initiatives to improve conversion, productivity and customer retention.
- Monitor adherence to defined processes and quality standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve operational bottlenecks.
- Document successful initiatives and enable replication across locations/teams.
Preferred Candidate Profile:
- Graduate with minimum 5-8 years of relevant work experience in tele sales, renewals, CRM, CRM or contact center operations.
- Experience in media, BFSI, telecom, insurance, utilities, or subscription-led businesses preferred.
- Prior responsibility for renewal targets, agent productivity, and manpower planning is a strong advantage
- Must have team handling experience.
📌 Inside Sales-Manager (Delhi)
🏢 Bennett Coleman u0026 Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)
📍 Delhi