09 Sep
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Premium Foods
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Kolkata
09 Sep
Premium Foods
Kolkata
We are looking for an aggressive, result-oriented and entrepreneurial Sales Leader who can take ownership of the regional business and play a key role in building the next phase of growth.
The ideal candidate will be responsible not only for achieving sales targets, but also for expanding distribution, strengthening channel relationships, building a high-performing sales team and establishing the brand strongly across West Bengal.
This is an exciting opportunity for a sales professional who enjoys building businesses, working in a fast-paced environment and creating tangible market impact.
Role & Responsibilities
- Drive sales and revenue growth for the West Bengal region in line with business targets.
- Develop and execute regional sales strategies, distribution plans and market expansion initiatives.
- Manage and strengthen relationships with distributors, super-stockists, modern trade, general trade and other key customers.
- Expand distribution and market penetration by identifying new markets, territories and business opportunities.
- Set sales targets for the region/team and monitor achievement through regular reviews and performance tracking.
- Lead, mentor and motivate the sales team to deliver volume, value and distribution objectives.
- Monitor primary and secondary sales, inventory levels, market trends and competitor activities.
- Ensure effective implementation of pricing, schemes, promotions and merchandising strategies.
- Work closely with marketing, supply chain and operations teams to ensure product availability and successful market execution.
- Conduct regular market visits to understand customer needs, competitor activity and ground-level opportunities.
- Prepare sales forecasts,
MIS and regional performance reports for management.
- Ensure disciplined collection, credit control and distributor health across the region.
- Build a strong and scalable distribution network while maintaining healthy channel relationships.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Graduate/MBA in Sales, Marketing, Business Management or a related field.
- 1020 years of relevant experience in sales, preferably in FMCG, food, beverages, consumer goods or allied categories.
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and building distribution networks.
- Solid experience in General Trade, Distributor Management and Market Expansion; experience in Modern Trade/E-commerce will be an added advantage.
- Should have experience managing a sales team and multiple territories.
- Strong understanding of local/regional markets, channel dynamics and distributor economics.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-management skills.
- Strong analytical ability with a target-oriented and commercially driven approach.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned region.
- Candidates with experience in launching and scaling new brands/products will be preferred.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive fixed salary with performance-linked incentives.
- Attractive growth opportunity in a fast-growing consumer/FMCG business.
- Opportunity to build and scale distribution across the assigned region.
- Performance-based career progression and increased responsibilities.
- Travel allowance/reimbursement as per company policy.
- Mobile/communication allowance as applicable.
- Supportive and entrepreneurial work environment with significant ownership and decision-making responsibility.
📌 Regional Sales Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 Premium Foods
📍 Kolkata