Role: Senior Area Sales Manager

nLocation: - Chennai

nJob Type: Full time

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nThe SeniorASM will be responsible for the entireTamil Nadu region— not a layer of state leadership, but a hands-on, on-ground charge covering all markets, distributors and the field team across the state. This is an execution-first role for someone who wants to run a full region personally rather than manage through additional layers.

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nKey responsibilities

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Own primaryand secondary sales delivery for the entire Tamil Nadu region.
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Manage and directly coach the field sales team (Sales Officers/ TSIs) acrossall territories in the state.
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Build and strengthen distributor relationships — coverage, service levels, stockhealth and commercial discipline.
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Drive productive distribution, outlet throughput, range selling and on-shelf availability.
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Identify and act on growth opportunities in underdeveloped and recent marketswithin the state.
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Track and review primary/secondary sales,



stock ageing,collections and claimson a regular cadence.
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Execute trade schemes and activities with explicit commercial rationale and follow-through.
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Coordinate with Marketing, SupplyChain and Sales Operations to convert plans into marketaction.
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nCandidate profile

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6–9 years in FMCG field sales,with proven ownership of a full territory or region.
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Someone with min years’experience as ASM
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Solid workingknowledge of Tamil Nadu's generaltrade and distributor landscape; fluency in Tamil and working proficiency in English.
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Hands-on, on-the-ground operator — comfortable being in marketmost of the time ratherthan running the business remotely.
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Track record of growingdistribution or turningaround a weak territory, not just maintaining an existing one.
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Graduate degree required.
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📌 Senior Area Sales Manager Tamil Nadu
🏢 ApTask
📍 Tamil Nadu