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Sales Trainee : **: Title: Job Description - Territory Sales Manager-Retail at Kohler Co.

Introduction: At Kohler Co., we are a leading global manufacturer in the plumbing industry, known for our high-quality products, innovative designs, and commitment to customer satisfaction. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Territory Sales Manager-Retail. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and driving sales activities within a particular geographical region. If you have a passion for sales, exceptional leadership skills, and a proven track record in achieving targets, then this opportunity could be perfect for you.

Job Purpose: This role exists to achieve pre-set sales and revenue targets and goals in coordination with dealers and to develop product and brand image amongst retail customers in the assigned area.

Roles & Responsibilities:





- Business Development and Sales - Plan and oversee the execution of the zonal sales efforts, contributing to organizational revenue and growth targets.

- Provide inputs to ASM to support the development of strategic initiatives in order to achieve the business targets from the territory key accounts

- Understand and effectively communicate Kohler’s value proposition to its dealers, influencers and end customers

- Maintain awareness of market trends including customer preferences, competitive action, new product introductions, etc. in their territories

- Business Planning - Support formulation of sales and business plans for the zone aligned to the overall regional sales plans.

- Support the formulation of annual business plans for the area by providing territory related inputs

- Cascade the sales forecast and budget for the area by weekly dealer - wise targets

- Report and review achievement of dealer wise targets and budgets on a monthly / weekly basis

- Market expansion - Strengthen the dealer network by developing new dealer in line with Kohler’s store expansion strategies.

- Develop options for catchment areas within the territory that holds the potential for a Kohler outlet

- Meet up with potential dealers and assess them in order to dealer prospects, further screen these prospects and finalize dealers

- Execute the process of ACT approval, layout and design execution, branding activities and finally store opening





- Coordinate and arrange activities for showroom opening - show & tell events, plumber visits, joint calls to specifiers etc.

- Relationship Management - Drive excellent relationship management with dealers and influencers and ensure timely delivery and redressal of complaints.

- Weekly meetings with dealers and architects in the assigned territories as per PJP to identify any new opportunities

- Conduct weekly meets with architects, interior designers and plumbers in order to motivate them to recommend Kohler products

- Coordinate the communication and presentation to the architects and dealers on new product launches

- Provide inputs to develop trade schemes that enable dealers to achieve their targets, execute these schemes, discuss & monitor dealer performance during the scheme period

- Drive high-quality servicing of customer relationships across the territory in terms of needs recognition, timely delivery and complaint redressal

- Productive and effective dealer operations - Monitor, guide and support dealers in order to help them achieve their targets.

- In weekly visits to the dealer showrooms, inspect adherence to display and design standards; display of recent products; branding requirements etc.

- Weekly stock audits with the dealers & take necessary actions to maintain a minimum amount of stock and liquidate discontinued or slow moving SKUs

- Conduct trainings for the showroom staff to ensure that they are adequately informed about new and existing Kohler products and their features

- Escalate any issue or risk that the dealer may be facing and work with the sales team to develop strategies to mitigate the same

- Market penetration - Generate new leads and interact directly with end customers to help build secondary sales.

📌 Sales Trainee (Vadodara)
🏢 Kohler India
📍 Vadodara