Distribution Sales Manager - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Ingersoll Rand
6 days ago
Description
Position Summary:
Distributor Manager is responsible for driving partnership and business growth with distributors in the
designated geography.
Job scope includes managing distributor performance to achieve annual sales targets
developing trust and strong partnership with distributor to ensure sustainable long term growth, executing the channel strategy with the support of Distribution Sales Leader & Channel Development team.
Success will be measured in Sales (Whole Goods & Aftermarket) - revenues; bookings and profitability; developing a strong, structured and disciplined approach in managing a distributor; build together a solid growth plan in the country of responsibility; ensure improvement in customer satisfaction as per the regional and SBU targets + positively contribute to employee engagement based on the SBU targets.
Your Responsibilities:
Deploy standard work, Distributor Management Process (DMP) for distributors.
- Monitor revenue, bookings, backlog, unit volumes for whole goods and parts vs regional & distributor sales target (i.e. DVP target or business plan targets)
- Develop overall financial and legal acumen related to distribution business which includes
- Evaluate distributor sales pipeline sufficiency and deploy demand generation actions as needed
- Align distributor inventory levels for parts and whole goods to their sales target
- Monitor and update distributor installed base data
- Assess parts consumption in accordance with the installed base
- Coordinate special/complex opportunities and special price requests with regional leadership and
- Address any service, logistic, warranty, or credit issues with corresponding teams.
- Define distributor strategy aligned with IR priorities (market potential, verticals, org structure, etc.) in
- Define and support in business development activities (trade shows, databases, mailing campaigns)
- Deploy and drive the DVP / marketing programs for qualifying distributors (plan submittal, completion
- Ensure distributor compliance with IR brand guidelines
- Coach distributor salesforce on selling skills, process, and tools, including joint customer visits and
- Identify commercial and technical training needs, coordinate training with the Marketing team.
- Monitor local market trends and competitive channel activity.
- Develop Country plan for "Go-ToMarket" strategy which would include play by each channel partner.
- Adhere to "Effective Multi-Channel & Multi-Brand Distributor Manager Guidelines"
- Provide input on IR distributor capabilities and coverage
- Establish and maintain relationship with potential distributors to address the futuristic growth
- Drive the distributor termination, appointment and onboarding processes following the standard work
- Develop full awareness of IR products, offerings and processes
- Communicate updates on new and existing products, aftermarket offerings, marketing programs,
- Facilitate training on IR systems and processes (sales library, warranty, etc.)
- Identify and communicate internally the voice of customer and market developments
- Identify and participate to events to promote IR (conferences, seminars, trade shows)
- Coordinate distributor administrative processes such as compliance vetting and updating the distributor contact database.
- Establish actionable services sales account plans to expand sales in the region & connectively to the
- Grow pipeline in value and volume in line with set targets and by timely recording sales activity in CRM
- Develop and manage sales quotes, including management of special price request (if required).
- Visit / Call on existing, drifted and new customers (incl. cold calls) as well as work with Service fulfillment team provided leads to identify and develop Services opportunities.
- Provide feedback on market conditions and manage installed base all to leverage and drive sales
- Develop lasting service relationships with existing and new customers, both IR and competitive
- Ensure required customer proximity by visit existing, drifted and new customers on a regular basis.
- Establish yourself as trusted advisor by demonstrating cost reduction and operations improvements.
- Increase customer satisfaction scores by demonstrating commitment and engagement to resolve
as well as pro-actively driving related initia
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