Job Description

Location: Chennai
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Kavita
Sponsorship Available: No
Relocation Assistance Available: Yes Reporting to the Regional Business Head, Cons PBU, India, this position is responsible for achievement of the quantitative sales objectives, ensuring execution of the country’s commercial strategy and lead a team of sales representatives. Principal Responsibilities:

• Sales analysis of region/territory (market, actors, competition)
• Achievement of volume, Gross Margin and channel targets
• Control of key sales accounts of assigned region/territory
• Management of Sales team (Sales call methods, training, productivity, IT Tools)
• Centralization of field information
• Build and implement the necessary action plans, to increase the professionalism of the customer’s business.
• Manage the flow of communication between Goodyear staff (field and region/central)
• Monitoring and productivity optimization of the team
• Facilitation, assessment, and training of the team

Performance Measurement:

• AOP (Volume, Gross Margin, and Channel activation & expansion)
• Team’s productivity
• Performance and development objectives of the team
• Share of Accounts(SOA), SOM(Share of Market) evolution

Key Activities: Control of key accounts in the region

• Customer calls
• Negotiation/sale
• Implementation of commercial policy

Monitoring and productivity optimization of one's team

• Definition and setting up of indicators
• Monitoring of indicators
• Work to improve targeted domains
• Coaching, management by example
• Facilitation, exchange of good practices

Optimization of I.T. tools used by the sales force

• Effective use of the equipment’s and tools available at disposal
• Collective and individual coaching
• Verification of data reliability
• Processing of data from the tools

Facilitation, assessment, and training of the sales team

• Accompaniment in the field
• Facilitation of regional meetings
• Facilitation of sales actions
• Compliance with work methods
• Definition of individual objectives
• Development summaries and performance assessments
• Centralization, analysis, and summary of information from the field
• Knowledge and analysis of assigned region/territory; market, actors, competition
• Presentation of the Goodyear distribution approach methodology and the partnership programs to the customers.
• Manage the elements of the contracts with customers including commitments, customer signature, renewal
• Ensure that all customer partnership requirements are met
• Ensure proper addressing of all the customer’s transverse issues (Ex: Credit, billing, supply)
• Consolidate the market information (competitors, conditions, products, services, industry environment, customer’s business) and regularly communicate it internally

Job Requirements:

• Strong Analytical Skills and ability to generate insights/action plans from data
• Highly motivated leader with a passion for driving business growth and results.
• Must have experience of leading a team.
• Knowledge of business concepts (profit, margin, the variable cost, ROI), industry best practices, sales & negotiation techniques, and legislative requirements.
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Educational Qualification - MBA
• Min. 10 years of experience in FMCG or FMCD industry

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.