Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives. Ninjacart is India’s largest agri tech company that's revolutionising the agri ecosystem. By harnessing technology, innovation, and ideas, we are building commerce, finance, and fulfilment solutions that help build better lives for agri citizens. Our role in the agri ecosystem is not to replace, but to uplift its farmers, traders, and retailers, and ultimately, the end consumer. By leveraging our strengths and resources, we innovate for new product categories and customer segments and also solve complex supply chain problems in the soil to sales journey. So far, we have built products that cater to each segment and their unique needs — Ninjacart for retailers, Ninja Mandi for traders, Ninja Global for importers and exporters, Ninja Kirana for retailers, and Ninja Kisaan for farmers. We are committed to our ultimate mission to build the most trusted, efficient and inclusive AgriTrade Network. Since Ninjacart’s inception in 2015, we have garnered support from visionaries and leaders across the globe who have put their faith in our vision. Our investors include Accel US, Syngenta Ventures, Neoplux, HR Capital, Trifecta Capital, Jo Hirao, Founder of ZIGExN, Accel India, Nandan Nilekani, Mistletoe, Qualcomm Ventures, Tiger Global, Flipkart, and Walmart. To know more, please visit: Location: Hyderabad, Chennai About Team: The S&D vertical at Ninjacart is focused on the farm to retailer business of procuring from farmers and delivering to retailers- ensuring that farmers get paid the right price for their efforts and that retailers are able to get market quality produce delivered at their doorsteps. While this value proposition is solid and proven, it needs tweaking depending on the size of the town or the geography we operate it. As a part of the team, you will be in charge of sales and margins of the categories assigned to you. For this, you will need to understand our customers’ needs and will need to ensure that you are able to provide them the same at the right pricing and with the right value propositions. If the problem statements like understanding the market, creating the right assortment mix to target maximum customers, changing the same as per seasonality, engaging customers with virtual marketing, optimizing the source for the same leading to better margins, and overall adding to our customers’ profit excites you, then this is the opportunity for you. Responsibilities Driving, handling & monitoring the entire General Trade & distribution for assigned Zone/Area Delivery of Tonnage, Revenue & Market Share objectives New account acquisition & Mapping competition Exploring different Sales channels for growth Evaluating growth at Category level & developing metrics to gauge the performance across geographies/SKUs Improvement of Salesforce effectiveness Improving on-time delivery & customer experience Managing Trade spends Coordinating with the multiple stakeholders (Trade marketing, Operations, Finance, HR etc.,) to Improve the P&L for the assigned Area. Team Management Lead, motivate, and support a team to successfully and strategically deliver on goals Responsible for mentoring, coaching and developing the team, recognizing strengths and weaknesses Create and maintain a team environment of continuous improvement and self-learning with a focus on team efficiency and productivity A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here’s what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan 3to10years of experience in Business Development and Team leading Bachelor's Degree/MBA in the relevant field Proven track record in Sales, Business development and winning new business Should be comfortable with extensive traveling From FMCG or companies with field sales structure Local linguistic proficiency is Mandatory Additional Information: At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business. Check out what Life at Ninjacart looks like!
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Area Business Manager