Head of Country Sales Department

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Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute sales strategy that aligns with the company's objectives, including market expansion, customer segmentation, and pricing strategies.
  • Manage and mentor a team of Sales Representatives, providing guidance, coaching, and support to maximize their performance and sales results.
  • Monitor industry trends, competitive activities, and customer preferences to identify opportunities and threats.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships and regular contacts with key customers,retailers and distributors understanding their needs, resolving issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Monitoring and obtaining information on the risks of customer loans and retailers.
  • Monitoring of contracts with customers and retailers. 
  • Coordinating all activities until the completion of proposal preparation and contract signing
  • Achieve and exceed sales targets by identifying new business opportunities, negotiating contracts, and closing deals with major clients.
  • Prepare and manage the annual sales budget, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring cost-effective operations.
  • Identify new markets and distribution channels, evaluate their potential, develop plans for market penetration.
  • Make research and provide regular sales reports, forecasts, and performance analysis to management, highlighting key insights and recommendations.
  • Elimination of risks through diversification of sales channels and customers

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in business, Sales, Marketing, civil engineering, construction materials or a related field.
  • 7-10 years of progressive work experience leading commercial activities (with 2-3 years supervisory or management experience) in the construction materials industry.
  • Proficient English, Azeri and Russian language skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of the construction materials industry, market dynamics, industry standards, customer requirements.
  • Knowledge of pricing techniques, strategies, sales forecasting, and planning.
  • Knowledge of key financial indicators/ratios. 
  • Customer relationship management and market research skills
  • Particular past experience on pricing and margin increase strategies are an asset.