Senior Specialist B2B Sales
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
- To drive profitable and sustainable market share growth within assigned channel
- To increase the B2B/TEAMWEAR customer base and increase sales and order frequency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building a strategy for B2B (Business to Business) across the prescribed markets considering customer trend and capabilities in alignment with global and regional strategic priorities and
account plans
- Developing relationships with select target customers – Governmental entities, clubs,
academies, schools, commercial organizations.
- Ensuring that B2B Customers know and understand capabilities of our organization in terms of inline range, Customization, order cut-offs, samples readiness, ex-factory limitations, delivery status, payments, trade terms .
- Formulation and implementation of plans covering market description, identification of opportunities, actions to execute plan
- Develop and grow market share of adidas brands whilst adhering to global standards in collaboration with key interfaces locally and globally.
- Manage the growth of an existing account base within CIS Region and across all B2B channels.
- Analyze information and recognize opportunities for potential or additional growth
- Provide customized solutions designed to achieve customer’s objectives
- Prepare, plan and deliver targeted and instructive product presentations, catalogues
- Efficiently and effectively manage daily communications with customers
- Visit customers and relevant markets regularly ensuring continuous improvement on brand image and process
- Responsible for the commercial success (sales & Margins) of assigned account and category
- Responsible internally as the ‘ambassador’ for assigned accounts
- Ensure customer compliance to B2B and wholesale agreements/contracts/policy
Key Relationships:
- B2B partners
- Sales, Marketing
- Customer Service
- Finance
- Supply Chain- Order Fulfilment, Purchasing
KPI’s
- Net Sales
- Customer base development
- Profitability
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Proven experience in Planning, Selling and Negotiating
- Strong networking and business development skills
- Strong communication skills - written, oral and presentation
- Strong industry knowledge, across divisions of footwear, apparel, and accessories/equipment
- Understanding of local markets’ consumers, accounts, economic environment, and commercial needs
- Analytics: ability to analyse data to improve strategic decision making and implementation
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3 years of B2B outside sales experience (preferably Sports, Fashion, or FMCG)
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Passion for Football or any other sport
- Advanced skills of EXCEL, PowerPoint, and working knowledge of Outlook, Word • Fluent in English is highly desired.
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