Job Description

Are you ready to get ahead in your career?

• We want to empower you turn your ambitions into achievements.
• We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others.
• Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world.
• To realise our vision to become Malaysia's leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

The Area Manager will be heavily involved in formulating strategies & its implementation in each set of area territories. Amongst the core responsibilities are leading distributor's sales team & managing a network of dealers with the objectives of winning market leadership position & acquiring quality subscribers.

What are you accountable for?

• Strategy planning & execution of distributors sell in & dealers' development.
• Dealer development & training, product knowledge, staff selling skills & IT systems.
• Win & extend market leadership in the region thru effective management of distributors and channel partners.
• Channel and distribution management - responsible to drive channel partners and distributors to maximize sales and total partnership thru building mutual and profitable trade relationship.
• Cluster management by area/market/segment profiling, area/dealer's development, defining and executing end-to-end sales plans, including generation of sales ground activities and go-to-market strategies/activities for each segment in assigned market.
• Expansion of brand and product awareness/ visibility by creating a strong retail platform at channel partners (dealers) level.
• Dealers' management by providing latest product's promotions and activities information, training as well as expanding dealer's network.

What do you need to have for this role?

• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor's degree: Business Administration, Marketing, Sales or equivalent.
• At least 3 years of working experience in FMCG, Telco & or any related field.
• Preferably Executives / Senior Executives specializing in Area Sales, Territorial Management, FMCG distribution knowledge or equivalent.
• Good communication skills and presentation skills.
• Personal traits: Positive, Passionate, Collaborative, a self-starter, ability to perform under pressure in a challenging environment and a team player.

What's next?

• Once you've applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

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