Xiaomi India Hiring for State Program Manager at Patna, Bihar, India

Position: State Program Manager

Location: Punjab

Job Responsibilities

This role is focused on driving Xiaomi sales and building the brand in the city. He/she will also be responsible for building a solid relationship with the city’s distributors, key retailers, local regulatory bodies, and sales executives. He/she must be a people person focused on driving key people to garner results. This role will entail developing a keen and sharp understanding of local customer needs and hence marketing Xiaomi products based on both global positioning and local requirements. The role also requires an efficient leader who monitors the operations and hence ensures no inventory pile-up situation at any point in time

Job Duties

• Take ownership of onboarding right partners for exclusive Mi Store channel.
• End to end management of cycle of setting up of Mi Stores in rural market.
• Maintain the ROI of each exclusive store partner as well as Zonal Distributor.
• Achieve Sell-Out target for Mobiles and Ecosystem products.
• Maintain business hygiene by conducting regular audits.
• End to end management of Zonal Distributor in driving Sales, Marketing, and Finance etc.
• Setting up & driving the local team to reach targets and goals set for the city.
• The role will require extensive travel and there should not be any location constraint.
• Developing connect with distributors to understand their needs and supporting them
• Initiate creative local marketing strategies and executing them to generate incremental sales
• Monitoring of local operations to ensure maximum sales and efficiency
• Keep a tab on daily sell-in, sell-out, cash inflow and outflow to ensure smooth operations
• Drive local PR by creating city specific PR relationships and represent Xiaomi at local events
• Building relationships with local regulatory bodies and manage regulatory concerns and local politics
• Help scale other cities through developing and sharing best practices

Desired Candidate Profile

Ø Experience in Sales & Operations e.g. Retail Sales, Distribution, Sales, Consumer Electronics, FMCG, Business Development

Ø Experience of driving & influencing key members for achieving business prospect

Ø Ability to interpret data and draw meaningful inference

Ø Must have problem solving skills

Ø Experience In Program/Project Management Skills

Ø Experience of working with cross functional teams

Ø Knowledge of local language an added advantage

Qualification – Any Degree

Experience – 4+ years

Skills – Sales, Distribution, Store Operations, Retail Operations, FMCD Sales, Rural Sales, Channel Management, Relationship Management, Business Development, Project Management, Program Management

Full time or Part time – Full Time

Travel – yes