Regional Sales Manager

Job description / Role

An international cosmetics business is seeking a Regional Sales Manager for their Middle East territories. Reporting to the Regional Senior Sales Manager, this person will be responsible for all aspects of the business from P&L, distribution, retail, trade marketing, Marketing and team operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Responsible for meeting the retail locations' sales targets.
* Responsible for recruiting, training and developing your sales team, to ensure they are at a sufficient level to be able to help you deliver your sales and operational goals.
* Monitoring and scheduling of sales team, ensuring optimal coverage.
* Managing visual merchandising at locations and ensuring optimal inventory level is maintained at all times.
* Responsible for ensuring all location's equipment is in running condition and maintained properly
* Monitor cash levels, reconcile bank deposits, ordering supplies from the warehouse and trouble-shooting challenges as necessary, to ensure smooth running of the locations.
* Conducting regular cash and stock audits to reconcile differences.
* Handling and resolving onsite customer inquiries and issues, and ensuring that sales team adheres to high standards for customer satisfaction as set by the Mall Management.
* Communicating sales goals, company policies, procedures, expectations and other matters to team transparently.
* Motivating and inspiring team to successfully meet sales objectives and ensuring that daily/weekly and monthly sales targets are met and monitored.
* To provide the Regional Senior Sales Manager with reasons for variances against budgeted/ forecasted sales and action plans to help meet forecasts.

Requirements

* Strong excel
* Must be adaptable and entrepreneurial
* Strong sales and negotiation skills
* Experience in travel retail is a plus

About the Company

Carter Murray is a specialist recruitment consultancy specialising in the placement of marketing professionals into professional services firms, the financial services sector, multi-national corporations and global brands from our offices in London, Dubai and Sydney. Carter Murray is a member of The SR Group, a specialist global recruitment consultancy founded in 1987, operating in the niche markets of Taxation, Legal, HR and Marketing recruitment. From the worlds largest companies to small owner-managed businesses, we recruit at all levels for a complete cross-section of clients. Our clients include the full range of UK and international professional services firms and financial services companies. We recognise that they expect an exceptional level of service and a real knowledge of todays highly specialised market.Each of our consultants personally manages their own clients and specialises in specific areas of this key marketplace. We take the time to really understand both parties needs and provide focused and consistent advice.