Find a jobRecruiters

Head Modern Trade

Exclusive opportunity

Onsite

Head Modern Trade

Seven Consultancy

Head Modern Trade

Skills

Sales StrategyBranding

1 year ago

Share this opportunity

Share this opportunity to other talents of your network:
✓ Offer them a visibility boost with clients.
✓ Help your contacts find their next job.

Important information


Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

14 October 2026

What they need


Job highlights

  • The incumbent should be an MBA in marketing from a reputed institute and should have at least 5 years exposure to modern trade in FMCG/ Retail sector preferably in a paper manufacturing company

JOB DETAILS
One of our clients, a reputed paper manufacturing company, is looking out for a Head -Modern Trade for their office based in Chennai.

The incumbent should be an MBA in marketing from a reputed institute and should have at least 5 years exposure to modern trade in FMCG/ Retail sector preferably in a paper manufacturing company.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare the Modern Trade sales strategy & growth plans in line with business strategy

  • Key responsibility as the Head of Modern trade is to drive profitability and deliver on the Revenue and Share parameters.

  • Align and execute trade marketing and trade promotions interventions with the modern trade sales strategy and overall business strategy.

  • Lead resource for planning portfolio growth initiatives with accounts, assortment planning, launch planning and execution, development and execution of Joint Business Plans.

  • Category management and Promotion planning.

  • Driving operational efficiency for modern trade channel.

  • Monitoring performance and taking corrective actions

  • Responsible for achieving planned sales by channel and customer

  • Achieving consistent growth by managing various internal and external stakeholders

  • Work within allocated promotional cost and ensure effective spending in driving sales and brand building.

  • Lead resource for planning and negotiating for in-store activations, merchandising, sell-out plans with the accounts

  • Negotiate favorable annual trading and logistic contract with chain

  • Provide trade information, competitor's activities and market intelligent to company

  • Manage Accounts receivables, Responsible for debt collection and resolve all long outstanding debts.

  • Resolve customer's trade issues, complaints and operational matters.

  • Manage a large workforce across the Modern Trade channel

  • Manage and review outstation outlets through frequent market visit and liaising with local Sales Management

  • Work closely with Key Account Managers in achieving company's objective and vision.
    FUNCTIONAL AREA

head modern trade jobs in Chennai, head modern trade jobs in paper manufacturing company, head modern trade jobs in FMCG, head modern trade jobs in retail sector, sales and marketing jobs in Chennai, sales and marketing jobs in paper manufacturing company, sales and marketing jobs in FMCG, sales and marketing jobs in retail sector, business development jobs in Chennai, business development jobs in paper manufacturing company, business development jobs in FMCG, sales and marketing jobs in retail sector, key accounts manager jobs in Chennai, key accounts manager jobs in paper manufacturing company, key accounts manager jobs in FMCG, key accounts manager jobs in retail sector, modern trade channel jobs in Chennai, modern trade channel jobs in paper manufacturing company, modern trade channel jobs in FMCG, modern trade channel jobs in retail sector, Paper recruitment agency in Chennai, Paper recruitment consultant in Chennai, Paper recruitment agency in Tamil Nadu, Paper recruitment consultant in Tamil Nadu, Paper recruitment agency in India, Paper recruitment consultant in India, job consultancy in Chennai, best job consultancy in Chennai, top job consultancy in Chennai, job consultancy in India, best job consultancy in India, top job consultancy in India.

Other offers great for you!

These companies are also looking for great profiles

iSupplier

2 Experts Modern Workplace / Endpoint Security (Senior)

Freelance

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Hybrid, Onsite

Skills

Workplace

5 days ago

Quick apply

Anderson RH

Expert Modern Workplace – Intune / Autopilot / Entra ID

Freelance

Paris, France

Hybrid

Skills

IntuneMicrosoft 365AzureWindows AutopilotMicrosoft Entra IDPowerShellExpert Modern Workplace – Intune / Autopilot / Entra ID

3 days ago

Quick apply

nao Labs

BDR / AE

Freelance

Paris, France

Hybrid, Onsite

Skills

Sales StrategyAccount ExecutiveBusiness Development Representative

4 hours ago

Quick apply

The best place to find your next move

© 2026. All Rights Reserved.

Talents

Find a job

Create a profile

Solutions and tools