National Sales Development Manager

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients Salary range: Rs 2500000 - Rs 3000000 (ie INR 25 - 30 LPA) Min Experience: 15+ years Location: Kolkata JobType: full-time We are looking for a highly experienced and commercially driven Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer who can operate as a trusted partner to the CEO while bringing strong expertise in healthcare consumer products and channel sales . The ideal candidate will have previously handled a National Channel Sales role , with a strong understanding of distributor networks, trade channels, regional markets, sales planning, and channel expansion. This is a strategic and execution-oriented position requiring someone who can understand business priorities, work closely with senior leadership, and drive follow-through across sales and commercial initiatives. The candidate should combine strong business acumen with excellent communication, coordination, analytical, and stakeholder-management capabilities. Requirements Key Responsibilities • Work closely with the CEO on strategic, operational, and commercial priorities, ensuring timely execution and follow-up. • Leverage extensive Channel Sales experience to support business growth, distribution expansion, and revenue-generation initiatives. • Assist in developing and executing national sales strategies across distributors, dealers, retailers, modern trade, and other relevant channels. • Coordinate with sales leadership and regional teams to track targets, performance, market opportunities, and key business initiatives. • Analyze sales reports, channel performance, market trends, and regional data to provide actionable insights to the CEO. • Support the CEO in identifying opportunities for market expansion, channel development, and improved sales productivity. • Drive cross-functional coordination between sales, marketing, operations, finance, supply chain, and other teams. • Prepare business reviews, MIS reports, presentations, dashboards, and briefing documents for leadership meetings. • Track key decisions and action items from leadership discussions and ensure timely closure with relevant stakeholders. • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including distributors, channel partners, senior sales leaders, and business associates. • Support strategic initiatives, special projects, and business reviews led by the CEO. Must-Have Skills • Channel Sales • 15–20 years of overall professional experience, preferably with substantial experience in healthcare consumer products, FMCG, consumer healthcare, pharma, or allied sectors . • Proven experience managing or leading National Channel Sales operations. • Strong understanding of distributor and channel networks across multiple regions. • Excellent commercial, analytical, negotiation, and business-planning skills. • Ability to work directly with senior leadership and handle confidential and high-priority business matters. • Strong communication, presentation, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills. Good-to-Have Skills • Channel Management • Trade Marketing • Regional Sales • Experience managing large-scale distributor and dealer networks. • Understanding of consumer healthcare market dynamics and go-to-market strategies. • Experience working with national and regional sales teams. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a seasoned sales and business professional who can move comfortably between strategic discussions with the CEO and hands-on execution with sales and channel teams . They should be highly organized, proactive, commercially sharp, and capable of independently driving critical initiatives to completion.