System and Tooling: Area Sales Manager-Husky (India) Chennai Full Time

Title: System and Tooling: Area Sales Manager-Husky (India) Chennai

Id: 20835

Type: FullTime

Location: Chennai, India

At Husky TechnologiesTM, our success is based on your success. Our ability to keep our customers in the lead is based on building the strongest team possible.

Husky TechnologiesTM has a strong foundation built on innovation, close customer relationships and a unique culture and values. We are dedicated to offering our customers the highest quality products and services and are looking for people with the inspiration and talent to develop with us as we pursue our ambitious growth strategy. We are a leader in developing state-of-the-art technology and it is this technology base that uniquely positions us to serve customers who seek differentiation through solutions that provide speed, flexibility and maximum productivity. This capability is at the core of our mission and competitive strategy.

Husky TechnologiesTM offers a wealth of opportunity for personal growth and development. Most importantly, Husky Technologies TM offers an opportunity to work with – and be challenged by – a team of great people. Our success is possible because of the creativity, intelligence and passion of our people around the world and their desire to lead change. At the same time, we are not afraid to expect a lot and strive for leadership in all of our key markets. We are a company taking on new challenges and for the right people this means exceptional career development opportunities, the chance to be part of a team that is the best in the world at what we do and the experience that comes from working in an environment that demands constant transformation and innovation.

Husky TechnologiesTM is an exciting company with tremendous potential. We have a great team and great expectations. If you are attracted to bold goals, believe in uncompromising honesty, support mutual respect, care about environmental responsibility, have a passion for excellence and a desire to make a positive contribution – then we want you to join the Husky TechnologiesTM team!

Job Description

Working with the General Manager this person will open, manage and maintain new and larger existing accounts with the Region.

In Support Of Our Mission, You Will:

• Be the regional contact person for all business-related items to your System and Tooling customer’s.
• Write and/or co-ordinate the writing of proposals/quotations for presentation to the customer.
• Quote and follow all new projects, retrofits and enhancements. Write all orders and review with Regional Manager.
• Create value for the customer by implementing standards that will make them successful.
• Be involved in new project application analysis and work cell suggestions.
• Participate in customer service projects including assisting machine/system installations and start-up.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings, product updates and visits to Delhi, Bolton, Milton and Luxembourg, when required.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings with customers when required.
• Host customer personnel at the Husky factories for system buy-offs and product development updates when required.
• Understand product capabilities and customer applications.
• Respond to requests for information from your customers with a sales call. Qualify all requests to determine the level of Husky compatibility with the specific customer requirement.
• Build relationship and make regular sales calls to your customers.
• Ensure customer’s equipment is running correctly. Continually audit customers systems for safety, cycle time and overall performance, benchmarking the systems against their original design specifications and today’s best technology
• Maintain knowledge of industry changes, acquisitions, and personnel. Maintain and grow knowledge base, especially, of the specified customer account(s) under your care.
• Present and/or assist in the presentation of proposals/quotations to the customer.
• Develop knowledge of sales support services.
• Being the “Key Person” with considerable service capability, action all field issues, problems to engineering, service, management, and other field sales personnel.
• Report on field problems to engineering, service, management, and other field sales personnel.
• Submit performance reports on a regular basis.
• Report on lost orders and explanation for competitive purchases.
• Prepare and maintain, market summaries, customer objectives, forecasts, strategies and activity reports.

You Bring These Skills And Experience To The Position:

• Significant Husky product knowledge
• A mechanical engineering degree/diploma with 2-3 years of sales experience in injection molding systems.
• Knowledge of sales techniques.
• 3 to 5 years of technical exposure to injection molding.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – verbal and written in Tamil, English and Hindi.
• Strong Injection Molding machine knowledge and background.
• Good understanding of the plastic injection molding industry.
• Team-oriented with ability to work well with little supervision.
• Ability to travel to all customer plants.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Ability to review applications and analyze various manufacturing methods and their cost implications.
• Fluent with Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and other computer programs.

Work Location: Chennai [Preference to the candidate Based in Chennai]

Travel Requirement: 50% travel minimum

Husky TechnologiesTM offers a competitive compensation and benefits package and excellent opportunities for growth and advancement. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and respect, value and welcome diversity in our workplace. Husky TechnologiesTM also values being a great place to work and strives to maintain a safe workplace. Accordingly, Husky TechnologiesTM conditions all offers of employment on satisfactory completion of background checks. No agency or telephone inquiries please.