Manager- Merchandise
Plastics For Change has developed an ethical sourcing platform to create sustainable livelihoods for the urban poor, while transitioning the industry towards a circular economy. Our deal process and mobile platform provides waste pickers with access to fair and consistent income opportunities.
Similar to fair trade agriculture, our platform creates transparency and accountability from the base of the supply chain to the store shelf. This results in more efficient shared-value chains and higher quality recycled plastic. We provide expertise to help catalyze brands and manufacturers to replace the use of virgin plastic with ethically sourced recycled plastic, thereby immediately improving the social and environmental impact of their products. For more information please log on to our website http://www.plasticsforchange.org
JOB TITLE : Manager - Merchandise
REPORTS TO : Chief Impact Officer (CIO)
LOCATION : Bengaluru / Mumbai / Chennai
CTC : As Per Industry Standards
Job Description
Plastics For Change is now growing and developing B2C and B2B consumer facing merchandise. The primary role would be to manage Plastics For Change relationships with existing clients, supply chain partners, and to form new relationships that can lead to growing this business portfolio. Our clients are some of the most exciting brands in today’s marketplace. They range from founders at early stage startups to leaders at Fortune 500 companies and represent all major industry verticals. Like us, they’re excited to create a positive impact and social goodwill for their business.
Duties & Key Responsibilities
1. Activate and grow the e-commerce sales portfolio.
2. Work with the design team to develop new product iterations based on feedback from the market.
3. Work with e-commerce portals to ensure site management with up-to-date product information.
4. Work closely with the marketing team on consumer insights and advertising campaigns to promote/launch new products.
5. Develop new supply chain partners and ensure compliance/certifications.
6. Ensure sampling, reporting and order fulfilment as per clients’ expectation
General responsibilities:
Ensure professionalism at all times and demonstrate exemplary prioritization of workload skills.
Ensure that the PFC policies, SOPs and protocols are being adhered to at all levels of the company.
Ensure strict adherence to data confidentiality and security.
Willingness to travel frequently across PFC site locations, sometimes at short notice, including other places as per need of project or the company.
Work closely with the PFC team and Partners.
Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks. Flexibility is required and the incumbent is expected to carry out any other related duties that are necessary for the optimum functioning of the company as a whole within the employee's skills and abilities whenever a need is pointed out, becomes apparent or as reasonably instructed.
knowledge, experience & qualifications
Graduate with 5+ years’ experience with sales methodology and sales funnel management
Proven track record of building their own pipeline of opportunities for business development and selling into large, complex accounts.
Should be able to manage expectation of the customer and supply chain stakeholders
Design skills in sustainable fashion/packaging would be a bonus.
Experience in e-commerce development and strategy strongly preferred.
Experience in web-development and social media advertising/content creation preferred.
Prior experience of negotiating large strategic sales including all phases of sales development: prospecting, proposal development, negotiation and ongoing relationship management is a key requirement.
Outstanding consultative selling abilities and excellent interpersonal skills with executive level customers
Ability to work remotely and fast turnaround time.
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and staff to create results driven, team-oriented environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Hindi.
Does that sound like you?Good interpersonal skills.
Open to new challenges.
Good data management, documentation and reporting skills.
Good computer skills – MS Office
Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.
Eye for detail.
Able to meet deadlines and produce quality outputs.
Proactive and self-motivated.
Humility, honesty, transparency, integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
TO APPLY: Please send us a YouTube private link of your video recording telling us why you are awesome and why you want to work with us; along with your CV to recruitment@plasticsforchange.com. Please keep the video duration for less than a minute.
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