Purpose:

To generate and develop new equipment finance business through new and existing relationships and execute the same financial transactions. The candidate will be consummate and credible sales professional selling financial solutions to reputed Indian Customers across the industries of Machine tools, Printing and Packaging Plastics, IT, Pharma & chemicals, F&B of transactions between INR 100 Lacs to INR 25 Crore. The role is focused purely on generating new business and is suited to people who are ‘sales hungry’ and who can exploit their exceptional sales skills and vendor management with effective and successful results. An Ideal Candidate is who has spent 5-10 years in the Indian Banking/FI sector selling Equipment Finance and Leasing to SME and Corporates.

Key Accountabilities:

SFSPL representation to potential SME/corporate clients including Siemens companies and through direct communication in face to face meetings, presentations, telephone calls and emails. You will be expected to spend 60-80% of your time out of the office in meetings. Actively and successfully manage the sales process: lead generation; credentials presentation; asking questions; solution presentation; negotiation; close; handover to the counterparty (internal team) and subsequent follow up and process management. Possess drive, motivation and acute attention to detail in ensuring all sales opportunities to are captured and explored. You will have individual responsibility for new business, and are expected to self-manage; however, you will be part of a particularly enthusiastic, successful and expanding team. Support is also available from the Regional Sales Head and Head of Sales for complex large pitches and strategies. Managing and maintaining a pipeline and ensuring all sales administration is complete and timely. You will effectively interact with other departments. Understanding customer requirements and working to find solutions for the same Basic understanding of financials and capability to do early screening Convincing risk team on the transaction risks and mitigants

Relationships:

 Vendor management

  Risk

  Asset Management

  Collections

  Commercial and Legal

The purpose of these relationships are to ensure smooth and clear interdepartmental communications in order to facilitate either a transaction or initiative through to successful activation and fulfilment.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Experience:

Five to Eight years working experience with a proven record of success – preferably in equipment financing especially in segments like Machine tools, Printing and Packaging, Plastic, Pharma in MSME and Mid Corporate segment.

Essential:

- It is essential for the individual to have at least 3-5 year external customer facing sales experience (including manufacturers and suppliers of the segment mentioned above).    
- Inspiration to your colleagues, tenacious, driven and highly motivated sales professional with enthusiasm for growth. 
- Firmly believe that fun and great business go hand in hand.

Preferable:

Experience of selling different asset types in B2B financing. Experience of working small value transaction and high numbers of transactions through manufacturer /suppliers.

Qualifications and Training:

Preferable: Graduate & Computer literate.

      Job Skills and Knowledge

 

Proven success in your sales ability and demonstrable full knowledge of the sales process. Confident negotiator and ability to ‘close the deal’. Strong client management skills and ability to keep promises. Capable of hands on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions. A positive and determined approach to researching and analysing new business opportunities. Ability to use own initiative and pay close attention to detail. Ability to cope with competing demands and to prioritise tasks. Strong communication skills in all forms including written, oral, email, telephone and presentation. Excellent organisational and time management skills. A positive attitude to dealing with people. Capable of working independently, and having responsibility as an individual. Ability to work across many different cultures and nationalities. Honesty, integrity, initiative and creative approach to problem solving.