General Manager Sales and Marketing at Blum India (f/m/x)
- Marketing, Sales
- Management position
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Full-time, Normal working hours
Over the past several years, Blum has steadily grown its presence and solidified its position in India. The team at Blum India has grown significantly, now comprising of 145+ employees across sales & support functions.
Blum India operates from two key locations: a corporate office in Andheri, Mumbai, serving as the business and customer engagement hub, and a warehouse in Bhiwandi, which supports nationwide logistics and distribution.
YOU WILL
function as the principal liaison between Blum India and the global/regional leadership team, ensuring strategic alignment, clear communication, leveraging your proven leadership and management abilities along with change-management experience
be responsible for the commercial leadership of Blum India: define and drive the India sales, marketing and channel strategy, set short and long-term business plans, and deliver annual budgets, forecasts, revenue, margin and market share targets
lead national sales and distribution efforts: build and scale a high-performance sales, key account and distributor organization, strengthen dealer networks, negotiate distribution agreements and implement multichannel strategies
lead brand, marketing and trade initiatives: own product launches, trade marketing, B2B/B2C communications, digital campaigns, category/retail merchandising, training programs and market intelligence to drive preference among architects, furniture manufacturers and trade partners
foster a performance oriented, customer centric culture: recruit, mentor and retain leadership talent. Moreover, there will be close cooperation between the General Manager Sales and Marketing and the General Manager Operations, as they will jointly share responsibility for the organisation, including its profitability
WE
are looking for an active, visionary leader who can inspire and motivate diverse teams and deliver commercial growth in India while aligning to global standards
value a strong educational background with proven success in building multi-channel B2B distribution; experience in furniture fittings, home improvement or related sectors is a plus
expect strong commercial acumen, operational rigor, P&L ownership, analytical skills and excellent stakeholder management and negotiation capabilities
emphasize cross-cultural sensitivity (comfortable with both Indian and Western European cultures), high integrity, a compliance mindset, and willingness to travel extensively across India with occasional international travel. Therefore, fluent English is a must
Interested?
Then apply now and upload your CV. We look forward to meeting you! Another tip from us: you can also open the job postings as a PDF and save them for later on.
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Nadine Hirschmann
Recruiting Sales
Julius Blum GmbH
Industriestraße 1, 6973 Höchst
Blum as an employer
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We remain a family company despite our size and strong international presence. It's what makes working at Blum so special. We respect each other and treat each other as equals, as we know that every employee has individual skills and abilities that are valuable to us as a company.
The application
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The preliminary discussion
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The decision
Become part of the team
Have we sparked your interest? Then send us your CV and apply to us. We look forward to meeting you!
Nothing you fancy? Send us your speculative application!
Do you like a hands-on role? Over 4000 employees work in Production, ensuring that our customers get their fittings on time and in the right quantity and quality. People from 53 different nations, working together to give their best – with respect and on an equal footing at all times.
Do you prefer working in an office? Our company offers lots of interesting roles in our commercial or technical departments or in IT. Always hand in hand with a practised team, who face up to new challenges together.
Are you interested to know how a big company like ours works? With eight sites in Vorarlberg alone, we need good functioning processes and a strong infrastructure for the flow of goods between all the sites. You certainly won't be bored here!