As a distributor salesman you figure out and plan sales calls on a daily basis and you learn to make sales pitch as per customer need. This includes that you thoroughly understand the features, advantage and benefits of the products. Your responsibility includes identifying new outlets to increase sales of the products. You also have to provide problems resolution related to the products. You are responsible for increasing demand at point of sale by creating visibility for the products by putting Point of sales material and merchandising elements like in-store visibility of the products being showcased.
Personal Competencies
You have good communication skills
You like working outdoors
You like meeting new people
You have good persuasion skills
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completing class 10 and being minimum 18 years old you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Distributor Salesman course. Having about 1 year experience will be an added advantage.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Mobile companies, FMCG companies, any companies selling products through distributors
Work Environment: You will work 9 to 10 hours per day and for 6 days a week. There will be outdoor travel for work. Overtime will be part of the work. You will have to achieve set targets.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
The approx. salary of a Distributor Sales Representative – Fresher ranges between INR 15,000 – 18,000* per month
The approx. salary of a Distributor Sales Representative with some experience ranges between INR 28,000 – 32,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3Z5uSB0 * The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Tankadhara Mohanta comes from a financially weaker section of the society based in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. After completing class 12 he needed to work to support his family and that is the time he came to know about the DDU-GKY programme from one of his relatives. He then attended a counselling camp, which was organized by the SRLM in the block called Rasgovindpur. There, he was counselled by the representatives of SRLM about the trade and job opportunity available in different sectors and locations. In the counselling camp, he was made aware of the programme & opportunities available to build a career as per his educational background and the course choices available. After completion his training, he got his first job in a local Agarbatti Marketing company in Baleswar. After one year, he got the chance to join MINISO, a Japanese Designer Brand, in Hyderabad as a Sales Executive in one of the Retail Stores of MINISO. Within a very short time of just 2 years, he got 3 promotions and is now serving at the position of an Area Manager. He is stationed at Bhubaneswar and managing 48 Retail Stores of MINI SO located in different places of India earning 45,000 rupees per month.*
Distributor Sales Representative
NCS Code: 5243.0401 | V046Minimum Qualification
• After completing class 10 and being minimum 18 years old you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Distributor Salesman course. Having about 1 year experience will be an added advantage.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres:https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Mobile companies, FMCG companies, any companies selling products through distributors
Work Environment: You will work 9 to 10 hours per day and for 6 days a week. There will be outdoor travel for work. Overtime will be part of the work. You will have to achieve set targets.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Distributor Sales Representative → Distributor Sales Regional Manager → Distributor Sales Area Manager → Distributor Sales Manager
The approx. salary of a Distributor Sales Representative – Fresher ranges between INR 15,000 – 18,000* per month
The approx. salary of a Distributor Sales Representative with some experience ranges between INR 28,000 – 32,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3Z5uSB0
* The figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Tankadhara Mohanta comes from a financially weaker section of the society based in Mayurbhanj, Odisha. After completing class 12 he needed to work to support his family and that is the time he came to know about the DDU-GKY programme from one of his relatives. He then attended a counselling camp, which was organized by the SRLM in the block called Rasgovindpur. There, he was counselled by the representatives of SRLM about the trade and job opportunity available in different sectors and locations. In the counselling camp, he was made aware of the programme & opportunities available to build a career as per his educational background and the course choices available. After completion his training, he got his first job in a local Agarbatti Marketing company in Baleswar. After one year, he got the chance to join MINISO, a Japanese Designer Brand, in Hyderabad as a Sales Executive in one of the Retail Stores of MINISO. Within a very short time of just 2 years, he got 3 promotions and is now serving at the position of an Area Manager. He is stationed at Bhubaneswar and managing 48 Retail Stores of MINI SO located in different places of India earning 45,000 rupees per month.*
Source - https://rural.nic.in/sites/default/files/NRLM_75_Stories_of_Atmanirbhar_17092021.pdf
* The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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