AGM - Technical Channel Sales

Vodafone Idea vodafoneidea.com Open · verified Sep 25, 2026

Coimbatore Mid-level Channel & Partnerships

At a glance

Mid-level Channel & Partnerships role at Vodafone Idea. Coimbatore.

Pay not stated

RoleChannel & Partnerships

SeniorityMid-level

LocationCoimbatore

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Grow SME territory sales for fixed-line, IoT and cloud offerings through channel partners
Build account plans that expand new-account acquisition and deepen sales within existing accounts
Set acquisition and retention goals, then track channel team performance against them
Develop, motivate, train and coach channel teams to improve productivity and loyalty
Apply feasibility portals, MIS and operating processes while managing channel return on investment

What you bring

At least three years of experience, including managerial ownership of channel sales and technical sales teams
Channel sales experience in a related industry, with strong technical selling capability
Working knowledge of Toll Free, Lease Lines, cloud products, G Suite and O365
An MBA from a reputed institute is preferred

Who this fits

This role suits a technical channel-sales manager who can grow SME revenue, improve market share and lead partner teams. You will need to communicate with customers and colleagues at multiple levels, handle change and ambiguity, and work from the allocated territory in Chennai.

From the employer

Role

Technical Channel Sales Manager

Job Level/ Designation

Function / Department

Enterprise

Location

Chennai

Job Purpose

To manage and drive the market share in order to attain market leadership in territory allocated within the SME segment.

Drive growth, in terms of Fixed line , IOT and Cloud revenues market share, whilst complying with agreed budget , timescales and agreed policy guidelines as also with all regulatory norms.

Focus on Channel Productivity and feasibilities . Extraction and roll out of connected clusters.

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

Strategic

• Plan implementation of sales strategies to grow unique acquisitions on FLV , FLD , IOT and Cloud penetration and enhance competitive position.

• Channel engagement & development strategies to drive loyalty and retention

Operational

• Responsible for FLX growth in SME business for the territory allocated

• Increase the unique acquisition count through acquisition in new accounts, as well as a deeper penetration in existing accounts within the allocated accounts

• Account planning & drive sales of FLD, FLV and data products through the channel partner teams

• Set goals and targets for the acquisition & retention and monitor the performance of the team

Development

• Channel Development & motivation

• Training and coaching of team

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

Critical Success Factors

Continuous Learning & Empowering Talent
Building Team Commitment
Leads Decision Making & Delivering Results
Builds Strategic Relationships & Organizational Agility.
Analytical Thinking
Technical sales Capability

Threshold Functional Competencies

Strong Implementation skills
Strong Commercial Skills
Knowledge on Telecom technologies & solutions
A strong implementation mind set.

Differentiating Functional Competencies

Should be comfortable with change and ambiguity given the dynamic business environment
Ability to communicate at multiple levels with both customers and colleagues

Budget owned: Allocated Territory Budget

Financial

The incumbent would be responsible for achieving FLX growth target of ______ and increasing the market share to __ % in the SME Business Segment in the allocated territory.

The incumbent will be responsible for channel ROI

Non - Financial

Driving a customer focused approach would be a critical dimension of the role with high focus on market share increase

Effective implementation of processes, feasibility portals and MIS within the channel partner

Core Competencies, Knowledge, Experience

Key performance indicators:

FLX acquisition numbers and revenue growth.
Market-share growth
Customer satisfaction
Order Booking for FLX
Maintain Healthy Delivery to collection ratio
Increase cross selling to increase Non mobility penetration
Meet Revenue Targets of Cloud , FLX and IOT

Experience: 3- 5 years plus of which at least 2-3 year should be in a managerial positions managing channel sales teams and technical sales.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

Experience: 3- 5 years plus of which at least 2-3 year should be in a managerial positions managing channel sales teams and technical sales.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

Essential: Channel Sales Experience in related domain/industry along with technical sales capability with strong hold on products like Toll Free, Lease Lines, cloud portfolio: Gsuit, O365.

Desired: MBA from a reputed Institute.