Field Sales
Force (I)
by
Laurus Nobilis
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Based
on what organization
model Field Sales Force can
be? What model is the best for your Company?
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Posted:
Nov 2007 |
Modified:
Dec 2007 |
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FSF is sales department trained and
organized in a best
way to serve both the organization and the customers.
Sales department can be organized in several ways.
Basically, the whole sales territory ( country, canton,
district, etc. ) is segmented in Trade Channels, which
are groups of outlets with similar characteristics ( e.g.
Size, range of products, business orientation, ... ).
The service to customer is obtained through number of
salesmen, who are in charge for a specific sales area
or sales route.
The
organization can be:
- Route/Channel oriented, meaning that whole sales
territory is divided in geographical routes. Single
salesman is serving outlets of all channels within his
territory. Example, Salesman of Beer Company is in
charge for a town with 100 outlets, where 40 are Caffes,
20 are Restaurants, 30 are Traditional Groceries, etc.
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This type of routing is suitable for companies
with small market share and portfolio, or
companies that are just starting.
- Channel/ Route oriented Sales Force is
organized in a
way to cover market through Trade Channels. Sales
Force of these companies are trained and focused
to cover specific channel. Example: Soft Drink
Company is covering 80 caffes and restaurants by 2
Salesmen, 60 Traditional Groceries and kiosks by 2 salesmen and 8 Key
Account Outlets by 1 Salesmen.
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