• Factory comes at the top which is resposible for producing the
goods. After that goods are delivered to the distributers. • Distributers: There are 3 types of distributers. • Direct • Handling • Sub-distributer Direct: These distributers deliver the goods directly to the shops. Handling: They distribute to the sub-distributer after that they deliver to the shops. eg larkana in sukkhur Sub-Distributer: They distribute to the shops. Retailer: Retailers get the product from the distributers and then sale it to the final consumer. • ASM: Area sales manager (ASM) is responsible for ensuring that all the products are delivered and are available in the market. It is the duty of ASM to make sure that goods are available in the market and easily asseccible by the consumers. It is then responsibility of the marketing department to attract the consumers through advertising towards the product. • Stocknorms: It is the time frame of a particular product. eg in 1 day a retailer sales 50 lactogen then for 10 days his stocknorm would be 500. After that new delivery would br ordered. • Nestle gets order from the distributers and after getting the payment delivers the product. • General Trade: It consists of the following • Key Accounts: has seperate team which manages the operations of key accounts. • It consists of Large stores with massive sales like Imtiaz, Hyperstar, Metro, Chase etc • Lgs(large groceries): These are not too big nor too small. These are medium range grocery stores. • WS (wholesale) • Small Stores: it contains general stores or pharmacies etc • Petromarts: Small marts at the petrol pumps • Hierarchy Of Sales Management: • Zonal Sales Manager