General Manager - Products

• Nov 2022 - Present

Founder

• Sep 2020 - May 2023

• Founded a health foods company which focuses on gluten free snacks & sugar free chocolates • Handled various aspects of the business from market research, identifying equipment, raw materials & machinery sourcing to packaging design & marketing materials • Managed day-to-day operations, accounts and salaries • Hired, trained & supervised 15 employees with full employee retention • Promoted products on multiple channels, including social media, online ad campaigns, exhibitions & sampling initiatives. • Identification of online sales partners & overseas distributors in the Middle East, Far East & Europe • Finalizing takeover of company by a major player Show less

Head Of Sales Marketing (South India)

• 2018 - Aug 2020

• Secured high value accounts in BFSI sector through consultative selling & effective customer solutions • Client Engagement and Management of over a dozen major clients (banks, insurance companies & State Government) • Timely project delivery & follow ups resulting in high client satisfaction & additional projects from existing clientele • Branding, advertising & marketing collateral creation (brochures, posters, newsletters etc.) • Interactions with the technology and operations teams for project execution • Receivables Management/ payment collection from clients Show less

Business Consultant

• Jan 2015 - 2018

•Techno Commercial Feasibility including determination of Cost of Project, Equipment Suppliers, Input Output parameters, Profitability Estimates and Project Potential • Market scope for projects in India, Middle East and South East Asia • Project Report Creation & presentation to potential investors •Techno Commercial Feasibility including determination of Cost of Project, Equipment Suppliers, Input Output parameters, Profitability Estimates and Project Potential • Market scope for projects in India, Middle East and South East Asia • Project Report Creation & presentation to potential investors

Business Analyst

• Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

• Monitoring & Reporting of New Dealer Sales, assessing Variance against Target & analysing reasons for variance • Customer Relations Management – Facilitating Increased Effectiveness of Marketing Campaigns in order to improve customer Conversion Rates • Evaluation of Test Market & New Product Acceptance and Product Performance in the Market • Based on Analysis of Sales, Provide Product managers with actionable insights on addressing customer requirements • Engage with market participants to understand market pulse & feed sales team with effective information to support improved sales • Feed Business Intelligence Inputs to all 18 Area Managers with Data for improved understanding and planning of sales activities • Identify new areas of Potential for Growing Sales • Reporting Sales Data Comprehensively (Customer Wise, Product Wise, Region Wise) • Receivables management and Ageing Analysis for all 18 areas for effective management of division’s cash flow Show less

Executive Assistant to the Lead Director

• Jul 2012 - Sep 2013

Dy. Manager- Logistics

• Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

Dy. Manager- Procurement & Logistics

• Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

Heading Western & Southern India for Procurement & Supply Chain Management with an annual budgetOf over Rs.50 Crores

Assistant Manager Supply Chain

• Jun 2009 - May 2010