Pranesh Kulkarni
Vice President Operations at BWW GLOBAL- Claim this Profile
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Marathi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Gujarati Elementary proficiency
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Parikshit Deshmukh
Meticulous! This is the word when I think of Mr. Kulkarni, who's one of the coolest colleague I ever worked with. Extremely hard-working, very passionate & meticulous planner & a go to man in critical situations. A person with great on ground experience in Sales, Customer Service & Events, Mr. Kulkarni is someone who's always focused on the goals and knows very well how to get the desired results in any situation. People's man / leader, Mr. Kulkarni is one of the most liked & respected leader in the house for sure. I wish you a grand success ahead, Sir. A huge thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with. Cheers!
Joshua Almeida
Pranesh is an amazing leader with excellent people management and client understanding skills. I had started my journey at Britt Worldwide / Achievers Zone reporting to Pranesh. He is innovative, organized as well as helpful and is always open to ideas and suggestions. His ability to work through crisis and develop new ways to achieve clients objectives were always inspiring. I highly recommend working with Pranesh.
Mahesh Singh
I have known Pranesh for around 18 years now. I found him to be focused, process-driven yet extremely welcoming. He has the prodigious skill set to manage almost all areas of contemporary as well as modern business. Pranesh is known for his leadership skills and for developing high-performing teams. His area of core competencies is Process Mapping and Management, Business Operations, Sales Operations, Managing Key Accounts, Customer Services, and Event Management People skills are Pranesh's biggest strength besides his core competencies. Pranesh is an uncomplicated man. His leadership style will always motivate the teams to perform. I have witnessed all of his positive attributes in the past and confident that his knowledge, skills, and passion will make him a huge asset to any organization.
Parikshit Deshmukh
Meticulous! This is the word when I think of Mr. Kulkarni, who's one of the coolest colleague I ever worked with. Extremely hard-working, very passionate & meticulous planner & a go to man in critical situations. A person with great on ground experience in Sales, Customer Service & Events, Mr. Kulkarni is someone who's always focused on the goals and knows very well how to get the desired results in any situation. People's man / leader, Mr. Kulkarni is one of the most liked & respected leader in the house for sure. I wish you a grand success ahead, Sir. A huge thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with. Cheers!
Joshua Almeida
Pranesh is an amazing leader with excellent people management and client understanding skills. I had started my journey at Britt Worldwide / Achievers Zone reporting to Pranesh. He is innovative, organized as well as helpful and is always open to ideas and suggestions. His ability to work through crisis and develop new ways to achieve clients objectives were always inspiring. I highly recommend working with Pranesh.
Mahesh Singh
I have known Pranesh for around 18 years now. I found him to be focused, process-driven yet extremely welcoming. He has the prodigious skill set to manage almost all areas of contemporary as well as modern business. Pranesh is known for his leadership skills and for developing high-performing teams. His area of core competencies is Process Mapping and Management, Business Operations, Sales Operations, Managing Key Accounts, Customer Services, and Event Management People skills are Pranesh's biggest strength besides his core competencies. Pranesh is an uncomplicated man. His leadership style will always motivate the teams to perform. I have witnessed all of his positive attributes in the past and confident that his knowledge, skills, and passion will make him a huge asset to any organization.
Parikshit Deshmukh
Meticulous! This is the word when I think of Mr. Kulkarni, who's one of the coolest colleague I ever worked with. Extremely hard-working, very passionate & meticulous planner & a go to man in critical situations. A person with great on ground experience in Sales, Customer Service & Events, Mr. Kulkarni is someone who's always focused on the goals and knows very well how to get the desired results in any situation. People's man / leader, Mr. Kulkarni is one of the most liked & respected leader in the house for sure. I wish you a grand success ahead, Sir. A huge thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with. Cheers!
Joshua Almeida
Pranesh is an amazing leader with excellent people management and client understanding skills. I had started my journey at Britt Worldwide / Achievers Zone reporting to Pranesh. He is innovative, organized as well as helpful and is always open to ideas and suggestions. His ability to work through crisis and develop new ways to achieve clients objectives were always inspiring. I highly recommend working with Pranesh.
Mahesh Singh
I have known Pranesh for around 18 years now. I found him to be focused, process-driven yet extremely welcoming. He has the prodigious skill set to manage almost all areas of contemporary as well as modern business. Pranesh is known for his leadership skills and for developing high-performing teams. His area of core competencies is Process Mapping and Management, Business Operations, Sales Operations, Managing Key Accounts, Customer Services, and Event Management People skills are Pranesh's biggest strength besides his core competencies. Pranesh is an uncomplicated man. His leadership style will always motivate the teams to perform. I have witnessed all of his positive attributes in the past and confident that his knowledge, skills, and passion will make him a huge asset to any organization.
Parikshit Deshmukh
Meticulous! This is the word when I think of Mr. Kulkarni, who's one of the coolest colleague I ever worked with. Extremely hard-working, very passionate & meticulous planner & a go to man in critical situations. A person with great on ground experience in Sales, Customer Service & Events, Mr. Kulkarni is someone who's always focused on the goals and knows very well how to get the desired results in any situation. People's man / leader, Mr. Kulkarni is one of the most liked & respected leader in the house for sure. I wish you a grand success ahead, Sir. A huge thanks for giving me the opportunity to work with. Cheers!
Joshua Almeida
Pranesh is an amazing leader with excellent people management and client understanding skills. I had started my journey at Britt Worldwide / Achievers Zone reporting to Pranesh. He is innovative, organized as well as helpful and is always open to ideas and suggestions. His ability to work through crisis and develop new ways to achieve clients objectives were always inspiring. I highly recommend working with Pranesh.
Mahesh Singh
I have known Pranesh for around 18 years now. I found him to be focused, process-driven yet extremely welcoming. He has the prodigious skill set to manage almost all areas of contemporary as well as modern business. Pranesh is known for his leadership skills and for developing high-performing teams. His area of core competencies is Process Mapping and Management, Business Operations, Sales Operations, Managing Key Accounts, Customer Services, and Event Management People skills are Pranesh's biggest strength besides his core competencies. Pranesh is an uncomplicated man. His leadership style will always motivate the teams to perform. I have witnessed all of his positive attributes in the past and confident that his knowledge, skills, and passion will make him a huge asset to any organization.
Experience
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BWW GLOBAL
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India
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President Operations
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Dec 2016 - Present
In-charge of pan-India Customer relations, Sales operations and Events:o Contributed to a significant boost in the monthly subscriber base of digital Streaming app over just 6 – months period. As new and enhanced app features were launched basis customer feedback and insights gathered through voice of customer drives.o An improved subscriber retention rate, drop in churn rate, improved loyalty and incremental revenues through the up-sell and cross-sell efforts of the customer support team were other important business outcomes of this customer-driven initiative.o Incremental revenues were attained through early customer adoption initiatives of third-party SaaS platform – Bridge Connect and Assessment cum Consultation program – Future Perfect.o Consistent high CSAT score was achieved through continuous customer engagement and training interventions, post on-boarding on digital Ticketing app.o More than 160 individuals from various social organizations and NGOs were recognized across pan India locations, as I played a pivotal role in successful on-ground execution of prestigious annual project – Inspire Awards; for 4 consecutive years viz. 2016 to 2019. This also enhanced the Company’s brand image.
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Britt Worldwide India
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India
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Consumer Services
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Vice President Operations
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Jan 2012 - Nov 2016
o Near 100% track-record of ‘zero stock-out’ was maintained on month-on-month basis across pan India stores, for fast-moving & evergreen products. Thus securing revenues and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.o Progressive reduction of annual Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was achieved over a period of 18-months, by leading cross-functional team efforts over this period.o Substantial annual losses were plugged, by shutting down non-viable store operations at Tirupathi, Vijayawada and Guwahati.
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Head - Business Development
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Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
o I could hone my team building, man management and interpersonal skills, as I got an opportunity to lead a large field team in this role.o Incremental annual revenue was generated by opening new stores in Salem and Raipur and by relocating to bigger stores at Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh and Ludhiana. I facilitated these decisions, as I led the regional teams in identifying the business potential.o Incremental annual revenue was attained by introducing 12 - new business seminar locations across states of Odisha, West Bengal and Rajasthan. I was at the forefront, working with respective regional head to identify these untapped business markets.
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Head - Events
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Nov 2006 - Dec 2010
o This was my first opportunity to manage a pan India role, through which I could develop my skills in directly managing various service partners and cross-functional coordination with other business teams.o I could help generate additional revenue for the very first time in the organization, through acquisition of corporate events business and service tie-ups.o Annual cost optimization was achieved through vendor and service provider negotiations as well as new appointments.
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Regional Manager - West
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Mar 2004 - Oct 2006
o This was first direct foray in the sales and business development role for West region markets, in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa.o I catalyzed the regional revenue growth through various customer-centric sales and business development initiatives, while adhering 100% to various norms, policies and compliance requirements.o I introduced pro-active business information dissemination strategy amongst the regional customers, for which I was appreciated by many key customers.o I handled the additional responsibility as Regional Manager - North with aplomb, during the period of absence of a regional head.
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Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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India
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Deputy Manager - Lab Solutions
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Feb 2003 - Feb 2004
o I was a hand-picked member of the first team of this new business unit; a part of the Office Equipment division.o Provided techno-commercial support to the field sales and business development teams, which enabled closure of prestigious new business accounts.
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Senior Executive - Sales & Marketing
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Jun 2001 - Jan 2003
o I was promoted and inducted in the Sales & Marketing team of Office Equipment division, immediately after completing the Company sponsored executive management course. So as to add value with my technical know-how and course learning, for pre-sales support to the Sales & Marketing teams.o I facilitated closure of non-standard project orders from many prestigious B2B clients, by playing a pivotal role after joining this team.
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Executive - Design (I.S.S.)
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Oct 1996 - May 2001
o This is where I started my professional career, as part of the Engineering Design team and gained valuable practical experience while applying my technical knowledge to prototype and design complex industrial storage solutions.o I was nominated from Design dept., to be a part of Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Total Quality Management (TQM), ISO 9001 and ERP (BaaN) implementation teams.
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Education
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1992 - 1996
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Mechanical Engineering
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