SURAJ PRAKASH
Business Head - Automobiles at TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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TATA International - Nigeria
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Nigeria
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Head - Automobiles
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Sep 2015 - Present
● Leading a team of 65 while managing Profit & Loss for the Automobile Business ● Generated an annual turnover of $30M as a Country Director while maintaining the company’s reputation in the market with customers & suppliers ● Overseeing all legal and legislative compliance including health and safety for the employees ● Strengthened the after-sales support via prompt response, capability building with the after-sales team, and network growth across the country ● Achieved a CAGR of 23% in the last 7 years Show less
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Bajaj Auto Ltd
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India
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Zonal Manager, East
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Feb 2013 - Aug 2015
● Handled volumes and market shares for 3-Wheeler Business for East with 15% market share for the large 3-wheeler diesel category and 90%+ market share in the small 3-wheeler segment. ● Headed a team of 4 Regional Managers to scale the revenue of Rs. ~120 Cr annually as well as supported frontline & supervisory sales teams by providing technical & commercial inputs. ● Liaised with Banks & NBFCs like State Bank, Bank of Baroda, few rural banks among others for retail financing. ● Implemented promotional schemes directed at trade & customers and achieved a 5% market share gain in the fiercely competitive large 3-wheeler diesel category. ● Created a Go-to-Market strategy for the Large Diesel passenger segment to spread awareness among the customers. Show less
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Tata Motors
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India
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Sales Manager
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Dec 2000 - Feb 2013
● Achieved an annual budget of 5,000 units & Rs.450 Cr with a market share gain of 2% for light trucks for North ● Secured budgeted volumes & market share and managed to spend within the budgetary allocation for the Line of Business with variable marketing spend of Rs. 1 Cr / annum for the budget volume of 5,000 units annually ● Provided inputs for product up-gradations and new product development in terms of competitive positioning while sustaining market share dominance in the 4Ton category of over 70% ● Designed the strategic growth plan for the Light & Intermediate trucks and delivered consistent YoY growth in the 11Ton category from a market share level of 41% to 43% Show less
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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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Senior Sales Officer
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Jul 1999 - Nov 2000
● Managed the sales of Storage Solutions through industrial selling in Rajasthan and achieved sales target ● Supervised & led the customer relationship management with key accounts like Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant, India Shaving Products Limited, Motor Industries Company Ltd., and many more ● Managed the sales of Storage Solutions through industrial selling in Rajasthan and achieved sales target ● Supervised & led the customer relationship management with key accounts like Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant, India Shaving Products Limited, Motor Industries Company Ltd., and many more
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Reva Engineering Ltd.
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New Delhi Area, India
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Sales Officer
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Aug 1993 - Feb 1997
● Accomplished the sales of EOT Cranes for industrial application and fulfilled the targets ● Accomplished the sales of EOT Cranes for industrial application and fulfilled the targets
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Education
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NIT, Tiruchirappalli
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sales and Marketing Operations -
Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering -
Govt Higher Secondary School
Class 12th