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VIPIN RATHORE

VIPIN RATHORE

Area Sales Manager
New Delhi,DL

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented Area Sales & Marketing Manager with an MBA from IIM Indore (Top 7%) and a B.Tech from NIT Bhopal, recognized for driving substantial revenue growth and enhancing customer experiences in the premium automotive sector. Expertise in digital marketing, network development, and strategic sales planning, consistently achieving measurable improvements in sales contribution, market share, and operational efficiency. Known for leading high-performing teams and executing impactful brand-building initiatives across diverse territories, with a strong ability to expand market footprint and foster long-term client relationships. Proven track record of leveraging innovative strategies to surpass ambitious targets and deliver exceptional business outcomes.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Manager | Sales, Marketing, CX & Network

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
09.2024 - Current
  • Scaled territory revenue by 67% (₹24 Cr → ₹40 Cr) by leading a 50-member team across 12 towns through 15 dealers
  • Increased digital-led sales contribution from 12% to 30% by running targeted digital campaigns and enforcing faster turnaround (
  • Improved retail enablers significantly: test ride penetration (+300%), manpower capability scores (+50%), fastest customer complaint closure (< 3 days), and consistent mystery audit compliance across 15 dealerships
  • Delivered #1 Customer Experience score across India, driving strict process compliance, monitoring, and recognitions
  • Enhanced brand presence with 100+ BTL activations, 10+ large-format events, 30+ hoardings, 50+ print ads, while positioning the brand as aspirational through 80+ community rides, 8 Bike Nights, 30 Influencer & 20 Coffee Meets
  • Led profitability across 15 Dealers accounts spread across the territory, end to end ownership for driving business
  • Maintaining P & L, leading showroom manpower, resolving escalations, optimizing vendor coordination, incentive structure for sales team, maintaining channel hygiene, roll out of digital and training initiatives across the zone
  • Expanded market footprint in 12 Royal Enfield/ Yamaha –dominated towns, achieving 7% share for Triumph and increased market share of KTM from 15% to 28% within 12 months
  • Outlining market potential and appointing 6 channel partners through dealer scouting, establishing sales points
  • Conducted monthly market intelligence & competition tracking (4 brands), sharper targeting of premium customer segments such as working professionals, premium college students through digital and on ground marketing

Manager | Network Development & Strategy

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
02.2024 - 09.2024
  • Secured 30 Triumph dealership partnerships through strategic ROI-driven pitches, future prospects, brand positioning & insights
  • Drove end-to-end process of 70 outlets from dealer appointment to start of retail operations by scouting, assessment & onboarding
  • Network Reach in Tier-3 towns by working on 80 Satellite outlets, working cross functionally resulting in 600+ AVPM, (₹144 Cr Rev.)
  • Identified 100+ towns where new joint showrooms of KTM & Triumph can be set up by analyzing market trends & business viability
  • Coordinated a team of 20 project leads, spread across 8 vendors to achieve on-time completion of showrooms on Pan-India basis
  • Implemented streamlined operational processes resulting in a 20% reduction in TAT for showroom setup & 5 % reduction in OpEx

Management Trainee | Customer Experience

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
06.2023 - 01.2024

PROJECT-I| Customer Experience & Digital Tools |NPS | 420+ KTM showrooms & 80+ Triumph Outlets


· Improved NPS score of 25 focus showrooms by 20% by solving the major detractor issue of sales interaction, test ride & document

· Designed Triumph Configurator Screen for customizing the bikes at POS; Sales Demo App for explanation of KTM Bikes & Features

· Maximized adoption of Sales Demo App by 20%, addressing end user pain points & aligning the product with their requirement


PROJECT-II| Business Strategy |Reporting to Business Unit President

· Researched premiumization trends across 5 industries, providing strategic insights to the BU President, with a focus on 2W industry

· Identified 5 key reasons of non-sales conversion at Triumph showrooms by drawing an issue tree and providing actionable solution

Education

MBA -

Indian Institute of Management, Indore
Indore
03.2023

B. Tech -

National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
Bhopal
04.2021

Class XII MPBSE
05.2017

Class X CBSE
04.2015

Skills

Retail Sales (B2C)

INTERNSHIPS

Bajaj Auto Ltd. | Awarded PPO | Sales and Retail Finance | Intra-city Business | Pune

  • Increased adoption of low-cost retail finance schemes by 30% by designing a Sales App for improving consumers’ awareness at POS
  • Increased Finance Schemes options from 2 to 7 by enabling onboarding of 3 NBFCs & 2 PSUs to increase options & schemes


Reliance Industries Ltd. | Awarded PPO | B2B Market Analyst | Polymer Business | Delhi

  • Identified 3 core reasons for declining revenue in Roto sector (Rs. 186 Cr market) by conducting market research competitive analysis
  • Recommended focus on 4 highly demanded Automobile Roto grades by engaging with 50+ customers & machinery makers of the sector

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Top 7 %tile IIM INDORE| Silver Medal NIT BHOPAL| Bajaj Auto PPO| Reliance PPO| Joint Sec| District Topper| Best Student Award| CM Scholarship

Timeline

Area Manager | Sales, Marketing, CX & Network

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
09.2024 - Current

Manager | Network Development & Strategy

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
02.2024 - 09.2024

Management Trainee | Customer Experience

KTM & Triumph | Bajaj Auto Ltd.
06.2023 - 01.2024

MBA -

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

B. Tech -

National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Class XII MPBSE

Class X CBSE
VIPIN RATHOREArea Sales Manager