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Amit Kumar

Bangalore
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Summary

Dynamic career of over 17.5 years that reflects pioneering expertise & year-on-year success in Sales & Marketing, Key Accounts, E-Com, Business Development, Marketing Strategies, Institutional/Horeca Sales with exposure in North (Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab) West (Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Gujarat) South (Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala, TL & AP) East(Kolkata, Guwahati). Planned, formulated and implemented sales strategies and promotions to increase market penetration and to drive revenue and profitability by maximizing sales. Developing a credible range of products, sourcing new products, reviewing existing products and conducting sales trend analysis for sales maximization & anticipatory response to trend variations. Successfully drove positive Return On Investment (ROI) by establishing appropriate selling model, customer metrics, and a compelling incentive compensation plan. Skilled in conceptualising, implementing plans / objectives in sync with vision and establishing corporate strategies & budgets for achievement of the targets. Consistent success in maximizing corporate performance, driving growth, generating revenues, capturing market share and enhancing the value in markets. A strategist and implementer with recognized proficiency in spearheading business to accomplish corporate plans and goals successfully. Performance-oriented Sales Leader offering exceptional record of achievement over17+year career. Tenacious manager with strategic and analytical approach to solving problems, bringing in customers and accomplishing profit targets. Talented in identifying and capitalizing on emerging market trends and revenue opportunities.

Overview

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Work History

Bread Basket Pvt. Ltd.

National Sales Head

Job overview

  • Handling currently South, West & East Zone inclusively all four vertical, GT, MT, Horeca & E-commerce
  • Responsible for Business development in all vertical
  • Sales Projection, Team Management, P&L, over all target achievement
  • Have opened Chain like Metro Cash &Carry, M.K
  • Retail, Namdhari, SPAR, GNB, Ratandeep, Spencer’s, Modern Bazaar etc
  • Horeca has opened Byg Brewsky, Arbour, Freshmenu, Onesta etc
  • E-Commerce start with Big Basket, Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit, Instamart, Jio & Cloud tail.

Ricco Delizio LLP India Bangalore

ZSM(West & South)

Job overview

  • Responsible for Modern Trade & General Trade Sales with a team of Sales Professionals
  • Handling entire South &West Zone which including Maharashtra, Gujarat, KRK, Goa, Madhya Pradesh
  • Team Management Business Development Key Account Management

Louis Dreyfus Company India

Head - South

Job overview

  • Developing, reviewing and reporting on the business development division’s strategy, ensuring the strategic objectives were well understood and executed by the team Driving business volume of Premium Vanaspati Darbar / Vibhor and Vibhor Soya through BTL activation Supervising team of 22 frontline staff with target of 1600mts of Premium Vanaspati& Soya at the year end Formulating annual business plans / strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation & realize organizational goals Impacting organization profitability through effective strategic & tactical management decisions and new business development across assigned area Ensuring effective communication and activities between distributors and sales team to meet departments and company’s overall strategy Implementing business development plans for achievement of organisational goal in terms of revenue & profitability Monitoring the performance of dealers / distributors with key emphasis on achieving revenue & collection targets Identifying and networking with prospective clients, generating business from the existing accounts and achieving profitability and increased sales growth Organising meetings for evaluating training needs and designing or streamlining processes to ensure smooth functioning of sales operations Directing the timely development and execution of marketing plans and strategies, product launches and new advertising campaigns while ensuring that sales growth and profit goals were met

Mars International India Pvt. Ltd.

Sales Officer

Job overview

  • Handle Key Accounts like Westside, Landmark Book Chain, Crossword, Sapna book Chain, Relay, Whsmiths, Shopper stop etc
  • On premises/Institutions Viz
  • Work place, Leisure, Education, Transit(Railways, Bus stand, Airport) &Horeca Monthly Sales planning and forecasting, taking into account the shelf life
  • Month wise business forecasting, bench marking the previous year
  • Data & aligning with the Annual Operating Plan
  • Competition tracking & making proactive plans to counter the new entrants
  • Allocate manpower in different areas depending upon the individual capabilities
  • Mentor, motivate and guide team members ensuring sales - business generation and achieving budgeted figures, and activity ratio on monthly basis
  • Training subordinates to develop requisite skills; conducting trainings on products, selling skills, lead prospecting and closing skills.

Dalmia Continental Pvt. Ltd.

Area Sales Manager

Job overview

  • Responsible for Sales & Distribution

Tansion Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Job overview

  • Responsible for Business Development

Cargill India Pvt.Ltd.

Zonal Sales Manager
10.2023

Job overview

  • Handling B2B business for Cargill in South & West region
  • Currently serving to 109 distributors across South & West
  • Working to ensure these area overall growth in terms of Business, Team, Infrastructure
  • Budget Planning, distribution management, team performance & their improvement, target achievement
  • Key achievement Business has grown by 64% and distribution expansion has grown by 31%.

Education

Rai Business School, Maharishi Dayanand University

MBA (Sales & Marketing)
01.2006

T. John College, Bangalore University

Graduation in Computer Science
01.2003

Skills

  • Sales & Marketing
  • Institutional Sales & Marketing
  • Channel Distribution
  • Key Account Management
  • Business Development
  • Product Promotions
  • Revenue Generation
  • Training & Development
  • Team Building & Leadership
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Market & Competitor Analysis
  • MS-Office
  • Windows XP/NT/2000/98
  • Media Centre
  • E-commerce
  • MIS
  • Logistics Coordination
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Marketing Initiatives

Accomplishments

  • Stood 2nd in Inter-college Project on Intruder Censor
  • Bagged 2nd position in Inter-college Statistic Quiz Competition

Target Location

Bangalore

Target Industry

FMCG / Consumer Durable & Building Material

Previous Experience

  • Mars International India Pvt. Ltd., Sales Officer (Mumbai, Pune, Goa, & Gujarat), 10/10 - 02/11
  • Mars International India Pvt. Ltd., SOM(Karnataka), 03/11 - 11/13
  • Dalmia Continental Pvt. Ltd., Area Sales Manager Sales & Distribution, 03/07 - 10/10
  • Tansion Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Assistant Manager - Business Development, 10/05 - 03/07

Notable Accomplishments

  • At Cargill India Pvt.Ltd.
  • Took Business from 406MTs volume to 856MTs/Month, valued at 7cr/months
  • Developed Market Viz Raipur, Durg, Kokan, Nagpur, Calicut, Idukki, Coimbatore, Karimnagar, Guntur etc.
  • Last seven months growth has been 79%
  • Distribution has grown from 2163 outlets to 2845 with 31%
  • Distributors Network Expansion from 64 Distributors to 82
  • At Bread Basket Pvt.Ltd.
  • Increased average sales from 30k per month to 12.5cr per annum
  • Opened major accounts in MT
  • Added account like Metro Cash &Carry, Namdhari, M.K.Retail, Spar, GNB, Ratnadeep, Dorabjee, Spencer’s Retail, Pothy, Reliance Signature, D’Mart LuLu Hyper etc.
  • Added E-Com accounts like Big Basket, Instamart, Blinkit, Jiomart, Amazon FBA, SellerFlex, R,k World, Flipkart etc.
  • At Ricco Delizio LLP (ZAGO)
  • Increased value from 5 lacs to 25lacs in span of 9 months
  • Added new account in MT viz. Reliance, Reliance online, Dorabjee, Wellness forever, Nobel plus, Health Glow, Big Baskets, Spar Supermarket, Amazon, Flipkart
  • Grew general trade by 35%
  • Handled accounts like Star Bazaar, Hyper city, Nature Basket, Big Basket, Reliance Fresh, More, Heritage, Food World, Ratandeep, M.K.Retail, Amazon, Flipkart etc.
  • At Louis Dreyfus
  • Generated INR 15 Cr. of business in last six months
  • Managed key accounts like Metro Cash & Carry, Wal-Mart, Big Basket, Ratandeep and Local Super Market
  • Horaca contribution is 40% of current business; account covers Taj, JW Marriot, ITC, Britania, Parle, Akshya Patra, and QSR
  • At Mars International
  • Took business to the next level and received MTD Award
  • Managed major accounts such as Big Basket, Westside, Shopper Stop, Relay, WHSmith, Landmark, Crossword, Sapna Book House
  • Added 4 new key accounts with the value sales of INR 15 Lacs /months
  • Achieved target by 200% growth due to new opening of the territory
  • At Dalmia Continental
  • Built Olive Oil and Canola Oil business with key accounts like Star Bazaar, Nature Baskets, D’Mart, Hyper City, Reliance, ABRL, Haiko, Spencer& Metro Cash &Carry
  • Highest selling Olive Oil in these format with category growth of 35%
  • Educated consumers that Olive Oil is not only meant for massage but Indian cooking too
  • At Tansion Entertainment
  • Closed 21 deals in 30 months
  • Achieved INR 5 Cr. business for the organization in 30 months
  • Added 10 new clients to the organization like Big FM, Tata, Dalmia, Manipal and so on

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 12/02/81

Certification

  • Microsoft office using AI Tool, Be10X - 1 week

Playing Chess, Cricket, reading

College level Champion awarded with 2nd best player of the Tournament.

Won Cricket Trophy for our College during 2002.

Won School Cricket Tournaments in the year 1996.

Read Non Fiction book.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
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Timeline

Zonal Sales Manager

Cargill India Pvt.Ltd.
10.2023

National Sales Head

Bread Basket Pvt. Ltd.

ZSM(West & South)

Ricco Delizio LLP India Bangalore

Head - South

Louis Dreyfus Company India

Sales Officer

Mars International India Pvt. Ltd.

Area Sales Manager

Dalmia Continental Pvt. Ltd.

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Tansion Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

Rai Business School, Maharishi Dayanand University

MBA (Sales & Marketing)

T. John College, Bangalore University

Graduation in Computer Science
Amit Kumar