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ANURAAG SHANKAR

ANURAAG SHANKAR

Ghaziabad

Summary

A hardcore sales professional with experience in handling Telecom products. Developed and implemented Sales & distribution strategies with Remington Bharti, Siemens, Lemon Mobiles, Earth Mobiles, Josh Mobiles and other handset manufacturing companies of repute. Demonstrates strong teamwork, problem-solving, and time-management skills.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1988
1988
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sales Head

EKON India Pvt Limited
07.2022 - 12.2024
  • K12 School education business.
  • Developing the next generation VR World. Artificial intelligence, Machine learning etc.
  • Developed More then 250 kits (Separate kits for all classes) based on CBSE Curriculum.
  • Meeting with schools Management & helping them to upgrade their system as per new Education Policy 2020.

Head - Sales

Growthworks India Pvt Limited
10.2017 - 06.2021

A Start up in Mobile Handset business under the brand name Speed Mobiles/ Digify.

Initially this started as Speed Telecom involved in importing and selling key pad Mobile handsets and tablets by the name of Speed.

  • Setting up business in North and Eastern market.
  • Developing business management goals and objectives that tend to growth and prosperity
  • Designing and implementing business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals
  • Ensuring that the company has the adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities
  • Maintain relationships with partners/vendors/suppliers
  • Assess overall company performance against objectives
  • Getting the necessary approvals from on line partners Amazon/ Flipkart for purchasing of bulk handsets.
  • Setting up Process for repair.
  • Identifying the right manpower
  • Introduced CRM for entire process.
  • Finalise agreements with all B2B portals.
  • Setup the buyback process for used phone.
  • Tied up with stores/Retail chains for purchase of old sets
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Head Sales & Marketing

Shree Hari Overseas Pvt Limited Josh Mobiles
02.2015 - 12.2017


  • Building Sales Team
  • Channel Development
  • Product Selection & Pricing
  • Budgeting for Sales Promotion
  • Schemes Roll Out for trade
  • Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning
  • Man power selection and Hiring Plan
  • Target Setting for the sales team zone wise
  • Achieve National Sales Target
  • Sales Promotional Activities
  • Devise and Execute Monthly Business Plans
  • Handled channel distribution network with base of more than 14 super-stockist, 112+ distributors & 8000+ retailers.
  • JOSH Mobiles.

Head Sales

Smartphone Technologies Pvt Limited - Earth Mobile
03.2013 - 01.2015
  • A distribution company importing and distributing Mobile handset under the brand name – Earth Mobiles.
  • Setting up Team and distribution across country for Feature phone and Smartphone category.
  • Channel Development
  • Product Selection & Pricing
  • Budgeting for Sales Promotion
  • Schemes Roll Out for trade
  • Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning
  • Man power selection and Hiring Plan
  • Target Setting for the sales team zone wise

VP – Sales

Byond Tech Electronics Pvt. Ltd
04.2012 - 09.2013
  • Company Overview: Mobile Handset Company selling Feature Phone and Smartphone under the brand name Byond, Bloom.
  • I was responsible for set up Team/Channel/Process across the Country for sales of Byond Mobile Handset.
  • Channel Development
  • Product Selection & Pricing
  • Budgeting for Sales Promotion
  • Schemes Roll Out for trade
  • Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning
  • Man power selection and Hiring Plan
  • Target Setting for the sales team zone wise
  • Mobile Handset Company selling Feature Phone and Smartphone under the brand name Byond, Bloom.
  • Instrumental in appointment of a 174 direct parties in the small period
  • Achieved 60000 no’s in three month period in North & East Region.
  • Handling Both Vertical FP +SP Vertical for North & East Region

Sales Head

Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd Lemon Mobiles
02.2008 - 03.2012
  • Lemon Mobiles. Setup by group of professionals from Telecom, started with APACER Memory cards, gradually moved to mobile handset distribution and lastly conceptualized own brand Lemon Mobiles.
  • Key player of Top management team.
  • Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to create promotional materials and campaigns that aligned with sales objectives.
  • Product Selection & Pricing
  • Led a team of sales representatives in developing and implementing strategic sales plans to achieve annual revenue targets.
  • Budgeting for Sales Promotion
  • Schemes Roll Out for trade
  • Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning
  • Man power selection and Hiring Plan
  • Target (Volume & Value) Setting for the sales team zone wise
  • Achieve National Sales Target
  • Sales Promotional Activities
  • Devise and Execute Monthly Business Plans
  • Instrumental in building a respectable brand Lemon Mobiles in the trade by good practices.
  • Build & Manage distribution network of 70+ Super distributors and 800 distributors and 25000+ Retailers.
  • Build average sales of 1.75 lac Handset PM.


Regional Head – North

Bharti Teletech Ltd
02.2007 - 02.2008
  • Company Overview: A manufacturing & Trading Company of Bharti Airtel Group own the brand Beetel for Telephone, Caller ID, and Cordless & Set up box.
  • Establishing the new product i.e beetel SET TOP BOXES in North India
  • Identifying area wise market potential & set up targets accordingly.
  • Market mapping & work out coverage plan.
  • Manpower planning & recruitment as per requirement of business.
  • Assigning area wise targets & keeps a close monitoring.
  • Forecasting the stock requirements & ensure availability of stocks at all go downs.
  • Ensure effective merchandising at all the retail outlets across the region.
  • Providing required inputs to Area Managers/State Heads to drive the sales in the region.
  • Work out incentive plan for ASMs, MDOs and channel partners to achieve the organisational objectives.
  • Keep a close watch on Area wise/Distributor wise Primary/Secondary/Tertiary sales in the market.
  • Compliance of company policies at market place.
  • Credit control & resolving issues on quarterly basis at market place.
  • A manufacturing & Trading Company of Bharti Airtel Group own the brand Beetel for Telephone, Caller ID, and Cordless & Set up box.

Sr. Manager – Inst. & Corporate Sales

Sports Station India Ltd - SSIPL Retail
06.2006 - 02.2007
  • Company Overview: A premier distribution company having nation wide presence for distributing Lotto (Shoes, Apparels, Accessories), Disney & Levis range of footwear in India.
  • Setting up business process for institutional & corporate sales for lotto & Disney range of shoes, apparels & accessories.
  • Directly responsible for profit & loss for the assigned segment.
  • Establishing & managing relationships with various corporate clients for their Trade/consumer offers.
  • Registering with Schools, CSD & Other canteens.
  • Setting up on line stores with various shopping sites & promoting the same.
  • Participating in locality program’s & subscription offers.
  • Participating in tenders pertaining for shoes in various institutions.
  • Participating in various Trade shows /consumer expo.
  • Organizing clearance sales at various corporate.
  • A premier distribution company having nation wide presence for distributing Lotto (Shoes, Apparels, Accessories), Disney & Levis range of footwear in India.

State Manager

Siemens Telecom Ltd
06.1995 - 05.2006
  • Company Overview: A JV of Siemens and Bharti.
  • Worked as State Manager for Multiple States including UP East, UP West, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi Institution.
  • Work out coverage plan as per market potential.
  • Responsible for appointing channel partners in the states.
  • Responsible for achievement of budgeted annual targets for different categories of land line phones viz Basic, CLIP, Cordless both for beetel & GE.
  • Appointing distributors & dealers to cover the market, assigning targets as per potential & ensures their achievements.
  • Organizing Road shows, display contests participating in exhibitions to increase visibility.
  • Work out incentives for distributors, dealers to achieve higher organizational objectives.
  • Monitoring Area Managers, MDOs market beat plans.
  • Keeping a track of primary/secondary/tertiary sales on daily basis.
  • Generating MIS on weekly/monthly basis for distributor wise stock position, primary sales & secondary sales on monthly basis.
  • Resolving distributor/dealer issues on quarterly basis.
  • Keeping a track of timely payment.
  • Liaison with Govt./ PSUs directly, generating the requirements as per our specification & participating in tenders.
  • Awarded 4 times Centurion Club award in Last 5 years.
  • Awarded best Sales Manager Award in the year 2005 – 2006.
  • A JV of Siemens and Bharti.

Sales Executive

Bharti Telecom Ltd
07.1993 - 06.1995
  • Company Overview: Own the brand Beetel for Telephone, Caller ID, and Cordless & Set up box.
  • Played a pivotal role in appointing distributors at Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad & Gorakhpur to cover the major markets.
  • During the time worked with various markets of North India including UP,Rajastahan,Haryana,Punjab,H.P, J&K and developed distribution.
  • Distinguished efforts towards appointing dealers for retail & institutional sales under the distributors.
  • Distinguished efforts towards developing major institutional clients /PSUS directly.
  • Proven track record of managing the credit control & inventory.
  • Hands on experience in generating MIS for better market planning.
  • Demonstrated excellence in generating bulk order from PSUs such as IFFCO, NTPC, Railways.
  • Instrumental in participating in exhibitions & arranging road shows to enhance visibility at market place.
  • Own the brand Beetel for Telephone, Caller ID, and Cordless & Set up box.

Sales Executive

Everest Marketing Pvt. Ltd
07.1992 - 06.1993
  • Company Overview: Panasonic.
  • Proven track record of setting up distributor & dealer base in U.P for Panasonic & National range of Facsimiles & Print board.
  • Demonstrated excellence in handling key clients such as UPSEB, Sahara.
  • Closed direct orders for Print boards at Nestle, DLF, DRDO as major breakthrough for the company.
  • Panasonic.

Sales Representative

Remington Rand of India Ltd
12.1990 - 07.1992
  • Company Overview: Remington.
  • Based at Prayagraj branch, responsible for Sales of OSD(office Supply Division products in Eastern U.P.
  • Instrumental in managing the sales of Telephones, Kardex, Fire Resistant Filling Cabinets, Electronic Typewriters, Electronic Calculators, Photocopiers etc.
  • Deft at handling dealer network in U.P East.
  • Liaison with Major Govt. Parties/ PSUs Parties.
  • Demonstrated excellence in bagging orders from SBI, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, Vindhyachal super Thermal Power, Singraully Super Thermal Power and Triveni Engineering Works. Bhart Electronics
  • Conducted product demonstrations and presentations to effectively showcase features and benefits, enhancing customer understanding and engagement.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in increased repeat business and customer loyalty.

Education

Post Graduation - Economics

Kanpur University

B.Sc -

Kanpur University

Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relation and Personnel Management - undefined

Institute of Productivity & Management

Skills

Organisational Experience

  • Growthworks India Pvt Limited, 10/2016 - Present, Head - Business, Setting up business and developing Refurbished Mobiles business across India, Developing business management goals and objectives that tend to growth and prosperity, Designing and implementing business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals, Ensuring that the company has the adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities, Maintain relationships with partners/vendors/suppliers, Assess overall company performance against objectives, Represent the company in events, conferences etc., Ensure adherence to legal rules and guidelines, Getting the necessary approvals from Amazon/ Flipkart for purchasing of bulk handsets, Setting up Process for repair, Identifying the right manpower for the business of used mobiles, Introduced CRM for entire process, Finalise agreements with all B2B portals, Setup the buyback process for used phone, Tied up with stores/Retail chains for purchase of old sets
  • Shree Hari Overseas Pvt Limited, 02/2015 - 12/2016, Head Sales & Marketing, Channel Development, Product Selection & Pricing, Budgeting for Sales Promotion, Schemes Roll Out for trade, Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning, Man power selection and Hiring Plan, Target Setting for the sales team zone wise, Achieve National Sales Target, Sales Promotional Activities, Devise and Execute Monthly Business Plans, Handled channel distribution network with base of more than 14 super-stockist, 112+ distributors & 8000+ retailers
  • Smartphone Technologies Pvt Limited, 03/2014 - 01/2015, Head Sales, Setting up Team and distribution across country for Feature phone and Smartphone category, Channel Development, Product Selection & Pricing, Budgeting for Sales Promotion, Schemes Roll Out for trade, Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning, Man power selection and Hiring Plan, Target Setting for the sales team zone wise
  • MAK MOBILITY Private Limited, 10/2013 - 02/2014, Head Sales & Marketing, Setting up Team and distribution across country, Building sales through online Portals
  • Byond Tech Electronics Pvt. Ltd, 04/2012 - 09/2013, VP – Sales, Responsible for set up Team/Channel/Process across the Country for sales of Byond Mobile Handset, Channel Development, Product Selection & Pricing, Budgeting for Sales Promotion, Schemes Roll Out for trade, Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning, Man power selection and Hiring Plan, Target Setting for the sales team zone wise
  • Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd, 02/2008 - 03/2012, Sales Head, Channel Development, Product Selection & Pricing, Budgeting for Sales Promotion, Schemes Roll Out for trade, Advertising / Media Selection, Media Buying and Planning, Man power selection and Hiring Plan, Target (Volume & Value) Setting for the sales team zone wise, Achieve National Sales Target, Sales Promotional Activities, Devise and Execute Monthly Business Plans, Buildup channel distribution network
  • Bharti Teletech Ltd - beetel, 02/2007 - 02/2008, Regional Head – North, Establishing the new product i.e beetel SET TOP BOXES in North India, Identifying area wise market potential & set up targets accordingly, Market mapping & work out coverage plan, Manpower planning & recruitment as per requirement of business, Assigning area wise targets & keeps a close monitoring, Forecasting the stock requirements & ensure availability of stocks at all go downs, Ensure effective merchandising at all the retail outlets across the region, Providing required inputs to Area Managers/State Heads to drive the sales in the region, Work out incentive plan for ASMs, MDOs and channel partners to achieve the organisational objectives, Keep a close watch on Area wise/Distributor wise Primary/Secondary/Tertiary sales in the market, Compliance of company policies at market place, Credit control & resolving issues on quarterly basis at market place
  • Sports Station India Ltd – Lotto, 06/2006 - 02/2007, Sr. Manager – Inst. & Corporate Sales, Setting up business process for institutional & corporate sales for lotto & Disney range of shoes, apparels & accessories, Directly responsible for profit & loss for the assigned segment, Establishing & managing relationships with various corporate clients for their Trade/consumer offers, Registering with Schools, CSD & Other canteens, Setting up online stores with various shopping sites & promoting the same, Participating in locality program’s & subscription offers, Participating in tenders pertaining for shoes in various institutions, Participating in various Trade shows /consumer expo, Organizing clearance sales at various corporate
  • Siemens Telecom Ltd, 06/1995 - 05/2006, State Manager, Work out coverage plan as per market potential, Responsible for appointing channel partners in the states, Responsible for achievement of budgeted annual targets for different categories of land line phones, Appointing distributors & dealers to cover the market, assigning targets as per potential & ensures their achievements, Organizing Road shows, display contests participating in exhibitions to increase visibility, Work out incentives for distributors, dealers to achieve higher organizational objectives, Monitoring Area Managers, MDOs market beat plans, Keeping a track of primary/secondary/tertiary sales on daily basis, Generating MIS on weekly/monthly basis for distributor wise stock position, primary sales & secondary sales on monthly basis, Resolving distributor/dealer issues on quarterly basis, Keeping a track of timely payment, Liaison with Govt./ PSUs directly, generating the requirements as per our specification & participating in tenders
  • Bharti Telecom Ltd - Beetel, 07/1993 - 06/1995, Sales Executive, Played a pivotal role in appointing distributors at Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Allahabad & Gorakhpur to cover the major markets, Worked with various markets of North India including UP, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, H.P, J&K and developed distribution, Distinguished efforts towards appointing dealers for retail & institutional sales under the distributors, Distinguished efforts towards developing major institutional clients /PSUS directly, Proven track record of managing the credit control & inventory, Hands on experience in generating MIS for better market planning, Demonstrated excellence in generating bulk order from PSUs such as IFFCO, NTPC, Railways, Instrumental in participating in exhibitions & arranging road shows to enhance visibility at market place
  • Everest Marketing Pvt. Ltd - Panasonic, 07/1992 - 06/1993, Sales Executive, Proven track record of setting up distributor & dealer base in U.P for Panasonic & National range of Facsimiles & Print board, Demonstrated excellence in handling key clients such as UPSEB, Sahara, Closed direct orders for Print boards at Nestle, DLF, DRDO as major breakthrough for the company
  • Remington Rand of India Ltd - Remington, 12/1990 - 07/1992, Sales Representative, Based at Allah bad branch, responsible for Sales of OSD products in Eastern U.P, Instrumental in managing the sales of Telephones, Kardex, Fire Resistant Filling Cabinets, Electronic Typewriters, Electronic Calculators, Photocopiers etc, Deft at handling dealer network in U.P East, Liaison with Major Govt. Parties/ PSUs Parties, Demonstrated excellence in bagging orders from SBI, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, Vindhyachal super Thermal Power, Singraully Super Thermal Power and Triveni Engineering Works

Trainings Attended

  • How to be a Winning Salesman - DOOR Training & Consulting India
  • Channel Management & Development - Team Productivity Consultants Ltd
  • Written communication Skills - Astrum Sercon
  • Successful Selling Skills - Shyam Makheeja
  • Winning attitude for a Successful Professional - Sanjay Salooja

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Late Dr. Ravi Shankar
  • Date of Birth: 07/27/69

Interests

Playing Badminton

Travelling New Places nd exploring world

Meeting New Peoples

Timeline

Sales Head

EKON India Pvt Limited
07.2022 - 12.2024

Head - Sales

Growthworks India Pvt Limited
10.2017 - 06.2021

Head Sales & Marketing

Shree Hari Overseas Pvt Limited Josh Mobiles
02.2015 - 12.2017

Head Sales

Smartphone Technologies Pvt Limited - Earth Mobile
03.2013 - 01.2015

VP – Sales

Byond Tech Electronics Pvt. Ltd
04.2012 - 09.2013

Sales Head

Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd Lemon Mobiles
02.2008 - 03.2012

Regional Head – North

Bharti Teletech Ltd
02.2007 - 02.2008

Sr. Manager – Inst. & Corporate Sales

Sports Station India Ltd - SSIPL Retail
06.2006 - 02.2007

State Manager

Siemens Telecom Ltd
06.1995 - 05.2006

Sales Executive

Bharti Telecom Ltd
07.1993 - 06.1995

Sales Executive

Everest Marketing Pvt. Ltd
07.1992 - 06.1993

Sales Representative

Remington Rand of India Ltd
12.1990 - 07.1992

Post Graduation - Economics

Kanpur University

Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relation and Personnel Management - undefined

Institute of Productivity & Management

B.Sc -

Kanpur University
ANURAAG SHANKAR