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ARAVIND B

ARAVIND B

Territory Sales Manager
Bangalore,Karnataka

Summary

A highly motivating professional with over 15 years of experience in Sales, Business Development & Account Management. Brilliant at building and executing plans/ strategies to drive growth and profitability. Solutions oriented approach with excellent relationship skills, successfully & consistently delivering the responsibilities of Revenue Generation, Profitability, Market Share and Customer Satisfaction. Deft at building and maintaining solid knowledge of cutting edge IT industry developments and technology trends. Able to understand financial reports and make relevant conclusions for planning. Strengths include… Effective Leadership with strong work ethics, Sound Judgment and Decision Making Skills, Sound Negotiation, Communication and Coordination Skills, Strong Networking and Relations Building Skills

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Territory Sales Manager

IBM India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
11.2024 - Current

• Managing the territory business for Redhat across Bangalore region for commercial accounts

· Build relationships and Drive revenues through the channel ecosystem.

· Prospecting new accounts and acquire them into IBM leading to 15 new logos in Q1 and Q2- FY’25.

  • Monitored competitor activities within the territory, adjusting sales strategies as needed to maintain a competitive edge.

key milestones:

  • Achieved 120% target for q1 and 142% for q2

Territory Account Manager

F5 Networks
Bangalore
02.2023 - 10.2024
  • Currently managing the F5 business for South of India, SL and Maldives primarily in the commercial space.
  • Drive revenues through the channel ecosystem and also enable partners on F5 solutions.
  • Prospecting new accounts and acquire them into F5 leading to 25 new logos in Fy 23-24.

Key Milestones

  • Acknowledged with the rain maker award for bringing in the highest number of new logos in Fy23.
  • 5 new partner onboarding to enhance F5 business

Territory Sales Manager

Citrix Systems
06.2021 - 02.2023
  • Managing the Citrix business for South of India- Karnataka, AP and Telangana, TN, Kerala.
  • Drive revenues through the channel ecosystem and also enable partners on Citrix solutions.
  • Liaising with partners and end customers to prepare a proper account plan to study customer infra and provide recommendations

Key Milestones

  • Gained wins on 15 new logos in the last 2 quarters.
  • Conducted region wise webinar on VDI for 27 partners across south region.

Enterprise Account Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
02.2018 - 01.2021
  • Managed 45 acquisition accounts.
  • Responsible for handling large enterprise accounts in Mumbai region.
  • Providing customized solutions on core datacentre technologies- compute, storage and networking.

Key Milestones

  • Accomplished 180% quota FY19.
  • Gained wins in Dormant Accounts with 15% overall gross margins.
  • Developed & enhanced the territory from USD 0 to 3 million in 4 q.

Sales Manager

Aspire NXT Pvt. Ltd.
06.2016 - 09.2017
  • Acquired, managed and strengthened customer relations for Enterprise accounts in bangalore.
  • Drove the entire Sales process for Team right from consulting, propose solution, negotiate, close, payment collections & post- delivery support.
  • Build and maintained relationships with major OEM’s – Dell, HG, Hitachi, AWS, Microsoft to name a few.
  • Significant contribution in offsetting competition to win large deals in multiple accounts.

Key Milestones

  • Successfully moved accounts from HP to Lenovo and Dell.
  • Acknowledged with the “Best Manager” award for 2016-17.

Enterprise Sales Specialist

STI Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
07.2012 - 01.2014
  • Drove the BCS business unit for STI for ERP related deals.
  • Functioned as SPOC for back-up solution cases particularly HP StoreOnce.
  • Worked with distributors and vendors for pricing strategies.
  • Was also strategically part of the Lenovo Sales team to drive the large enterprise segment for STI.

Key Milestones

  • Attained 130% for Fiscal FY 12.
  • Acknowledged with the “Altitude Award” (Distinct Award given to Top achiever for over achieving on all parameters measured for performance) for extraordinary performance in Q2 & Q3, FY11.
  • Awarded with the Best Team Player Award in FY 11 (Coveted award for Cross Group Collaboration).

Sales Manager – Large Enterprise

Dell India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2009 - 07.2012
  • Drove day to day activities, including acquiring and retention of accounts for funnel generation.
  • Managed the entire sales cycle; provided customized solutions through technical and commercial proposals.
  • Developed and enhanced Microsoft Annuity business (Enterprise Agreements).

Key Milestones

  • Acknowledged with the “Altitude Award” (Distinct Award given to Top achiever for overachieving on all parameters measured for performance) for extraordinary performance in Q2 & Q3, FY11.
  • Awarded with the Best Team Player Award in FY 11 (Coveted award for Cross Group Collaboration).
  • Highest in the team in achieving the bottom line targets for a record 4 quarters consecutively.

Education

MBA - Marketing

VTU
Bangalore
01.2005 - 01.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - undefined

Bangalore University
01.2003 - 01.2005

Skills

  • Strong Work Ethics

  • Decision Making Skills

  • Sound Negotiation

  • Communication Skills

  • Coordination Skills

  • New Market Development

  • Sales Closing

Sales closing

Territory growth

Territory expansion

Sales tracking

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 03/22/84

Timeline

Territory Sales Manager

IBM India Pvt Ltd
11.2024 - Current

Territory Account Manager

F5 Networks
02.2023 - 10.2024

Territory Sales Manager

Citrix Systems
06.2021 - 02.2023

Enterprise Account Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
02.2018 - 01.2021

Sales Manager

Aspire NXT Pvt. Ltd.
06.2016 - 09.2017

Enterprise Sales Specialist

STI Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
07.2012 - 01.2014

Sales Manager – Large Enterprise

Dell India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2009 - 07.2012

MBA - Marketing

VTU
01.2005 - 01.2007

Bachelor of Commerce - undefined

Bangalore University
01.2003 - 01.2005
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