Archana Jagade
Resource Associate
Pune
Summary
Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Have excellent communication skills and presentation ability.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Resource Associate
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
PUNE
06.2017 - 05.2022
- Planned and launched large-scale events that boosted revenue in the textbooks category as well as general resources
- Conducted training programmes for external and internal customers
- Worked alongside global business leaders to deploy new training and sales strategies.
- Self educated on progressive mathematical techniques. Received training from Internationally known experts. Have worked on PRIME Mathematics which is an international program.
- Conducted hundreds of workshops on Mathematics and English for school teachers in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujrat and M.P.
- Supported the sales team for promoting and implementing various educational programmes in schools including digital products.
- Worked as a hands-on resource for the field team as well as for the managers
Branch Manager
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
PUNE
06.2011 - 05.2017
- Boosted sales and customer loyalty through excellent execution of various activities and developing strong relationships.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on products, practices, procedures and performance strategies.
- Instilled a strong sense of customer service and customer satisfaction to ensure repeat business over a long period.
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
- Enhanced branch production rates by handling staff conflicts, evaluations, hiring and termination processes and coaching employees on company protocol and payroll operations.
- Developed and delivered polished sales presentations in order to highlight product and service quality.
- Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans.
- Planned annual sales budget for the region as well as individuals.
- Led a large team of sales executives, telemarketing executives, operations team, warehouse team and admin staff.
- Consistently achieved sales targets for Maharashtra and Goa region.
- Connected and coordinated business activities for 800-plus schools
Sr. Educational Consultant
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
PUNE
02.2003 - 05.2011
- Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Initiated first time contact and developed relationship with schools to promote business
- Planned and executed various revenue generating activities like book fairs and book clubs in over 200 schools across Maharashtra.
- Implemented better sales and marketing strategies to achieve business goals.
- Consistently achieved sales targets and won many awards.
- Promoted to be the Branch Manager due to the strong performance, excellent skill set, great work ethic and leadership qualities.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science -
University of Pune, Ahmednagar College
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 06.1991 - 04.1994
MBA - Sales And Marketing
Vikhe Patil College of Management Studies
Pune 08.1994 - 05.1996
Skills
- Organizational Development
Accomplishments
- Developed and proof-read Teachers Manuals for mathematics books for std.6th, 7th and 8th.
- Won special award for Outstanding Performance and Best Resource for increasing revenue and building strong customer relationship.
- Won awards for highest business growth consecutively for 4 years.
- Was selected for company sponsored tours to Singapore, Malasia, Thailand and Srilanka as performance reward.
- Received numerous monetary bonuses during my tenure
Timeline
Resource Associate
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2017 - 05.2022
Branch Manager
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2011 - 05.2017
Sr. Educational Consultant
Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2003 - 05.2011
MBA - Sales And Marketing
Vikhe Patil College of Management Studies
08.1994 - 05.1996
Bachelor of Computer Science -
University of Pune, Ahmednagar College
06.1991 - 04.1994
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