Aritra Sarkar

Managing Harman International's Audio Video & Lighting Business for Hospitality Sectors across India and SAARC Countries.

Working with support organizations like Hotelier India & Indian Nightlife Convention Awards for market intelligence.

Leading a team of 11 people to achieve a set target of $3.5M revenue from India & SAARC..

Played key role in introducing a new product category specifically for Nightlife Projects.

Handling over 15 Key Accounts and maintaining relations for future prospects and business growth.

Managed Harman International's Audio Video & Lighting Business for Nightlife Sectors across India.

Gathering data of Nightclubs/Lounges owners from LinkedIn, site visit, cold calling and other social media platforms followed by Face to Face meeting with end client, understating the requirement and getting Harman design team involved to custom design the right solution.

Successfully sold Harman products in 103 Nightlife venues across India in 27 months achieving a revenue of $2.2M and partnered with top nightlife chains like Hard Rock Cafe, Social, Farzi Café, Playboy Club, Toit, The Finch etc.

Grew the Harman Nightlife Business from 121% in FY18 to 152% in FY19.

Managed the CEG Vertical (Corporate, Education & Government) in East India.

Identified 5 potential project partners across Eastern India .

Got valuable insights on working in a fast paced environment with high level of enthusiasm and drive to over achieve goals set by the organization.

Learnt the entire process of audio designing, planning, customer mapping, face to face interaction, closure of a deal & on time delivery.

Importance of database management and CRM to keep track of on-going project.

Ability to work in flexible hours, challenging situations and arrive at solutions quickly.

Managed all aspects of domestic & international surgical mission planning, execution and wrap-up; responsibilities included (but were not limited to) volunteer/patient recruitment, transportation, cargo logistics, acting as hospital and local government liaison, ground support, fundraising, liaising between donors and ongoing programs, and implementing post-operative programs.

Worked alongside medical team leaders to ensure that the 75+ person teams completed safe and effective programs. Oversaw mission budgets of $50,000+ to help ensure the efficient use of funds and resources on remote project sites in Central, East and South India.

Liaised between field projects, partners and other departments including: Marketing, Development, Quality Assurance, Medical Oversight, Logistics, and Volunteer Management Departments.

Mentored one new program coordinator on a training missions in Kolkata for Impact Evaluation Study and Field Researcher.