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Elavarasan Venugopal

Chennai

Summary

Focused Sales Manager committed to motivating others and offering extensive knowledge penetrating new territories and promoting product lines. Highly effective mentor driven to assess individual and group performance to implement improvements and set goals. Determined individual with background in establishing and nurturing lucrative partnerships.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

SALES MANAGER - TAMIL NADU

BIRD Travel Agency - Vietjet Airlines
09.2023 - Current
  • Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
  • Handles Corporate, Retails,OTA's and Leisure market for entire Tamil Nadu.
  • Resolved customer issues quickly to close deals and boost client satisfaction.
  • Maintained relationships with customers and found new ones by identifying needs and offering appropriate services.
  • Conducted team meetings to reinforce goals and objectives and set clear expectations about policies and procedures.
  • Maintained ethical and positive working environment to reduce turnover and promote high retention rates.
  • Handling Tier2 & Tier3 city's (TRZ,CJB,Salem,Erodu,Thanjavur,Karur,Chennai,Pondy cherry,Vellore)

Business Development Manager

GoFirst Airlines
12.2016 - 06.2023
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
  • Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
  • Responsible for contracting, servicing and relationship management of existing retail accounts signed with

GoAir and new accounts which will be signed in future

Prepares daily report of all the Retail & Corporate activities

  • Handled Entire TN & IXZ market for 7 Years.

Business Development Manager

Goairlines India Pvt Ltd
07.2014 - 07.2016

•Responsible for contracting, servicing and relationship management of existing retail accounts signed with GoAir

and new accounts which will be signed in future

•Responsible for the achievement of retail Channel targets of Sales, Flown Revenue and Cash Collection from the

retail Sales channel in the city.

•Responsible for implementing the best practices for Retail Sales in his portfolio

•Responsible for continuously reducing the overall cost of sales for the Retail channel year on year

•Develops market intelligence on the Retail market in the city.

•Develops regular reports of Retail performance.

•Prepares daily report of all the Retail Sales activities

•Prepares weekly plan of all the Retail Sales activities needed to improve performance

•Prepares for weekly review of the Retail Sales performance in the city

•Responsible for the development of a good Retail product in the city

Senior Executive - Relationship Manager

InterGlobe Technology Quotient
04.2009 - 07.2014

▪ Meet Clients regularly, build the relationship and support to improve their productivity.

▪ To give continuous support to the client with tools such as Technical Team and Customer Service Department.

▪ Calculate the commercials and fix the incentive slab for clients accordingly.

▪ Organise meetings within Clients to form Consortium and increase the productivity.

▪ Conduct daily meets, get the report of the previous day’s work and to check if any work left unfinished.

▪ To maintain the existing Clients and to extend Business by wining the competitor accounts (Clients).

▪ Solve challenges through innovative ideas and create excellent environment to nurture Clients.

▪ Conduct Business Meet with Clients and share Business Development Ideas.

▪ Coordinating with Portal developing concerns for clients to get the product launched on time.

Junior Auditor

Adventity
06.2008 - 09.2008

▪ Auditing the Etihad Cargo and calculate the inbound materials

▪ Verify inbound Original Equipment code with Documents

▪ Work with RAPID and BSP- Billing and Settlement Plan.

▪ Worked in Crystal Cargo Account Maintenance Process.

Traffic Assistant

Air Deccan Airways
05.2007 - 05.2008

Responsibilities:

▪ Issuing Boarding Pass & handling passengers on day to day basis at the check in counter.

▪ Handling Baggage Makeup Area and Ramp at the airport

Education

No Degree - Diploma in Aviation, Tourism And Hospitality Mgmt

Trade Wings Institute
Chennai
06.2008

Bachelor of Arts - B.Com

Hindustan College of Arts And Science
Chennai
04.2007

No Degree - Higher Secondary

Gurunanak Mat Hr Sec School
Chennai, India
03.2004

No Degree - SSLC

Ruskin Mat Hr Sec School
Chennai
03.2002

Skills

  • Proposal Development
  • Business Planning
  • Pipeline Management
  • Lead Generation
  • KPI Tracking
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • Staff Management
  • Sales Planning
  • Relationship Building
  • Goal Setting
  • Database Management

Music & Travel

Hearing Melody Music & Travel a lot. 

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Tamil
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

SALES MANAGER - TAMIL NADU

BIRD Travel Agency - Vietjet Airlines
09.2023 - Current

Business Development Manager

GoFirst Airlines
12.2016 - 06.2023

Business Development Manager

Goairlines India Pvt Ltd
07.2014 - 07.2016

Senior Executive - Relationship Manager

InterGlobe Technology Quotient
04.2009 - 07.2014

Junior Auditor

Adventity
06.2008 - 09.2008

Traffic Assistant

Air Deccan Airways
05.2007 - 05.2008

No Degree - Diploma in Aviation, Tourism And Hospitality Mgmt

Trade Wings Institute

Bachelor of Arts - B.Com

Hindustan College of Arts And Science

No Degree - Higher Secondary

Gurunanak Mat Hr Sec School

No Degree - SSLC

Ruskin Mat Hr Sec School
Elavarasan Venugopal