Gaurang Dhume

Results-driven Regional Manager with 6+ years of experience in driving business growth at Castrol India Limited and Pidilite Industries. Successfully managed distributor relationships and executed field marketing strategies, resulting in seven million liters of annual sales volume. Skilled in team leadership and market expansion through impactful product launches and influencer partnerships.

• Certification Course, Market Research, Mark-O-Polo, Marketing Society, SIBM Pune, 2017
• Statement of Accomplishment, Introduction to Marketing, University of Pennsylvania – Coursera, 2015
• Statement of Accomplishment, Introduction to Thermodynamics, Transferring energy from here to there, University of Michigan – Coursera, 2015

English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali

#. Developed a go-to-market strategy for Pidilite for the speciality water treatment chemicals segment, #. Post feasibility matrix and market potential evaluations, narrowed down to target industries and segments, #. Developed the entry product portfolio for the target segment in the industry, #. Conducted feasibility tests and trials via Market visits to Delhi and Surat, #. Designed the supply chain modality for sourcing of raw material, #. Designed the distribution and manpower modality for the vertical

• Winner Best RM : IWS category (FY 24) – Castrol - All India Highest volume growth in independent workshop category in FY 24
• Pre-Placement Offer : Pidilite Industries Limited – YTM Program
• Pidilite Summer Project Only YTM summer intern to present the summer internship report to the Directors of Pidilite.
• Hindustan Unilever Ltd. LIME (9th Edition) – Campus Finalist [Among the Top 5 teams from SIBM Pune]
• National Finalist, Carpe Diem, Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Campus Finalist, Quest-Search for Business Excellence, Johnson and Johnson, 2017
• National Finalist, E-Illumina, Market Research competition, MDI-Gurgaon, 2016

Winner, Colosseum – School of Rock, SIBM Pune, 2016, Guitar finalist, Aarambh, Symbiosis International University, 2016, Finalist, Purple Haze – Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 2012, Organizer, Aarohi, VNIT – Nagpur, Performer, Guitar , Radio Mirchi, 2011, Performer, Guitar, International Poetry festival, Nagpur, 2011, Participant, L.G Somalwar Memorial Inter-school, Sub Jr Team Chess Championship, 2005

• Functions : Marketing/Brand Management/Consulting/ Product Management / Sales and Sales Strategy
• Industries : Consultancy/ FMCG/ Consumer Durables/ E Commerce / Automobiles/ New-age Service platforms /Tech Solutions
• D.O.B. : 18th June 1991
• Hometown : Nagpur, Maha.
• Current res. : Delhi

Music / Playing Guitar / Singing / Cycling / Reading