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Education
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Profile Snapshot
Summerinternship
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Languages
Accomplishments
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Manu Kumar N.J

Manu Kumar N.J

Bangalore

Summary

  • Seeking an opportunity in Sales Management/ Product Management/ Distributor Management/ Promotion Planning/ Business Analysis to learn and apply new skills that can help me to grow in my career.
  • Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Sales Executive

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
Bangalore
2015.05 - Current
  • Company Overview: Kwality Walls Ice Cream.
  • A dynamic professional with rich experience in Modern Trade, General Trade, and E-commerce.
  • Responsible for guiding subordinates and ensuring that sales targets are met.
  • Ensuring all execution metrics are in place.
  • Responsible for coverage growth and same-store growth.
  • Responsible for growing and maintaining market share in national, regional chains, and standalone NMT stores.
  • Responsible for NPI listing, Speed to shelf.
  • Ensuring effective implementation of offers in Modern Trade chains.
  • Meeting regional buyers regularly to build and maintain client relationships.
  • Giving feedback to the central team on competitor activity and managing field intelligence.
  • Monitoring SKU-wise, channel-wise, and category-wise growths.
  • Monitoring seasonal Promoter activity for sustainable growth in Promoter stores (MT)
  • Coordinating with the marketing team and vendor for brand visibility.
  • Developed and implemented strategic sales plans to increase revenue and market share.
  • Maintained strong relationships with existing clients by providing prompt responses to inquiries and resolving any issues.

Customer Executive

PEPSICO INDIA HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED
2013.10 - 2015.05
  • Handling brand Lipton Ice Tea in OT(Operational Trade) channel
  • Successfully re-launched Bubbler-Jet Spray Vending Machine concept in Bangalore market (Both OT & GT Channel)
  • Exploring new markets and generating new business opportunities
  • Achieving Company targets primary, secondary as per plan
  • Coordinating with C&F, distributors and sales admin to ensure in timely & proper supply of stocks
  • Training and monitoring of promoters and PSR's

Assistant Manager of Gourmet Boutique

Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd.
2011.10 - 2013.09
  • Handling the bliss counters in Westside - A unit of Trent Ltd (A Tata Enterprise) at Forum mall & Garuda mall Bangalore, Hypercity at Inorbit mall Whitefield Bangalore, and Food Hall at 1MG mall Bangalore
  • Ensures availability of merchandise and services, maintaining inventories
  • Helps in achieving and implementing various sales strategies by reviewing operating and financial statements and departmental sales records
  • Maintains store staff job results by disciplining employees

Education

MBA - Marketing

Mangalore University
Karnataka
01.2011

BBM -

Kuvempu University
Karnataka
01.2008

Skills

  • Building and maintaining client relationships
  • Identifying opportunities for same store growth
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Business Analysis
  • Speed to shelf for new product launches
  • Identifying customer requirements
  • Establishing rapport
  • Finding opportunities for brand visibility

Profile Snapshot

  • MBA- Marketing with 13+ years of experience in Modern Trade, General Trade and Ecom (Food & Beverages) RS Distribution Management, Sales Management, Sales Promotion, Sales Forecasting, Business Analysis, Client relationship, Product Management & Coordination
  • Currently associated with HUL (Kwality Walls Ice Cream), as Senior Sales Executive for Modern Trade Bangalore
  • Highly energetic with a keenness for learning & resourcefully applying new knowledge
  • An effective communicator with excellent relationship & team management skills

Summerinternship

Preparation of the accounting manual for Rea Metrix, Reametrix India Pvt. Ltd., 2 Months

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 12/19/87

Extracurricular Activities

  • Participated in kho-kho at university level
  • Marketing Event coordinator for national level B school management fest CROSSROADS
  • Participated in many management fests Actively
  • Participated in international seminars organized in Mangalore University

Projects

  • MBA, A Study on Supply Chain Management in Dashina Kannada Milk Union Limited (NANDINI), Mangalore
  • BBM, A Case Study of District Industries Centre (DIC) in Shimoga

Languages

Kannada
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Beginner (A1)
A1

Accomplishments

  • Best Employee award for 5 years

Timeline

Senior Sales Executive

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
2015.05 - Current

Customer Executive

PEPSICO INDIA HOLDINGS PRIVATE LIMITED
2013.10 - 2015.05

Assistant Manager of Gourmet Boutique

Bliss Chocolates Pvt. Ltd.
2011.10 - 2013.09

MBA - Marketing

Mangalore University

BBM -

Kuvempu University
Manu Kumar N.J