Navaneeth Ganesh
India Head - Vice President
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic MBA and M.Sc. graduate with nearly 19 years of comprehensive experience in management and IT across diverse industries, including startups, e-commerce, education, IT, retail, and FMCG. Proven track record in B2B and B2C environments, excelling in roles requiring strong leadership and strategic vision. Expertise in managing complex business functions such as operations, development, research and marketing, and strategic planning has consistently led to exceptional results. Currently serving as India Head (VP) in the poultry industry, driving business operations, marketing, and development with a forward-thinking approach to tackle future challenges.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President
OVALHOUSE
06.2017 - Current
- Business Development: Planning, Driving Revenue, Production, Operations, Staffing, Product Handling, Selecting Client Base, Media Partnering, Driving Sales Volume, Leads and Opportunities, Machine Installation, Training, etc.
- Marketing: Before starting the actual operation. Planning, implementation, and evaluation of all marketing activities, including budget management, advertising, and public relations for the company.
- Operations: Coordinating with distributors, who distribute the orders to specific or nearest locations. Coordinating with the food chain giants team, monitors ordering, processing, delivery, scheduling, and delays, etc. Coordinating with the operations team, coordinating with the sales team.
- Revenue: Managing the revenue of respective countries and their demand and needs, as per the weather and marketing conditions.
- Ovalhouse is involved in layer poultry farming, where the production of eggs and by-products of eggs is part of the business. It supplies eggs to countries like India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.
- Led strategic initiatives focused on organizational growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and improving team collaboration across departments.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive business strategies that drove revenue growth and market expansion, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
- Spearheaded cross-functional teams to identify process improvements, resulting in optimized workflows and increased productivity across the organization.
- Established key performance indicators and performance metrics, facilitating data-driven decision-making and enhancing overall organizational effectiveness.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
AVP
COOKIFI
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Business Development: Planning, Driving Revenue, Production, Operations, Staffing, Product Handling, Selecting Client Base, Media Partnering, Driving Sales Volume, Leads and Opportunities, Machine Installation, Training, etc.
- Here are the resume experience statements based on the provided details for the role of AVP:
- Led cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategic initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency and achieving organizational goals.
- Streamlined processes and introduced best practices that improved workflow efficiency and reduced operational redundancies across departments.
- Fostered a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring staff and implementing training programs that elevated team performance.
- Marketing: Before starting the actual operation. Planning, implementation, and evaluation of all marketing activities, including budget management, advertising, and public relations for the company.
- Operations: Coordinating with the call center, which distributes the orders to the specific or nearest location. Coordinating with the Monitoring Team, monitors ordering, processing, delivery, scheduling, and delays, etc., coordinating with the Operations team, the Area Manager assigns the Station Manager. Station Manager makes sure his resources are ready and available. Operation is running smoothly. Collecting customer feedback. Maintaining the performance record of his team, which consists of fuel allowances, rosters, etc. The procurement manager checks product availability in the Mart and keeps updating the website. The supply chain takes care of item distribution by assigning available delivery personnel.
- Cookifi is an on-demand corporate and commercial catering startup that delivers multi-cuisine food to companies and customers' places, where I am appointed as AVP PAN India, handling three departments.
Ops Mgr
GROFERS
01.2013 - 01.2015
- As Area Ops, Manager my responsibilities were to Market area wise, setting up new stations around Bangalore, Brand Advertise and make sure ordered packages were assigned to correct stations, and it is delivered in time, customer feedback and complaints if any.
- On successful completion of project I was promoted as Sr. Operations Manager and my responsibilities were to manage team containing Assistant Operations Manager, Area Manager, Station Manager and Procurement Manager.
- Along with above tasks I was responsible for maintaining. EOD, Weekly and Monthly reports. KPI report. Team Daily performance reports. Staff Recruitment. Distribution of Salary, Fuel and allowances.
- Grofers is an Indian on-demand online grocery delivery service where Customers use a mobile application to order groceries online and we then secure the items from local stores and deliver the items to the consumer.
Project Manager
SEPTEM GROUP
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Septem Interiors: Office – Corporate, Government, Schools and Colleges. Home – Kitchen, Bedrooms, Living area etc.
- Septem Cafe: Managing, Developing and Setting up cafeteria in IT/BT parks.
- Septem Technologies: Third party support of IT related equipments to IT/ BT companies such as Biometric devices, Computer H/W & S/W's, LAN/WAN setup, Office Stationeries etc.
- Septem Group is a group of companies diversified in many fields and it is a Joint Venture of local investors in Bangalore, I was responsible for Marketing and Business Development part.
Project Leader
DATACRAFT
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Being a IT infrastructure company and golden shared partner of CISCO I joined as Helpdesk and after an year got promotion as Project Leader where my responsibilities were providing securities and connectivity solutions to State Bank of India (Bank), Monitoring Leased lines, Configuring Routers & Switches, Setting up Backup lines etc.
Business Development Executive
MPHASIS
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Providing solutions relating to Web-Browser child locking software & minor technical troubleshooting.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
India01.2014
Master of Science - Information Technology
KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY
India01.2009
Skills
Professional: Natural Leader, Excellent Communicator, Positive Motivator, Negotiator
Technical: Microsoft Office, Windows & MAC Operation, Hardware & Networking
Business development
Marketing strategies
Operations coordination
Team leadership
Strategic planning
Training and mentoring
Revenue management
Certification
Microsoft Certified Professional-070-270: Installing, Configuring and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
Timeline
Vice President
OVALHOUSE
06.2017 - Current
AVP
COOKIFI
01.2015 - 01.2017
Ops Mgr
GROFERS
01.2013 - 01.2015
Project Manager
SEPTEM GROUP
01.2010 - 01.2013
Project Leader
DATACRAFT
01.2007 - 01.2010
Business Development Executive
MPHASIS
01.2006 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Information Technology
KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY