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Partha Krishna Kalita

Partha Krishna Kalita

Sales & Business Development
Gurgaon

Summary

A self-starter & Visionary Leader with 20+ years of successful track record of striving in a challenging environment with innovative & dynamic business solutions in leading business Organizations like Tata-AIA, Oriflame Cosmetics & Avon India Pvt Ltd. Aspiring for a leadership role by conceptualizing & implementing innovative ideas & strategies with an esteemed organization

Experienced & well conversed in formulating GTM strategy to achieve market expansion & growth, by aligning market requirements; understanding market potential and opportunities to develop business within the industry. Passionate business leader with excellent track record of managing overall P&L for business divisions; increasing sales by multi-folds with growth in top-line & bottom- line. Designed and rolled-out winning go-to-market strategies for business expansion including major repositioning exercises, product line extensions and product management/marketing initiative. Successful career chronicle in turning around business and enhancing the value of operating business profit through process improvements focused on sales growth & best practice implementation. Excellent people manager with strong skills in leading a team of over 150+ members to drive Sales/Marketing & Operations.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Sales Manager- East & Northeast

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
04.2023 - Current
  • Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients in assigned sales territories.
  • Organized regular sales meetings, providing comprehensive updates on market trends, competitor analysis, and new product developments.
  • Managed a team of regional sales representatives and consistently achieved high sales targets.
  • Expanded market share within the region by identifying growth opportunities and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Executed successful marketing campaigns to generate new business and expand customer base.
  • Increased regional sales by implementing strategic marketing plans and nurturing key client relationships.

Chief Executive Officer & Business Head

Sami Direct Marketing Pvt. LTD.
02.2022 - 03.2023
  • Support the GTM Strategy & Sales team, by providing leadership insights & other Growth Ops services to the Sales Leadership team and cross-functional leaders, and jointly with them, develop the market's business plan and go-to-market sales strategy and gain the required support to execute programs.
  • Managed high-performing teams to successfully execute corporate objectives and drive organizational success.
  • Increased company revenue by implementing innovative business strategies and expanding product offerings.
  • Oversaw major infrastructure upgrades to support rapid growth while minimizing downtime or disruptions to existing services.
  • Streamlined operations for improved efficiency, reducing overall costs and increasing profitability.

Director of Sales, Relationship Selling

Avon India Beauty & Cosmetics Ltd.
10.2016 - 05.2021
  • Spearheading 4 verticals including Sales, Sales Support, Customer Care and Digital Activation with a Team size of 130 members

Area Director- East & NE

Oriflame India Pvt. Ltd.
Kolkata, West Bengal
2012.05 - 2016.10

Area Manager-North East

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
Guwahati
01.2010 - 05.2012

Area Sales Manager

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
Guwahati
2008.09 - 2009.12

Education

Skills

Strategic Business Planning & Execution

Notableaccomplishments

  • Played pivotal role in Avon India Beauty & Cosmetics Ltd. as Director Sales, generated revenue in tune of $35Mn/year.
  • Recognized as:
  • - Fastest Growing country in APAC for 2020 in revenue with 38% growth
  • - 2nd Fastest growing country in Avon world on customer retention revenue & Leadership Growth in 2020
  • - Steered rigorous efforts in launching Avon in 4 new markets as part of business expansion plan- Bihar/Jharkhand/Kerala & J&K
  • - Launched new business distribution model - Avon Rep Franchise for market penetration
  • - Awarded thrice with prestigious APAC Professional Excellence Award for Business development & Leadership growth
  • - Attained Kudos- National Award twice for Professional Excellence
  • - Augmented digital revenue contribution from 7% to 43% with launch of new Digital tools; Avon on & Avon Grow for new business acquisition after global Corona pandemic in the year 2020
  • - Attained greater competitive mileage by setting up training vertical from scratch with Fit for business Org structure & successfully launched the 1st Training University in Avon- Avon Academy of Excellence in 2019
  • - Successfully launched Business planning module for leadership development in 2019
  • Recognized for 4 consecutive years (2012-16) as the Biggest & Fastest growing region in Oriflame India on Revenue & SF growth
  • Accomplished turnover of 180 Crore+ in a financial year for the Guwahati branch thereby elevating Guwahati Branch to become Asia's No1 branch.
  • Augmented regional contribution from 26% to 43% all India sales in 3 years period
  • Earned Total 19 awards out of 21 awards in NSM & NSG in for the Region
  • Successfully opened 4 new Service Centre, 2 RDC & 3 Stock points in the region to support sales Led 2 AM's from the region for the Employee of the year in 2013 & 2015
  • Achieved CAGR of 27% to take Sales revenue of Oriflame East region to 380Crore/year
  • Recognized for co-authoring Sarpio Development book in Oriflame for Leadership growth in 2010
  • Successfully organized 9 Senior Leadership Recognition cum Annual International conference between 2012 to 2016 as part of Oriflame Global Events Team
  • Bagged Awards for 4 consecutive years on Highest sales growth in Lincoln Pharma as performer of the year.

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 05/31/1978

Languages

English
Hindi
Bengali
Assamese

Timeline

Regional Sales Manager- East & Northeast

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
04.2023 - Current

Chief Executive Officer & Business Head

Sami Direct Marketing Pvt. LTD.
02.2022 - 03.2023

Director of Sales, Relationship Selling

Avon India Beauty & Cosmetics Ltd.
10.2016 - 05.2021

Area Director- East & NE

Oriflame India Pvt. Ltd.
2012.05 - 2016.10

Area Manager-North East

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
01.2010 - 05.2012

Area Sales Manager

Oriflame India Pvt Ltd
2008.09 - 2009.12

Partha Krishna KalitaSales & Business Development