PRASHANT RAMESH TONGALE
Product Manager
Mumbai
Summary
Motivated professional currently working in Product Management possessing expertise in marketing, strategies & people management.
Extensive experience of 8+ years in Advertising & communications, 2+ years in Sales in Pharmaceuticals that has helped to gain knowledge of various brands and their marketing strategies.
Detail-oriented, attentive, organized & a collaborative team-player.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Manager
Exeltis
Mumbai
01.2020 - Current
- Managing Neutraceuticals portfolio in metabolic segment
- Developing marketing strategies & tactical plans
- Monitoring market trends, identifying gaps & reviewing new opportunities
- Changed product positioning & messaging to differentiate products in market and expand visibility
- Introducing newness in promotion of neutraceutical brands
- Analyzing brand performance regularly
- Supporting Sales team by facilitating marketing aspects to drive their targets
- Performing detailed market research and competitive analysis to understand and effectively utilize brand communication
- Participated in CSI 2022 (Cardiological Society of India) for co-promotion along with key brand of the organization
Group Account Manager
McCann Health
06.2017 - 01.2020
- Contributing into the strategic direction and associated tactics of client accounts based on a strong understanding of the marketing and business objectives
- Meeting customers and consumers to gain insights which in turn help to build realistic & relevant strategic solutions
- Understanding client requirements and offering customized solutions – strategy & communication
- Involvement in creative activities pertaining to problem articulation, brainstorming and generating alternatives
- Execution of strategic ideas into campaigns, creative communication for the brands
- Leading and managing the team to provide strategic & creative deliverables in time-sensitive and fast-paced environment
- Acquiring new businesses through pitching potential customers and existing clientele
Group Account Manager
Publicis Communications Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
05.2015 - 06.2017
- Managing lead accounts and ensuring delivery of creative solutions within the committed time-lines
- Maintaining ongoing communications with all clients
- Active participation in creative brainstorming, generating solutions, planning way ahead and execution of the ideation
- Developing best practices in client servicing, running regular sessions with the team to share knowledge and experience
- Maintaining concise and accurate reports, commercial documents for smooth flow of operations
- Managing billing process & ensuring timely payments from all accounts
- Responsible for training and development of newly joined team-members
- Contribution in acquiring new businesses
Brand Services Manager
Lowe Lintas
Mumbai
01.2015 - 05.2015
- Serving as the primary link between agency staff, client marketing teams and other business partners
- Maintaining ongoing communications with all accounts and ensuring to meet the timelines
- Maintaining concise and accurate reports and ensuring smooth billing process
Client Servicing Manager
Ray Adcom Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
04.2014 - 01.2015
- Managing agency’s lead account & pitching and acquiring new projects and business
- Responsible for smooth flow of operations to deliver solutions
- Supervising and keeping the team on track to deliver the maximum results within the timelines
- Achieving business targets set by the management on monthly basis
Senior Account Executive
Publicis Communications Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
05.2011 - 03.2014
- Responsible for day-to-day communications with all accounts ensuring to meet the time-lines
- Conducting extensive market research gaining customer insights for pitching prospective accounts
- Received consistent high customer satisfaction ratings
Sales Executive
Glaxo Smith Kline Ltd
07.2009 - 05.2011
- Proficient in conveying the benefits of products and generating customer interest
- Keeping update with the latest clinical data supplied by the company and interpreting, presenting and discussing the same with customers
- Maximizing sales volumes by achieving targets on monthly and yearly basis
- Competitive intelligence gathering
- Identifying new opportunities for market penetration
- Maintaining accurate records and documentation for reporting and feedback; daily call logs, weekly
- Meeting reports and territory analysis
Sales Executive
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd
01.2007 - 06.2007
- Promotion of products and achieving monthly targets
- Building positive relations with customers and increase the customer base within the assigned territory
- Monitoring competitor activity and competitors' products
- Maintaining accurate records of primary & secondary sales
- Ensuring the availability of stocks at retailer & stockists level
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Pharmaceutical Management
Bombay College of Pharmacy
08.2007 - 05.2009
B.Sc. - Chemistry
Mumbai University
07.2002 - 10.2006
Skills
Product Management
Accomplishments
Awarded as Star Performer in H1 2022 & H2 2022 for key brand
MS% gain for focused SKU along with highest-ever sales achievement for consecutive 3 months
Timeline
Product Manager
Exeltis
01.2020 - Current
Group Account Manager
McCann Health
06.2017 - 01.2020
Group Account Manager
Publicis Communications Pvt. Ltd
05.2015 - 06.2017
Brand Services Manager
Lowe Lintas
01.2015 - 05.2015
Client Servicing Manager
Ray Adcom Pvt. Ltd
04.2014 - 01.2015
Senior Account Executive
Publicis Communications Pvt. Ltd
05.2011 - 03.2014
Sales Executive
Glaxo Smith Kline Ltd
07.2009 - 05.2011
Post Graduate Diploma - Pharmaceutical Management
Bombay College of Pharmacy
08.2007 - 05.2009
Sales Executive
Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd
01.2007 - 06.2007
B.Sc. - Chemistry
Mumbai University
07.2002 - 10.2006
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