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Raghav Rathore

Raghav Rathore

Bangalore

Summary

Business partnership & solutions expert with over a decade of experience in sales & marketing, business development and account management. Accustomed to handling multiple tasks and working with people from diverse backgrounds. Detail-oriented team manager with an art of delegation and leading by example.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional Sales Head

BridgeLabz Solution Private Limited
Bengaluru
04.2022 - Current
  • Leading a team of 8 members coach them and support in closing the deals and negotiation meetings
  • Responsible for my team’s overall performance, target achievements and quarterly/annual budgets allocation
  • Key win- shown a growth of 30% in total business revenue FY 2022- 23
  • Cultivating an MNC portfolio of 60 accounts by new client acquisition while managing the existing base
  • Successfully placed 270 engineers for these companies via delegating their end-to-end recruitment
  • Plan new market development to shape and enhance value-added solutions by understanding and capitalizing on industry trends
  • Collaborate with Executive Leadership in carving strategies for scaling revenues and business growth
  • Liaise with client to strengthen our relationship and maximize the success of deployed candidates.

Director of Sales and Marketing

Ibis Mumbai Airport - Accor
Mumbai
08.2021 - 04.2022

• Consort with the General Manager and decide on appropriate sales strategies; maximized the hotel revenue by 25% and an ADR growth of 58% FY 2020-21

• Supervised and mentored the sales team in creating account specific plans to capitalize on each revenue opportunity and help them achieve sales objectives & related metrics while maintaining a customer success rate- RPS of 80%

• Strategize pricing & promotions for increase in demand, evaluate costs against expected market price points and set structures to excel the sales targets.

• Developed value-added campaigns and executed technical solutions to streamline and improve marketing efficiencies, led the STR scoreboard with an RGI of 108 with fair share in competition set.

Assistant Director of Sales

Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
Bengaluru
04.2019 - 07.2021

• Jointly with the Director of Sales & Marketing created a recovery plan during pandemic to explore different revenue streams for generating business.

• Integral part in re-positioning the hotel (ADR rank 2 in 2018 from rank 4 in 2017).

• Led all day-to-day activities related to the sales function with a focus on building long term, value-based client relationships.

• Directed recruitment and training of sales team on Accor Sales tools and other daily reports.

• Analyzing market information from Accor sales tools and working closely with off property sales channels to implement right strategies and synergize sales activities to achieve financial goals.

• Leading to ADR growth of 25% in Novotel and 33% in ibis in contracted segment FY 2018-19.

• Room revenue growth of 23% in Novotel and 22% in ibis FY 2018-19

• Overall Revenue growth of 25% in Ibis and 85% in Novotel in contracted segment FY2019-20

• Accountable for prospecting, qualifying, soliciting, and closing global annual contracts/bids for both group and transient segments.

Senior Sales Manager

Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
Bengaluru
06.2017 - 03.2019

Associate Head of Sales

The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
Bengaluru
04.2016 - 06.2017

Assistant Sales Manager

Elite India Constructions Private Limited
Bengaluru
06.2013 - 05.2015

Marketing and Research Intern

FCB
Mumbai
01.2012 - 04.2012
  • Research project on "Modern trade visibility"
  • Interviewed or administered standardized tests to research subjects to collect data.

Food and Nutrition Services Supervisor

The Oberoi Group
Bengaluru
03.2009 - 08.2010

Education

MBA - Sales and Marketing Management

ICFAI Business School
Bangalore
06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality and Hotel Management

Institute of Hotel Management
Dehradun
01.2009

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Business development and planning
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Process Improvement
  • Market Analysis
  • Strategic Business Relationships
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution

Accomplishments

Unsung hero of the year - Novotel & Ibis ORR Dec 2019 Awarded for achieving sales target for year 2019.

Bestseller of year - Novotel & Ibis ORR Dec 2018 Awarded for achieving sales target for year 2018.

Cross Sell Person of Year - Accor Dec 2017 Awarded for achieving highest cross sell revenue for pan India Accor properties in year 2017.

Certification

• 2021 Certified Fundamentals of digital marketing, Google - TVT G64 5DH

• 2018 ADOS for re-positioning Novotel Bangalore (ADR rank 2 in 2018 from rank 4 in 2017).

• 2012 Research project on "Modern trade visibility" at FCB Ulka

Work Availability

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Quote

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
Henry David Thoreau

Timeline

Regional Sales Head

BridgeLabz Solution Private Limited
04.2022 - Current

Director of Sales and Marketing

Ibis Mumbai Airport - Accor
08.2021 - 04.2022

Assistant Director of Sales

Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
04.2019 - 07.2021

Senior Sales Manager

Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
06.2017 - 03.2019

Associate Head of Sales

The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
04.2016 - 06.2017

Assistant Sales Manager

Elite India Constructions Private Limited
06.2013 - 05.2015

Marketing and Research Intern

FCB
01.2012 - 04.2012

Food and Nutrition Services Supervisor

The Oberoi Group
03.2009 - 08.2010

MBA - Sales and Marketing Management

ICFAI Business School

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality and Hotel Management

Institute of Hotel Management
Raghav Rathore