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Santoshakumar Kamate

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in business development and network expansion at Reliance BP Mobility Limited. Proven track record in lead generation and strategic decision-making, driving significant growth in underrepresented markets. Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail ensure successful stakeholder management and project completion. Passionate about enhancing operational efficiencies and customer satisfaction.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Manager - Network Development

Reliance BP Mobility Limited
Bangalore
04.2023 - Current

Network Expansion / Business Development:

  • Evaluate and analyze unrepresented and underrepresented markets to identify potential business opportunities for setting up new sites.
  • Monitoring new industrial development and competitor expansion, and analyzing their impact on our existing network, as well as assessing new business opportunities.
  • Evaluate opportunities for network expansion, business development, in a defined geography.
  • Channel partner management for identifying suitable channel partners with the desired real estate and investment capabilities for setting up new sites.
  • Develop sound, viable business options to enhance growth.
  • Monitor and track the progress of the new site spec release, and take action in line with the company's objectives.

Network Planning :

  • Monitoring network health through competitor benchmarking to identify performance improvement opportunities and recommend business cases to facilitate decision.
  • Analyze opportunities for the optimization of operations by improving facilities at the existing retail network.
  • Initiate facility augmentation proposals to improve operational efficiencies and customer service.

Real Estate :

  • Program manages to secure suitable land parcels for setting up sites.
  • Stakeholder management to ensure the timely completion of projects.
  • Handle site acquisition, lease surrender, and other related court cases to safeguard the company's interests.

Franchise Development:

  • Monitor and facilitate channel partner selection with various stakeholders in line with the laid-down process.
  • Evaluation and assessment of the financial and business acumen suitability of potential franchisees.
  • Generation of leads in accordance with the Market Area Plan, and to ensure brand identity compliance.

Area Sales Manager

IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd
08.2022 - 04.2023
  • Hunting, appointing, and being responsible for managing channel partners for sales of paid subscription packages via on-ground sales executives.
  • Hiring, training, retaining, motivating, and managing sales teams to achieve targets.
  • Conducting daily meetings to ensure appropriate qualitative and quantitative inputs.
  • Closely tracking and monitoring on key performance indicators (KPIs), such as data, hot leads, and other relevant metrics, to improve productivity.
  • Accompanied sales reps in the field for a ride-along to train, observe, and work one-on-one.
  • Drive performance through incentive structure and sales promotion.
  • Timely partner payout after due diligence.
  • Responsible for daily, weekly, and monthly target achievement as per SOP.
  • Timely reporting in prescribed formats.

Sr Sales Officer (MT & GT)

Nippon paint India private limited
10.2019 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for handling over 50 dealers and distributors, as well as over 200 engineers and architects.
  • Ensuring the achievement of assigned sales and collection targets.
  • Handling pre-sale associates and waterproofing officers, and making a drive to reach the target.
  • Lead generation: presenting a business proposal to new prospects to increase sales and market presence.
  • Handling end-to-end sales, meeting dealers and distributors, and negotiating favorable terms of trade with them.
  • Preparing sales reports and SWOT analysis to identify the opportunities and problems.
  • Conducting Engineers and Contractors meet for new product introduction and giving demos about specifications and application procedures.

Assistant Manager Sales and Marketing

Cinepolis India Pvt Ltd
11.2018 - 10.2019
  • Achieving the targets of advertisement and bulk booking sales assigned.
  • Creating the annual sales forecasts by estimating total sales for oneself and the assigned region.
  • Implementing all tasks and duties, adhering to, and monitoring the off-screen inventory activation.
  • Managing various MIS reports through all the other media platforms available, and agencies.
  • Attending to customer complaints, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.

Education

Master Of Business Administration - Finance And Marketing

KLE's IMSR
Hubballi
05.2018

Bachelor Of Business Administration -

Govt first grade college
Muddebihal
01.2016

PUC - Commerce

Govt college
Talikoti
01.2013

SSLC -

Vidyabharati high school
Talikoti
01.2010

Skills

  • Business Development / Network Expansion
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Lead generation and networking
  • Attention to detail
  • Research and strategy
  • Strategic thinking and decision-making
  • Market intelligence
  • Sales and Marketing

Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2
Marathi
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Timeline

Sr Manager - Network Development

Reliance BP Mobility Limited
04.2023 - Current

Area Sales Manager

IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd
08.2022 - 04.2023

Sr Sales Officer (MT & GT)

Nippon paint India private limited
10.2019 - 08.2022

Assistant Manager Sales and Marketing

Cinepolis India Pvt Ltd
11.2018 - 10.2019

Master Of Business Administration - Finance And Marketing

KLE's IMSR

Bachelor Of Business Administration -

Govt first grade college

PUC - Commerce

Govt college

SSLC -

Vidyabharati high school
Santoshakumar Kamate