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Saurav Raj Pandey

Saurav Raj Pandey

Sales and Service operations
Gurgaon

Summary

15+ years of experience in Sales and Service operations | Ex-Airtel, Vodafone, Field Operations, Customer Retentions, Tele-Sales and Strategy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Online Acquisition Head

OrientBell Tiles
02.2024 - Current

Customer Acquisition - Policybazaar

Outbound Operations Head – Edtech Startup

Myclassroom (JEE, NEET & Foundation)
  • Part of the co-founding team in an edtech startup. Scale up the business to 100 Cr.
  • New Acquisition: Online acquisition through digital campaign leads & contact centers
  • Operationally design and develop offline sale process for 39 centers, Pan India.


National Retention Head

Bharti Airtel
08.2016 - 02.2022
  • Customer Retention Strategy, Outbound Operations, and Online Acquisition & Upselling.
  • Customer Lifecycle Management- Base Management of 18 Mn Customers
  • Close coordination with Marketing and Finance - sharing regular inputs and recommendations to EC members and CEO, based on analytical inputs and through the voice of customers.
  • Managing 15+ Contact center with more than 1500 FTEs
  • Partner Management: Cost Control-Performance Management-Operations & Productivity drive
  • E2PA: Identification of process improvement opportunities and analysis to improve the underperforming processes.

Sr Manager, Field Service Head-Northeast

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
10.2019 - 12.2020
  • Field Service & Operations Head-Northeast (Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura). Managing Customer base of 1.3Mn with yearly revenue of 400 cr for Airtel Digital TV. Managing Customer Lifecycle - From Onboarding, Revenue Management, Churn.
  • Accountable for managing the Field Service experience - Installation Experience/SLA-Complaint management.
  • Managing 14 Territory Managers and 74 Field Partners.

Manager, Field Service Head-Gujarat

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
10.2018 - 09.2019
  • Field Service & Operations Head-Gujarat

Portfolio Manager | West India | Pune

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
08.2016 - 09.2018
  • Customer Retention & Strategy Manager-WEST Strategic Management and operational oversight of customer Portfolio to ensure customer Retentions within AOP
  • Proactive Monitoring of Territory specific Issues and assisting the State Heads with strategic Plans and Ideas
  • Managing a team of 200+ outsourced tele-callers & field executives.

Call Center Manager

Aircel Ltd.
03.2011 - 08.2016
  • Accountable for forecasting volumes of calls and manpower requirements, as well as the entire Inbound and Outbound call center operations.
  • Managing 3 Contact Centers with a headcount of 500+ Executives.
  • Managing MNP and Retention Process outcalling for all Mobile Subscribers.


Sr. Executive, Customer Service, Quality & Training

Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd.
06.2008 - 03.2011
  • Implementation of National Quality processes across all touch points e.g
  • CC, Stores, Back office, Outbound etc
  • Identification of process improvement opportunities and Projects to improve the underperforming processes.

Education

MBA -

Symbiosis`
Pune
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science -

Delhi University
Delhi
04.2001 -

Skills

    Online acquisition

    Customer Retention

    Field Operations

    Contact Center Management

Accomplishments

  • Instrumental in enhancing the Outbound Productivity by more than 20% keeping COST in Control. Implementation of New working ways : Bringing digital & Product intervention to enhance the Customer Retention & Journey correction for enhancing Customer experience.
  • Instrumental in launching the connected boxes in Northeast States. Revenue Growth : 200% Growth in Long duration Recharge Pack. Best Circle Q2’21-In Terms of Field Service Experience & Serve to Sell.
  • Instrumental in penetration of Long Duration Pack to 50% of the customer base. Highest among India. Increase in Revenue by 20%. Best Circle Q1’19-In Terms of Field Service Experience & Long Duration Pack Penetration across 31 Airtel Digital TV Circles.
  • Instrumental in Churn Reduction below 1% in Fy-17-18. Successfully executed campaigns to sell long duration packs across demographics, driving Sales & Subscription at distributor and Last mile. Increase in ARP Uptake by 20% Pan India.
  • Successfully generated 32 Mn revenue by upselling from Call Center in 2015. Holds the distinction of seamlessly delivering the Tele-Verification process for 3 Circles [RJ / PB / HP]. Played a vital role in managing Circle MNP retention initiative with 80% retention for 2015, retaining 0.7 Mn customers. Contact center at Pan India no.1 for first quarter-2014 & Pan India No.2 for First Quarter-2015 in terms of PAN India Championship.

Brief Profile

Sales and Service Operations | Ex-Airtel, Policy Bazaar, Vodafone. Customer Retention and Base management, Call center Management, Online acquisition, Field Operations, Tele-Sales and Strategy.

Timeline

Online Acquisition Head

OrientBell Tiles
02.2024 - Current

Sr Manager, Field Service Head-Northeast

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
10.2019 - 12.2020

Manager, Field Service Head-Gujarat

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
10.2018 - 09.2019

National Retention Head

Bharti Airtel
08.2016 - 02.2022

Portfolio Manager | West India | Pune

Bharti Telemedia Ltd
08.2016 - 09.2018

Call Center Manager

Aircel Ltd.
03.2011 - 08.2016

Sr. Executive, Customer Service, Quality & Training

Vodafone Essar Spacetel Ltd.
06.2008 - 03.2011

MBA -

Symbiosis`
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science -

Delhi University
04.2001 -

Customer Acquisition - Policybazaar

Outbound Operations Head – Edtech Startup

Myclassroom (JEE, NEET & Foundation)
Saurav Raj PandeySales and Service operations