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Shrinivas Pai

National Manager - Sales
Miami

Summary

Driven and accomplished Sales leader with a proven track record of scaling revenue and building high performance teams. Working for a German manufacturer- ZEISS for over a decade

Mechanical Engineer having done post graduation from top Indian B school(IIM Bangalore-MBA Degree) with focus on Strategy and Marketing . Selected as an Exchange student in Darla Moore School of Business,University of South Carolina in International Business.

Relocating to Miami , Florida ( No visa requirement)

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

National Manager ( SDM India )

Carl Zeiss India
2024.01 - Current
  • Handling complete CZ GOM Business of 5 million Euros for India. Rewarded for exceptional growth in business in previous roles
  • Operated within budgetary constraints, participated in development of annual budget forecasts and reconciled operating budget.
  • Provided analytical rationale to identify, develop and implement activities within allocated account base.
  • Complied with policies and quality standards to maintain consistency in quality of services by collaborating with application and Service team
  • Collaborated with business development managers in partner planning process to develop mutual performance objectives, financial targets and critical milestones.

Product Sales Manager- HOM

Carl Zeiss India Private Limited
2022.01 - 2023.12

- Managing HOM( Hands on Metrology) Business mainly for India along with other South Asian countries such as Srilanka, Bangladesh etc.

- Doubled the revenue and overall count of machines in 2 years by implementing new strategies for entry level products
- Overall increase in footprint & Brand Presence of HOM in India by developing Sales & Marketing Strategies and implementing the same through channel partners.
- Supporting Channel partners throughout the region. Training and coaching them in technical, commercial and communication aspects.

Regional Sales Manager

Carl Zeiss India
2020.08 - 2021.08
  • Exceeded the target given for 2020-2021 (Achieved 3.5 million Euros) by developing effective strategies and new accounts as a Regional manager of Karnataka, India for Metrology products
  • Strategic initiatives such as increasing business partners, developing new product sales strategies successfully implemented which helped the business in the region to grow. Business partners were increased from 2 to 4 and three product lines were handed over to them so the team can concentrate on capital equipments with better margins.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction. Team was new and had less experience in Sales. Handled a team of 2 sales engineers and 4 business partners.
  • Independently negotiated individual orders worth 10 million INR.

Assistant Sales Manager

Carl Zeiss India
2019.01 - 2020.07
  • Awarded for being the joint top Sales performer for the company in India. Exceeded the target given. Target was 190 million INR. Achieved ~235 million INR.
  • Worked on digital initiatives and helped the team launch O2C(Order to cash) platform to digitally process orders.
  • Key user for SAP CRM support. Worked with German audit team by providing inputs on software improvement. Also helped other sales colleagues to adopt to SAP system who were earlier working on Microsoft Lotus notes.
  • Conducted product and industry specific seminars to attract new customers. 3 seminars conducted in different parts of the region over the year.

Senior Sales Engineer & Executive

Carl Zeiss India
2015.03 - 2018.12
  • Investigated competitor technical specifications, product data and industry standards and continually developed knowledge of product offerings.
  • Thrived in fast-paced environment, constantly re-prioritized and maintained relentless focus on sales process.

Sales Engineer

Haas Automation Inc.
2014.04 - 2015.01
  • Worked in machine tool industry

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Hikal Technologies
2013.07 - 2014.02

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

RV College of Engineering
Bangalore, India
2009.10 - 2013.07

MBA - Strategy & Marketing

Indian Institute of Management( IIM)
Bangalore, India
2020.04 - 2022.03

International Business- Exchange Student - Global Strategy

Darla Moore School of Business
University Of South Carolina
2021.08 - 2021.12

Skills

    Complex negotiation

    SAP CRM Key user

    Strategic Planning

    Business Development

Certification

Aukom Training in Oberkochen, Germany

Hobbies

-Volunteering at local church organization.

-Advanced Badminton player(Won local badminton sports tournament)

-Travelling

-Guitar player

-Reading books

-Learning new languages - well versed in 4 languages

Timeline

National Manager ( SDM India )

Carl Zeiss India
2024.01 - Current

Product Sales Manager- HOM

Carl Zeiss India Private Limited
2022.01 - 2023.12

Course on Doing business in Asia from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines

2021-10

International Business- Exchange Student - Global Strategy

Darla Moore School of Business
2021.08 - 2021.12

Sustainability Leadership Course in FGV school, Brazil

2021-06

Customer Relationship Management course at EdX

2021-05

Regional Sales Manager

Carl Zeiss India
2020.08 - 2021.08

MBA - Strategy & Marketing

Indian Institute of Management( IIM)
2020.04 - 2022.03

Assistant Sales Manager

Carl Zeiss India
2019.01 - 2020.07

Aukom Training in Oberkochen, Germany

2016-03

Senior Sales Engineer & Executive

Carl Zeiss India
2015.03 - 2018.12

Sales Engineer

Haas Automation Inc.
2014.04 - 2015.01

Graduate Engineer Trainee

Hikal Technologies
2013.07 - 2014.02

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

RV College of Engineering
2009.10 - 2013.07
Shrinivas PaiNational Manager - Sales