Astute Senior Business Development and Sales Professional bringing along 20 years of work experience with over 15 years of expertise in proposing, negotiating, closing, and transitioning new customers within a consultative sales environment. Competent in identifying & exploring markets and collating market intelligence reports for developing key entry strategies to penetrate new markets, drive sales & augment turnover. Deft at delivering on product/service portfolio and sales targets, as well as other strategic KPIs as agreed with the company’s leadership team along with the ability to prioritize work based on strategic importance and level of impact on business. Competent in building, tracking, reporting, and analyzing the region's sales pipeline to produce the volume and forecast accuracy required to deliver team and corporate goals. Adroit in understanding the drivers of customer churn and developing predictive modeling for future churn and a roadmap for reducing churn over time. Excellent analytical skills and ability to resolve difficult business situations along with quality orientation and attention to detail skills.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Development Consultant
Freelance
06.2020 - Current
Consulting client companies in the areas of B2B lead generation, digital advertising & marketing, creative communications, and related services that help them promote their products, solutions, and services successfully to their target markets internationally
Using knowledge of the market and competitors as well as identifying and developing the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators
Provide inputs on marketing and business development materials and led and assist business development and inside sales teams with special projects and services.
Business Development Head
ICAMIC Technologies Pvt. Ltd
09.2020 - 10.2022
Spearheaded entire Business development, lead generation and client management for digital solutions and services related to photography, professional photo editing & retouching, video development, visual effects, 3D design, LED Digital Display Solutions, digital content development, inter-corporate presentations, and related services.
Senior Manager, Business Development
SBL Knowledge Services Ltd
04.2019 - 05.2020
Spearheaded new business development, sales, account management and client servicing activities for Professional Photo Editing Services, Graphic Design, Creative Services and Business Process Management Services for International Markets
Identifying potential clients, and the decision makers by focusing on key target accounts as well as research and build relationships with all new clients
Plan and manage both the sales and marketing organization resources according to agreed budgets and within company policies and procedures to promote and position SBL’s service offerings
Conduct industry and company analysis, including market research, financial statement analysis and building and maintaining financial and operational models by working closely with the marketing and operations team.
Mid-Senior Roles in Business Development & Sales
Various MNCs
01.2004 - 03.2019
May’17 – Mar’19: Independent Business Development & Sales Consultant, Chennai
Apr’15 – Mar’17: Groove Software (Globalsoft, Inc.) Bangalore as Business Development Manager
Apr’14 – Mar’15: Intelizign Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Business Development Manager
Jan‘11 – Mar’14: Corelead Interactive Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Senior Business Development Manager
Oct’09 – Nov’10: Effective Teleservices Pvt. Ltd (Etech,Inc.), Gandhinagar as Business Development Leader
May’08 –Sep’09: DataPrompt International Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Business Development Manager
Jul’06 – Apr’08: Decatrend Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Chennai as Business Development Manager
Jul’04 – Mar’06: Dell International Services, Bangalore as Business Sales Representative
New Business Development & Sales, Strategy Planning, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, International Business, B2B Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Account Management, Sales Team Management, Communication Skills, Team Leadership, Performance Management, Client Relationship Management, Market Development & Penetration and Project Management
Additional Information
Selling IT Products, Solutions & Services, Engineering Services, Computer Hardware and Networking, Lead Generation Services, Internet Retail BPO Services, Marketing Research Services, eCommerce & Digital Marketing Services, Digital Solutions, Advertising & Creative Services and Contact Center Services in the IT, ITES, BPO and KPO Industries globally.
Impact Summary
Achieved long term projects and built strategic client partnerships worth over $ 100K - $1M Per Annum and lasting over 3 years.
Spearheaded new business development & international sales and increased the operations team size to over 25 - 50 full-time employees.
Got recognition from the Leadership & Senior Management Team for closing new and long-lasting business deals.
Efficiently mentored and managed Business Development and Inside Sales Teams.
Handling entire sales cycle from lead generation till closure and highly successful in international Markets.
Prospecting key accounts, Fortune 500 companies, large enterprises, and SMBs spread across various industries globally for selling products, solutions and services in the IT, ITES, BPO & KPO Space.
Certification
2003: International Call Center Training Program, NICCS Chennai