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SUSHANT  DHAKITE

SUSHANT DHAKITE

Business Development Professional
Pune

Summary

  • EPBM IIM Lucknow with over 17 years of experience
  • Strong business and commercial acumen with skills to drive new business through conceptualizing strategies, introducing and establishing new products in multiple markets & industries, articulating product value proposition
  • Proficient in implementing long / short term strategic plans to enhance sales & marketing operations and achieving increased sales growth across region
  • Skilled in exploring business potential & opportunities and expanding client base to enhance business volumes
  • A result –oriented individual with excellent planning skills

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Manager

Tata Teleservices Ltd
Pune
09.2019 - Current

Highlights:


  • Handling a Direct Sales Team size of 10 marketing executives.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Focused on Value Sales and capable to sell the services at premium cost.
  • Account Management
  • Developed strategy to increase sales and drive profits.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.

Enterprise Account Manager

Team Computers Pvt Ltd
Pune
12.2018 - 09.2019
  • Asked appropriate questions to identify prospects' needs and pinpoint solutions for best fit.
  • Generated new contacts through networking and cold calling.
  • Built and cultivated healthy pipeline of customers interested in partnering with company.
  • Developed creative solutions to meet individual client needs.
  • Handling large accounts
  • All offerings are in strategic alliance & tie up with various OEMs
  • Collaborated with customers to learn business operations and capitalize on upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
  • Work closely with all strategic alliances for growing business. Plan for acquiring new customers and prepare account mapping plan & half yearly forecast.

Strategic Engagement Manager

Softcell Technologies Ltd
Pune
12.2017 - 11.2018
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Enterprise IT Hardware and Software's solutions: DEP
  • Hardware Management Solutions for mobile devices: JAMF and Airwatch
  • Increased sales leads generation process by using innovative ideas
  • Mapping by doing deep dive analysis within the account and meet with different key stake holders
  • Focusing on high BL products / solutions
  • Strongly believe on value addition and after sales support

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Ample Technologies Pvt Ltd
Pune
06.2015 - 12.2017
  • Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
  • Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
  • Reviewed sales and gross profit report to assess company efficiency.
  • Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.


Business Development Manager

PM Dimensions Pvt. Ltd
Pune
11.2010 - 03.2015
  • Identifying, shortlisting, pricing and applying for the tender and performing entire process and documentation
  • Identifying new products and application areas for the same
  • Understanding training requirements of organizations on the basis of their key business area
  • Effectively managed and executed a PAN-India (across 18 cities) project as Project Manager
  • Bagged the account from Kerala State Govt. worth Rs. 1.1 Cr & cracked Rs. 5.75 Cr from same client for different projects
  • Hold a distinction of Heading a Branch in Pune for 10 months handling entire Faculty and Administration
  • Independently established new training centres in Hyderabad & Pune.

Role:

At Photonix Solar Pvt Ltd (Was Deputed and on the payroll of PM Dimensions Pvt Ltd)


  • Identifying sectors for marketing of Solar Power Projects
  • Managing Solar Projects of Kerala State Government
  • Imparting training to the team members in marketing and selling of solar projects

Business Development Manager – E-learning Products

Red Chip Solutions
Pune
07.2008 - 10.2010
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Successfully initiated the sales of software products and brought around 15 - 20 new clients

Marketing Executive -Corporate Sales

Cavaal Clothing Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
04.2006 - 06.2008
  • Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
  • Maintained reporting and developed actionable insights to continually improve branding efforts.
  • Managed workflow between staff, coordinating documents and creative material distribution.
  • Onboarded new customers efficiently by developing database listings, uploading information, and defining related lists.

Education

B.Sc. - Computer Science, Physics & Industrial Chemistry

A.S.C College, Amravati University
Amravati, Maharashtra
06.2001 - 05.2004

PGDBM - Marketing & Financial Management

PICT School of IT & Management
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2004 - 04.2006

Executive Program in Business Management - Business Management

Indian Institute Of Management
Lucknow
01.2023 - Current

Skills

    Managing & monitoring sales & marketing operations, increasing sales growth and driving sales initiatives in order to achieve business goals; understanding business needs, its strategic direction and identifying initiatives that will allow a business to meet those strategic goals

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Timeline

Executive Program in Business Management - Business Management

Indian Institute Of Management
01.2023 - Current

Manager

Tata Teleservices Ltd
09.2019 - Current

Enterprise Account Manager

Team Computers Pvt Ltd
12.2018 - 09.2019

Strategic Engagement Manager

Softcell Technologies Ltd
12.2017 - 11.2018

Assistant Manager - Business Development

Ample Technologies Pvt Ltd
06.2015 - 12.2017

Business Development Manager

PM Dimensions Pvt. Ltd
11.2010 - 03.2015

Business Development Manager – E-learning Products

Red Chip Solutions
07.2008 - 10.2010

Marketing Executive -Corporate Sales

Cavaal Clothing Pvt. Ltd.
04.2006 - 06.2008

PGDBM - Marketing & Financial Management

PICT School of IT & Management
06.2004 - 04.2006

B.Sc. - Computer Science, Physics & Industrial Chemistry

A.S.C College, Amravati University
06.2001 - 05.2004
SUSHANT DHAKITEBusiness Development Professional