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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

Interfacing with clients for suggesting most viable product range and cultivating relations with them

Identifying and networking with prospective clients and generating business from existing accounts for achieving profitability & growth

Business Consulting

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