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Venkatesh M

Chennai

Summary

Self-directed management professional with adaptability to meet changing operational needs. Energetic and resourceful professional proficient in program management and team leadership. Innate sales abilities and customer service skills.

  • An articulate leader with 17+ years of combined multi-disciplinary experience in sales, customer service and operations management
  • Creative problem solver with ability drive revenue growth, improve morale of the team and consistently exceed aggressive profit targets
  • Excellent communicator with the ability to actively manage change
  • High level of success in client engagement by having actively nurtured and deepened strong rapport with clients

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy General Manager

Thomas Cook India Ltd
08.2013 - Current

Operation Handling - Spearheading the Corporate travel business, large implant travel accounts and coordinating with the credit recovery team and support functions for enhancing the overall performance and growth of the region.

  • Project Management - Seamless co-ordination with internal team and corporate clients to ensure on time service execution.
  • Successful in enhancing the annual topline business volume accross the vertical by 3 folds.
  • Uncovered and resolved strategic and tactical issues impacting sales management and business operations by effective communication accross organisational and technical boundaries
  • Assessed employee performance and developed improvement plans for achieving their career growth plans.
  • Engaged employees in business processes with positive motivational techniques.
  • Gathered and reviewed customer feedback to improve operation fulfilment.
  • Customer Relationship Management - Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions and resolving escalated customer issues resulting boosted retention rates by 95%.

Manager - Sales

Lotus Lounge Holidays Pvt. Ltd.
04.2008 - 06.2013

Decisive team leader with extensive experience in spearheading the sales force. CO-ordinating with the operating with the operation & accounts team for enhancing the branch performance. Also, took responsibility for handling the walk-in customers to the branch & service related work. Handled additional responsibilities effectively.

  • Maintained the customer retention at almost 90% with a customer satisfaction level of 8 out of 10
  • Service customers effectively and achieved repeat referrals
  • Single handedly won the contract for a leisure reality show “Honeymoon Travels” in Surya TV & “Honeymoon Jodigal” in Sun TV - the leading South Indian Channels of Sun Network Ltd.,
  • Accomplished the key marketing needs of the organisation such as being instrumental in developing the full fledged company website and other marketing campaigns
  • Successfully escorted big corporate groups to international & Domestic destinations

Agency Manager

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
09.2005 - 03.2008

Team Building- Decisive team leader with experience in recruiting and hiring sales team for commission based payout, developing talent & creating effective training programs on products, financial markets and objection handling for delivering the retail insurance business every month.

  • Maintained activity ratio of the consultants at 70% consistently
  • Closely tracked and consistently achieved the target month on month
  • Motivated the team to increase business manifold as per the company’s expectations
  • Services customers effectively and achieved repeat referrals

Senior Accounts Officer

Techmark Designs (Currently Known As Team Designs)
06.2003 - 09.2005

Responsible for business development. Led a team of designers and handled operations efficiently. Independently handled leading multinational customers

  • Single handedly won the monthly newsletter assignment for the Indian High Commission, Singapore
  • Handled large accounts like Citibank, Cholamandalam, Warangal Boolchand, Ceebros
  • Coordinated with customers, vendors and print design team to create successful promotions
  • Handled multiple print design assignments in parallel under immense time pressure
  • Enhanced business with limited infrastructure and resources
  • Was instrumental in increased sales
  • Played a pivotal role in the expansion of the company

Management Trainee - Customer Service

Coromandel Travels
06.2002 - 02.2003

Decisive team leader with extensive experience in spearheading the sales force. CO-ordinating with the operating with the operation & accounts team for enhancing the branch performance. Also, took responsibility for handling the walk-in customers to the branch & service related work. Handled additional responsibilities effectively.

  • Maintained the customer retention at almost 90% with a customer satisfaction level of 8 out of 10
  • Service customers effectively and achieved repeat referrals
  • Single handedly won the contract for a leisure reality show “Honeymoon Travels” in Surya TV & “Honeymoon Jodigal” in Sun TV - the leading South Indian Channels of Sun Network Ltd.,
  • Accomplished the key marketing needs of the organisation such as being instrumental in developing the full fledged company website and other marketing campaigns
  • Successfully escorted big corporate groups to international & Domestic destinations

Education

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Institute For Technology And Management
Chennai
02.2005

Impact - Software Engineering

SSI Education
Chennai
11.2001

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration

Madras University
Chennai
06.2002

Skills

  • Business Development Expertise
  • Team Player
  • Customer service awareness
  • Relationship building and management
  • Relationship Management

Personal Details

Marital Status - Married

Hobbies - Fitness, Rowing

Languages Known - English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil

Timeline

Deputy General Manager

Thomas Cook India Ltd
08.2013 - Current

Manager - Sales

Lotus Lounge Holidays Pvt. Ltd.
04.2008 - 06.2013

Agency Manager

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
09.2005 - 03.2008

Senior Accounts Officer

Techmark Designs (Currently Known As Team Designs)
06.2003 - 09.2005

Management Trainee - Customer Service

Coromandel Travels
06.2002 - 02.2003

Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Institute For Technology And Management

Impact - Software Engineering

SSI Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration

Madras University
Venkatesh M