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Vijesh Panicker

Vijesh Panicker

Sales & Proposal Management
Vadodara,GJ

Summary

Sales professional with 15+ years of experience in the area of Compressor Business. Passionate, results-driven person with a deep technical understanding and strong ability to identify, cultivate, and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders and clients to achieve company-wide goals and objectives.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Regional Project Development Manager

Siemens Energy India Limited
11.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for modernization and upgrades of centrifugal compressors (Siemens Make and Others)
  • Visiting customers and building relations
  • Techno-commercial discussion with customers and concluding orders
  • Internal order booking including involved during project execution phase

Manager - Marketing & Sales and Proposal Management

Aerzen Machines India Private Limited
04.2018 - 10.2021
  • Marketing & Sales of Positive Displacement Blowers (Tri lobe Blowers), Screw Compressors and Turbo Blowers in serving markets
  • Guiding the regional team to achieve the yearly targets
  • Meeting End Customers, EPC's to develop relationship and guide the suitable solution
  • Educating customers in energy efficiency products by means of proper ROI calculation
  • Proposal Preparation of Positive Displacement Blowers, Screw Blowers, Screw Compressors and Turbo Blowers for various applications including costing sheet preparation

Manager - Proposal Management

Aerzen Machines India Private Limited
09.2017 - 04.2018
  • Proposal Management for various applications like Waste Water Treatment Plant, Food Industry, Cement Industry etc.
  • Proposal preparation for positive displacement blowers, screw compressors, screw blowers and turbo blowers including costing sheet
  • Compliance with internal processes

Manager - Marketing & Sales

Sunrise Industries India Limited
04.2017 - 08.2017
  • Marketing of FRP/GRP Products like Equipment, Pipes & Fittings, Gratings, Cable Trays etc. in various market segments like Chloro-Alkali, Rayon Fibre, Chemicals, Refinery, Petrochemicals, Paper industry, Waste Water Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant.
  • Courtesy visit to customers for identification & generation of enquiries
  • Discussion with Customer Technically & Commercially for closure of the order
  • Payment follow up

Assistant Manager - Front Sales

Burckhardt Compression India Private Limited
12.2014 - 04.2017
  • Marketing & Sales of Spares, Service, Engineering study etc. Burckhardt Make Reciprocating Compressors
  • Retaining Existing Customers by means of building relationship
  • Developing New Customers who are using Other Brand Reciprocating Compressors and value-sell Burckhardt Make Spares and Services
  • Payment follow-ups

Senior Executive - Marketing & Sales and Proposals

Siemens Limited - Turbo Compressors Business Unit
05.2010 - 12.2014
  • Marketing & Sales, Proposal Engineer in Centrifugal Compressors. Responsible for Chemicals & Fertilizer market, Axial Compressors (Blast Furnace, FCC), Refinery & Petrochemicals market, CTL market across India.
  • Courtesy Visits to customers and identification of upcoming projects in various market segments
  • Budgetary Proposal preparation of Single Shaft Compressors and Integrally Geared Compressors for various applications
  • Submission of Firm Proposal and negotiation
  • Completing all internal process which includes LOA

Executive - Proposal Management

Siemens Limited - Turbo Compressors Business Unit
07.2009 - 05.2010
  • Budgetary & Firm Proposal Preparation of Integrally Geared Compressors for Plant Air Applications and Air Separation Units
  • Costing Sheet Preparation along with compliance of internal processes

Education

MBA - Marketing Management

Sikkim Manipal University
Vadodara, Gujarat
07.2013

Bachelor in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Gujarat University (SVIT Vasad)
Vasad, Gujarat
07.2009

H.S.C - Science Stream including Maths

Don Bosco High School (Gujarat State Board)
Vadodara, Gujarat
06.2005

S.S.C - undefined

Don Bosco High School (Gujarat State Board)
Vadodara, Gujarat
06.2003

Skills

Sales Strategy Development: Develop & Increase opportunity pipeline by more than 10% Y-o-Y since 2021 (after joining) ; Developing sales strategy plan for each project wrt price, competition etc

AWARDS

  • 5 Years Service Certification from Siemens Limited
  • Certified Training on Centrifugal Compressors at Siemens Germany for duration of 3 months
  • First Prize in Elocution in National Productivity Council
  • Secured Top 10 level in Gujarat University Exams
  • Medals and Certificate in various sports activity at School level

ACHIEVEMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Order closure worth 8 MUSD with Zuari Agro Goa for compressor revamp against tough competition
  • Registration of Aerzen India with NTPC for Screw Compressors and securing first direct order worth 62.5 Million INR
  • Solely negotiated commercial contract and price for 14 nos. Blowers with Ultratech Limited worth 38.6 Million INR
  • Negotiated with Reliance Industries Vadodara for Indian Service Engineer Service Rates for overhauling of LLDPE Compressor and successfully established a rate of INR 1.2 lacs per man-day excluding accommodation and transportation
  • Supported Siemens AG for J3 Packages
  • Convinced BPCL and EIL for change in specifications for BPCL Kochi Refinery
  • Convinced NMDC to change specification from Axial with last stage radial blower to Axial Blower

Software

Budget GUI

CES GUI

AutoCAD

Pro-E

C-Programming

Timeline

Regional Project Development Manager

Siemens Energy India Limited
11.2021 - Current

Manager - Marketing & Sales and Proposal Management

Aerzen Machines India Private Limited
04.2018 - 10.2021

Manager - Proposal Management

Aerzen Machines India Private Limited
09.2017 - 04.2018

Manager - Marketing & Sales

Sunrise Industries India Limited
04.2017 - 08.2017

Assistant Manager - Front Sales

Burckhardt Compression India Private Limited
12.2014 - 04.2017

Senior Executive - Marketing & Sales and Proposals

Siemens Limited - Turbo Compressors Business Unit
05.2010 - 12.2014

Executive - Proposal Management

Siemens Limited - Turbo Compressors Business Unit
07.2009 - 05.2010

Bachelor in Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Gujarat University (SVIT Vasad)

H.S.C - Science Stream including Maths

Don Bosco High School (Gujarat State Board)

S.S.C - undefined

Don Bosco High School (Gujarat State Board)

MBA - Marketing Management

Sikkim Manipal University
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