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Vikas Bal

Vikas Bal

Business Development Manager (SAAS, B2B, Zoho Partners)
Mumbai

Summary

Energetic and intuitive marketing strategist with exceptional leadership and communication skills. Proven ability to identify opportunities and deliver effective strategies to generate results. Experienced in strategic marketing planning, branding, and product development. Adept in online and traditional marketing, and highly skilled in visual communications. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Business Development Manager

Tech Magify LLP (Studio4 Consultants Pvt Ltd)
Mumbai
07.2023 - Current
  • Sales Leadership : Spearheading the sales function, responsible for identifying, qualifying, and closing new business opportunities. Leveraging expertise in SaaS products to align client needs with appropriate Zoho solutions. Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
  • Client Relationship Management : Nurturing client relationships through effective communication, understanding their business requirements, and providing tailored Zoho solutions. Ensuring client satisfaction through regular follow-ups and addressing concerns.
  • Networking : Actively engaging with Zoho Partner Network, attending industry meetups, and participating in relevant events to enhance the visibility of Tech Magify. Establishing and maintaining partnerships to drive business growth.
  • Project Delivery: Conducting weekly meetings with the project team to assess the status of ongoing projects. Facilitating effective communication and collaboration among team members to ensure project milestones are met.
  • Quality Assurance : Overseeing project delivery to guarantee the high-quality implementation of Zoho solutions. Monitoring project timelines, managing resources efficiently, and resolving any bottlenecks to ensure timely project completion.
  • Client Coordination : Collaborating closely with clients to understand project requirements, expectations, and feedback. Implementing client suggestions to enhance project outcomes and maintain client satisfaction.
  • Event Participation : Actively participating in major meetups and events hosted by Zoho and other relevant industry players. Staying updated on industry trends, networking with potential clients, and building partnerships.
  • Knowledge Sharing : Contributing to the industry by sharing insights and expertise through participation in forums, webinars, and other knowledge-sharing platforms.
  • New Business Opportunities : Increased client base by identifying new business opportunities and cultivating strong relationships with key decision makers, delivered projects & got new references from the clients.

Senior Marketing and Sales Manager (Ed-Tech, SAAS)

Future Face Tech Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
10.2022 - 07.2023
  • Leading & directing ED-Tech B2B sales & marketing team for ACADMiN Educational ERP solution owned by Future Face Tech Pvt Ltd.
  • Directing & executing marketing campaigns through events, seminars, webinars, telemarketing etc.
  • Delivered both remote webinars and on-site presentations to demonstrate software solutions to prospective customers.
  • Making sure that marketing goals & sales targets are achieved by constantly conducting weekly team meeting & discussing challenges & improvement ideas in current process.
  • Engaged with customers after sales to check on product integration, customer satisfaction and additional needs.
  • Building, maintaining & training Lead Management & Sales Pipeline in CRM (Zoho CRM & Carbon ERP) & submitting required sales forecasts.
  • Managing sales promotions and marketing strategies on major social media sites & digital marketing platforms.
  • Instructing sales & marketing staff on cross-selling & up-selling techniques resulting in increased net sales revenue by 40% in sales in two quarters.
  • Developing sales strategy & product promotion based on research of consumer buying trends & market conditions.
  • Training marketing interns for digital marketing & telemarketing skills and evaluating their progress report.
  • Presenting monthly & quarterly sales & marketing performance report to directors & partners of the company.
  • Implementing, executing and strategically expanded business channel partnerships & program initiatives.
  • Maintaining continuous communication with customers to ensure that contractual service agreements & expectations are exceeded.

Business Development Manager

Altiorem Consultancy
Mumbai
08.2020 - 02.2022
  • Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
  • Qualified leads by scheduling introductory discovery meetings and calls.
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Developed new proposals, contracts and procedures to draw in more clients and streamline work operations.
  • Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.

Planning Officer (Operations)

QCC w.l.l (Project: Qatar Airways-Aircraft Appearance)
Doha
09.2013 - 12.2019
  • Managed information technology resources for business.
  • Handled Business Data for operational requirement for project Qatar Airways Aircraft Appearance and Maintenance.
  • Used automated tools to extract data from client servers and modeled data as per operational requirement on daily basis.
  • Prepared monthly and quarterly Performance Status Reports using BI tools provided by organization.
  • Collated, analyzed and documented company's monthly service details .
  • Monitored implementation of MIS processes and evaluated their effectiveness.
  • Performed Trend Analysis of Airlines Service Data , created reports and presented to stakeholder for service improvement.
  • Designed and developed analytical data using BI and Tableau to increase efficiency in reporting and planning.

Technical Support Executive

Tech Mahindra Business Services (Vodafone Australia)
Mumbai
02.2012 - 08.2013
  • Provided Software solutions & Hardware technical assistance for Broadband, I-phone & Blackberry (BIS & BES) customer's of (Vodafone Australia) with 90% and above customer satisfaction level overall.
  • Provided total network solutions and troubleshooting for Broadband Internet Service on all platforms (Win XP, Vista, Windows 7 & 8, Mac OS).
  • Tracked KPIs and created continuous improvement plans.
  • Followed up with clients to verify optimal customer satisfaction following support engagement and problem resolution

Technical Support Professional

Stream Global Services (Client : Hewlett Packard)
Mumbai
06.2011 - 02.2012
  • Provided Technical Support Assistance to Customer's of HP and Compaq computers of USA & CANADA .
  • Provided expert level technical assistance and solution for desktop PC, all in one PCs and laptop for hardware and software with 100% accuracy.
  • Resolved diverse range of technical issues across multiple systems and applications for customers and end-users across US time zones.
  • Collaborated with supervisors to escalate and address customer inquiries or technical issues.
  • Provided documentation on troubleshooting of technical processes to support desk staff

Education

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

Kohinoor College
Mumbai
07.2008 - 2011.06

Skills

B2B Sales & Marketing

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Accomplishments

  • Awarded Best employee for best knowledge and Application on Call.
  • Customer Relations - Earned highest marks for customer satisfaction, company-wide.

Software

Advance Excel & VBA

Python for Data Science

Zoho CRM Plus Suite

CRM & ERP, Salesforce, ACADMIN

Zoho Creator App Development

BI & Data Analysis

Certification

HP Client Specific Training

Timeline

Zoho Creator Associate Developer

11-2024

Zoho Analytics for Business Associate

02-2024

Zoho Creator Business User

11-2023

Business Development Manager

Tech Magify LLP (Studio4 Consultants Pvt Ltd)
07.2023 - Current

Senior Marketing and Sales Manager (Ed-Tech, SAAS)

Future Face Tech Pvt Ltd
10.2022 - 07.2023

MS Advance Excel

06-2022

Data Science (Python/Pandas/Numpy)

06-2022

Business Development Manager

Altiorem Consultancy
08.2020 - 02.2022

Planning Officer (Operations)

QCC w.l.l (Project: Qatar Airways-Aircraft Appearance)
09.2013 - 12.2019

Technical Support Executive

Tech Mahindra Business Services (Vodafone Australia)
02.2012 - 08.2013

Technical Support Professional

Stream Global Services (Client : Hewlett Packard)
06.2011 - 02.2012

Bachelor of Science - Hospitality Administration And Management

Kohinoor College
07.2008 - 2011.06

HP Client Specific Training

2011-02

Leadership Training (Safety leadership & general management)

2016-06
Vikas BalBusiness Development Manager (SAAS, B2B, Zoho Partners)