Chamikara Jayasena Email and Phone Number
A Professional with an entrepreneurial mindset, with 13+ years of experience in Business Development, Operations and Marketing in multiple industries, who love building high performing teams, setting high standards and achieving stretched goals.Strong managerial background with exposure in Retail, FMCG, Logistics & BPM with over 13 years of rich experience from Unilever Sri Lanka Ltd, Richard Pieris Distributors Limited (Arpico), Blue Mountain Group & Hemas Logistics (Pvt) Ltd out of which over 9 years of experience in a managerial capacity in the fields of Business Development, Marketing and Operations.Graduate in Physical Science (Mathematics) at University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and at present, conducting an entrepreneurial skills project as the final project of MBA at Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Self-driven, self-reliant and leads by example with strong interpersonal skills. Applies innovative ideas, adapts to varying work situations and is flexible in approach to resolving challenges, foster innovative solutions and drives the organization for growth and profit maximization.Highly ambitious and exploring the opportunities at innovative and growth-seeking organization
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Founder And Head Of BusinessAdvant Business SolutionsSri Lanka
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Founder / Head Of BusinessAdvant Business Solutions Apr 2018 - PresentColombo, Sri Lanka
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Marketing ConsultantRealestate Pro Apr 2018 - Aug 2022Australia
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Head Of Operations - Hemas Logistics - 3PlHemas Holdings Plc Mar 2017 - Apr 2018ColomboResponsible for the P&L of 3rd party logistics operation of the company and leading a team of over 50 employees. -
Chief Operations ManagerBlue Mountain Group 2015 - Mar 2017Sri LankaOverall planning and lead operations & business development activities of the newly commenced SBU in wellness sector. Responsible for ensuring and improving the performance, productivity and profitability of organizational operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.Guided the business development and operations teams to improve overall sales, introduce new business development activities, manage operational costs while establishing a standard operating procedures for the company within a shorter period of time.
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Business Development ManagerRichard Pieris & Company Plc Apr 2012 - Jun 2015Sri LankaLead the Business Development unit of the company by identifying new business development opportunities and implementing such identified opportunities while improving existing business processes to enhance growth & profitability.Collaborate with over 100 multinational & local suppliers to enter in to business partnerships to improve overall sales, customer count of Arpico supermarket network while achieving record Other Income budget ( which is over 1/3 of company management profits ) in 2014/15.Lead contributor in retail expansion projects of the company by driving from the stage of planning, identifying potential sites, conducting operational feasibility studies, coordinating financial feasibility studies, due diligence, contract negotiations, obtain formal management approval, contract signing to the completion of the projects of over 30 large to small retail outlets of Arpico retail network.Introduced and further improved wide array of value added services available for customers in the retail network such as banking facilities, bill payment facilities, installment scheme facilities.Represented business development unit in Management Committee meetings of the company. -
Marketing ExecutiveRichard Pieris & Company Plc Mar 2010 - Mar 2012Sri LankaKey team member in Marketing services division of the company and coordinated core marketing areas such as in-store promotions, media activities, in-store, out-store merchandising activities and special events.Developed other income sources of the company by liaising with suppliers and third party service providers while re-negotiating renewals of such contracts.Coordinated the Seasonal Hamper campaign which recorded highest sales in consecutive years and represent the marketing team in the cross functional development team of “Arpico Family” private label product range.
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Category Management AnalystUnilever Sri Lanka Limited 2007 - 2009Sri LankaCategory management analyst of the Category management team and coordinated category management projects from the data gathering stage, analysis to the implementation stage of modern trade and general trade.category management projects.Hands-on experience in managing Planogram software (Spaceman) for category management projects.
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Chamikara Jayasena Education Details
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Marketing
Frequently Asked Questions about Chamikara Jayasena
What company does Chamikara Jayasena work for?
Chamikara Jayasena works for Advant Business Solutions
What is Chamikara Jayasena's role at the current company?
Chamikara Jayasena's current role is Founder and Head of Business.
What schools did Chamikara Jayasena attend?
Chamikara Jayasena attended Postgraduate Institute Of Management (Pim), University Of Colombo, Chartered Institute Of Marketing.
What are some of Chamikara Jayasena's interests?
Chamikara Jayasena has interest in Football, Sports, Rowing.
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Chamikara Jayasena has skills like Marketing Strategy, Management, Business Development, Negotiation, Marketing, New Business Development, Marketing Communications, Strategic Planning, Business Analysis, Sales, Customer Service, Project Management.
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