Guna Sekar

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Retailer/ Marketing enthusiast. Associated in retail business with Samsung, Jockey and Baggit. Seeking for business opportunities and growth! @
Guna Sekar's Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, India
About Guna Sekar

Retail Business: Highly passionate about developing and growing businesses.Hands on experience:Consumer products | Go-to-market strategy | Marketing | Sales | Account management | Retail Management | Merchandising | Content marketing | Analytics | Ms. Excel | ROI working | SEO/ SEM | Blogging.- If you've got your marketing mix right, it will sell.

Guna Sekar's Current Company Details
Kwality marketing

Kwality Marketing

Retailer/ Marketing enthusiast. Associated in retail business with Samsung, Jockey and Baggit. Seeking for business opportunities and growth!
Guna Sekar Work Experience Details
  • Kwality Marketing
    Business Manager
    Kwality Marketing Oct 2019 - Present
    Chennai
  • Kwality Marketing & Vptex
    Retailer Showroom Owner
    Kwality Marketing & Vptex 2019 - Present
    Puducherry, India
  • Sony Electronics
    Channel Management & Sales (Modern Retail/ National Retail)
    Sony Electronics Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
    Chennai Area, India
    Handling Modern retail store business (National retailers like Reliance Digital, TATA Croma and Ezone) about INR 650+ million.Accountable for gauging market dynamics through analysis of stock/ sales/ OpEx & other relevant parameters.Responsible for growth planning, market share and upholding business hygiene.Plan and refine go to market strategy for the month for every new product.Maintain a good relationship with all decision makers and influencers in the sales… Show more Handling Modern retail store business (National retailers like Reliance Digital, TATA Croma and Ezone) about INR 650+ million.Accountable for gauging market dynamics through analysis of stock/ sales/ OpEx & other relevant parameters.Responsible for growth planning, market share and upholding business hygiene.Plan and refine go to market strategy for the month for every new product.Maintain a good relationship with all decision makers and influencers in the sales pipeline.Sales target allocation and stock planning for the 40 C-level executives (Shop Floor assistants)/ Sales officers and stores.Planning BTL activities for the accounts month wise.SKU Planogram, Visual merchandise planning, and execution at shop front.Coordinate and perform cross-functional tasks for smooth operations of Sony business with large retail chains. Show less
  • Sony Electronics
    Territory Sales Manager (Distribution/ Brand Store)
    Sony Electronics May 2015 - Jun 2017
    Chennai Area, India
    Responsible for sales & business hygiene of INR 450-500 million annual business of Sony's CAV line of product in a territory that includes a mix of urban and rural markets.Day to day work includes:• Handling sales and relationship with 2 distributors, Regional chain stores and brand store in the region for Sony business.• Coordinating and performing various cross functional tasks related to business. • Appointing, maintaining C-level Assistance team (Shop floor assistants)… Show more Responsible for sales & business hygiene of INR 450-500 million annual business of Sony's CAV line of product in a territory that includes a mix of urban and rural markets.Day to day work includes:• Handling sales and relationship with 2 distributors, Regional chain stores and brand store in the region for Sony business.• Coordinating and performing various cross functional tasks related to business. • Appointing, maintaining C-level Assistance team (Shop floor assistants) and guiding them to communicate the brand's value preposition in the point of sale.• Appointment, training, development and maintenance of distributors/ dealers/ brand stores and other sales avenues for company's products.• Plan marketing spending with the team (ATL/BTL), execute, measure and provide feedback for the territory.• Preparing Go-to-market strategy for the region (every business cycle) by tracking the market’s stocks position, credit data, sales, pricing and working on schemes and executable counter actions.• Maintaining relationships with all key decision markers in the sales pipeline to ensure store wise brand share that reflects on brand’s market share (30-35%)• Maintaining the premium value of Sony and deep ethics in every business step taken. Show less
  • Videocon Consumer Durables
    Key Account Manager (Modern Trade)
    Videocon Consumer Durables Feb 2014 - Apr 2015
    Chennai
    • Managing Key Accounts of Multi-brand Modern Trade stores across the territory.• Increase sales of Company's products and achieve the agreed targets within the key accounts.• Analyse sales performance based on defined key performance indicators, and to set up improvements together with the shop floor assistant in order to reach best results.• Improve display share and to ensure adequate presence of products at the point of sale;• Lead and manage the sell-out team with product… Show more • Managing Key Accounts of Multi-brand Modern Trade stores across the territory.• Increase sales of Company's products and achieve the agreed targets within the key accounts.• Analyse sales performance based on defined key performance indicators, and to set up improvements together with the shop floor assistant in order to reach best results.• Improve display share and to ensure adequate presence of products at the point of sale;• Lead and manage the sell-out team with product and sales training.• Provide feedback to the organization regarding market conditions and competitor activities so as to facilitate quick and appropriate response to changing sales conditions.• Develop & execute marketing & promotion strategies for the Modern trade accounts. Show less
  • Infiniti Research
    Research Associate (During Mba)
    Infiniti Research Aug 2013 - Feb 2014
    Bangalore
    • Conduct global primary and secondary research to gather data across industries and use the data gathered during the research to carry out market, customer and vendor analysis.• Contribute to execution of the client project through research and analysis of the data gathered.• Deliver research findings as reports or presentations.• Deliver timely and high quality reports and participate in customer meetings to present research findings.
  • Adobe
    Sales And Marketing Intern
    Adobe Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
    Noida Area, India
    Adobe wanted to increase its penetration in the Indian market. Apart from employing regular channels for sales, Adobe also wants to create a database of companies with a twofold objective: to identify industries with high usage of Adobe software and to generate names of more potential buyers.In addition to this, Recommendations to over come piracy and improve sales for Indian market was done through primary research data.1. Selection of top 20 consumer industries for… Show more Adobe wanted to increase its penetration in the Indian market. Apart from employing regular channels for sales, Adobe also wants to create a database of companies with a twofold objective: to identify industries with high usage of Adobe software and to generate names of more potential buyers.In addition to this, Recommendations to over come piracy and improve sales for Indian market was done through primary research data.1. Selection of top 20 consumer industries for analysis 2. Identification of leading industry associations in each of the shortlisted consumer industries 3. Creating a pool of 20 consumer industries localized in regional industrial association – to be referred to as ‘functional clusters’ for the assignment 4. Market research with select functional cluster association members (5-10) in each consumer industry to ascertain number of players in the segment, their demography, their business clientele segments and proxy indicators on Adobe products usage 5. Building a comparative analysis on all selected consumer industries and their respective Adobe product piracy market for running legalization of product usage campaigns based on parameter wise data collected from industry association surveys 6. Recommendation on consumer industries to be targeted preferentially for running campaigns was done Show less

Guna Sekar Skills

Marketing Business Development Key Account Management Sales Retail Marketing Go To Market Strategy Distribution Strategies Digital Marketing Sales Presentations Market Research Lead Generation Microsoft Excel Blogging Microsoft Office Team Management Management Business Strategy Advertising Google Analytics Competitive Analysis Marketing Communications Strategic Planning Consumer Insight Pricing Optimization Multi Channel Marketing Consumer Electronics Powerpoint

Guna Sekar Education Details

  • Alliance University
    Alliance University
    Marketing
  • Veltech Engineering
    Veltech Engineering
    Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
  • St.John'S Matriculation Hr. Sec. School
    St.John'S Matriculation Hr. Sec. School
    Physics Chemistry And Maths

Frequently Asked Questions about Guna Sekar

What company does Guna Sekar work for?

Guna Sekar works for Kwality Marketing

What is Guna Sekar's role at the current company?

Guna Sekar's current role is Retailer/ Marketing enthusiast. Associated in retail business with Samsung, Jockey and Baggit. Seeking for business opportunities and growth!.

What schools did Guna Sekar attend?

Guna Sekar attended Alliance University, Veltech Engineering, St.john's Matriculation Hr. Sec. School.

What skills is Guna Sekar known for?

Guna Sekar has skills like Marketing, Business Development, Key Account Management, Sales, Retail Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Distribution Strategies, Digital Marketing, Sales Presentations, Market Research, Lead Generation, Microsoft Excel.

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