Siddharth Bhandari Email & Phone Number

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

There is nothing more Exhilarating, gratifying in life than creating and building something worthwhile what you believe in. Currently enjoying doing exactly that.Creating a new Dynamic Indian Brand and a Team, in Seating with a vision to be No 1. Building opportunities across all categories of seating - Offices, Hospitals, Auditoriums , Airports , Stadiums , Homes , Lounges & Reception, Railways. Building a Brand and a Team focussed on giving solutions to consumers on Ergonomic solutions for their seating needs.And nothings possible without building the real pillars of strength - Your team

Delhi, India

Enjoyed Accelerating the growth with some of the niche brands and industry leaders in India. Just when we started working on acceleration came the pandemic of the century which at the moment seems reluctant to abate and only adds to the challenge and it would not be wrong to add, manifold. But the learnings , interactions and connections made during those tough times lasts forever and this is the time that separates the good from the best. Enjoyed every moment of those tough times and as a team we were motivated to work our way to the TOP.

New Delhi Area, India

The opportunity of heading a branch with fledgling sales and turning it into India's largest branch was a truly fulfilling experience. To build and lead a large winner team from the front and show the way has been a memorable journey. Developing and managing a channel and ensuring they prosper, adding up Key large accounts and retaining them year after year, training, motivating and building a capable team to take the region to new heights never experienced before was intoxicating. Showing a new way of selling by ensuring win win for partners and for the company and ensuring zero bad debts in a region notorious for bad debts was definitely challenging and an achievement worth experiencing and made the time invested in North India Region all worth it.

Bangalore

Entrusted with the the task of getting on board large Accounts . It was exhilarating to add up large accounts to make our seating business more sustainable.It was learning galore to build up a team from scratch, strategize and operationalize the new vertical to eventually make it knowledgeable , confident and successful.Was responsible for strategies, contributing towards enhancing business volumes & growth and Managing overall profitability.Brand communication and Training, Launches and Promotion.

Bengaluru Area, India

Was entrusted the task of getting more focus and attention on to the seating category which till then was far left out and playing 2nd fiddle to furniture. Was fun and total satisfaction to drive my vertical to almost 3 times of when i started within 5 years in my headlong engagement where it was sheer pleasure to eat, sleep, breathe seating my product category.I enjoyed the life of a brand and product manager driving NPI - new products introductions & launches / building Brand Strategy ,positioning of various brands and products and policies to achieve sales/ promotions / managing bottomlines / training the sales force / brand and product communications / ATL & BTL activities / Managing brand Integrity across all marketing initiatives and communications . Creating a lasting impression among sales and consumers and improving product sales and market share. I worked closely with all my cross functional teams, including Design, Researchers, Quality, Production Planning , Factories, Engineering Teams and creative agencies. I traveled across India for approx 100 days annually including working with my sales teams

Pune Area, India

Joined Wipro at the Pune Branch, at the height of the economical recession with the responsibility of putting a branch with plummeted sales back on track and was fortunate and lucky to lead a team and make this a winner branch and tripling sales within 3 years .The most unique branch focused onto working with the highest number of renowned brands like Mercedes, Honeywell, Volkswagen, M&M, Mahindra Navistar, Thermax, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Johnson Controls, Kirloskar’s, Reliance , Syngenta and many more.Role & Responsibility:Heading sales & Business Development teams of sales , marketing, design, projects.

Pune

Was promoted to Asahi Glass Solutions, the new SBU of Asahi formed to cater to a nicher and new age market which was demanding high value glasses. Was one of the few executives to have been handpicked by my CEO to join “AIS Glass solutions”, Primary responsibility was to handle sales and launch of the new brands of value added glasses namely “Strongl;as” “Securityglas” and other brands which were fairly newer concepts in glass in India then.It was fun to take Pune and Hyderabad from zero to the highs be it in sales or signing up dealers taking on other top branches like Mumbai / Delhi / Bangalore for the top spot. Was proud of building up a sustainable business from scratch like a startup setup would.Role & Responsibility:Managing a team and giving direction Appointing and Training channel partners specifically for the new brands of glasses. Umpteen Presentations & Promotions in the lines of selling technical solutions to provide better heat ,sound , safety glass solutions.

Aurangabad Area, India

Was promoted to handle North Maharashtra Region comprising of 1 distributor,10 strong dealers and many other retailers of Asahi Glass Solutions. This Belt was challenging simply because competition brand “modi” was strong hence the role required a huge push to edge out competition.Role & Responsibility: Handling and expanding channel- stockiest- dealer Network primarily in Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna , Nashik, Jalgoan, Nanded, Dhule.and Achieve monthly sales and collection

Pune

After a lot of thought, made a career shift from software to hardcore sales. My pitch of challenging to be the best sales executive inspite of being a non-MBA helped me to get into Asahi which was till then only loaded with MBA’s in their sales force. Role & Responsibility:1. Holding technical presentation for customer and architects and specifiers.2. Expanding the dealer base and developing the distributor – retailer network.3. Increasing market share by achieving sales targets through projects enquiries and pushing higher realization products.4. Brand promotion and penetration through promotion and marketing activities.

Mumbai Area, India

Epicenter Technology was a one of the most premium and well known Back Office Processing Unit for Providian Financial. Marketing and collection for Providial Financial Bank

Mumbai Area, India

Was recruited by one of the pioneer and sought after software companies then, during “Campus Placement Drive” at Amrita Institute of technology- Coimbatore.1. Software Engineer - Mumbai 2. Well trained in Client -Server Technology and web based technology 3. Placed with Hitachi business unit for their Japanese project requirement.

Mumbai Area, India

Was selected on campus recruitment as Trainee Engineer for important assignments of Godrej.Trainee Engineer - Mumbai 1. Implementation of “Total productive Maintenance (TPM) ” specifically Autonomous Maintenance in plant 17; Security Equipment Div for the Hydraulic Press Shop and Machine shop.2. Of database of machines and Administration of day to day working of the maintenance department with the help of FoxPro based MIS system “Maintman”. Holding seminars and presentations for the management, operators and workers to keep alive the spirit of “Autonomous maintenance”.3. Achievement: Successfully implemented Autonomous Maintenance on 5 machines on the shop floor and brought about reduction in downtime and break down and complete change in the work culture of the operators on these machines.

Pune Area, India

Was selected via campus recruitment for this premium Scooter manufacturing company known for brands such as Kinetic, Luna, K4-100. Trainee Engineer 1. ABC Analysis and inventory control of A & B class Items on the shop floor of “K4-100” mopeds.2. Re-designing the Layout of machine shop (crank case & cylinder head Bay) by studying their work flow.3. Working with each of the department heads- clutch line, gear line, Machine shop, Receipts supervisor and workers to attain the project objective.

General Management, Organizational Leadership

Post Graduate Diploma In Marketing Management, Marngeti

Diploma, Computers

Bachelor Of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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