With 19 years of expertise spanning South Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand, I have excelled in various roles including techno-commercial sales, key accounts management, distribution management, and new business development. My experience encompasses a wide range of specialty and commodity chemicals, as well as oil and gas and steel industries.Additionally, I have successfully established and managed franchisee networks, contributing to the growth and expansion of businesses.Furthermore, I am highly skilled in utilizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools such as C4C (CloudForCustomer), Salesforce, and Oracle CRM On Demand. These tools enable me to effectively manage project pipelines, forecast customer demand, track customer interactions, and drive the progression of new opportunities through the sales funnel.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. At Synthomer,responsible for sales & business development in Europe,,Middle East, Africa & the Indian subcontinent working with global & regional customers & also managing distribution partners in the various countries.2. At Eastman Chemical, I successfully handled international sales & business development in Asia Pacific, Australia & New Zealand. I worked with multiple channel partners & end customers in different countries, focusing on specialty & commodity products used in hygiene, consumables, packaging, building, construction & durable assembly.3. At Nynas AB, I achieved the 3rd best sales volume in the chemical segment in India, ranking across Asia Pacific in 2010. Additionally, I successfully increased gross margins for the segment from 2009 to 2010, outperforming all other regions.4. At Celanese, I played a key role in helping my team in India achieve the highest sales among all regions in Asia (excluding China). We sold 232,000 MT of products, generating revenues close to USD 192 million in 2008.5. At Essar Steel, the retail outlet I was a part of in Bangalore, Karnataka (South India), consistently ranked among the top 5 outlets in India in terms of sales volumes.6. At Essar Oil, during my time in Mangalore, Karnataka (South India), I successfully expanded the dealer network from 1 to 4 within a span of 14 months.EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:I had the privilege of representing India on two occasions at the World Masters Badminton Championships, held in Cochin in 2017 & Poland in 2019. Throughout the years, I have also achieved numerous national and state badminton titles. Additionally, I had the honor of representing and leading my school's cricket team.
Listed skills include New Business Development, Key Accounts Management, Techno Commercial Sales, Development Of Franchisees, and 30 others.