Business development and sales for employee / trade partner related incentive trips, conferences etc.

Business Development for JI Foods.

Cogent Foods Pvt. Ltd. is focused on providing culinary solutions for all our partners, in a cost effective and convenient manner. As a B2B supplier and contract manufacturer for QSRs and cloud Kitchens, my role at Cogent foods is to increase the revenue exponentially by associating with some of the largest sets of hotels / restaurants / industrial and cloud kitchens / distributors across the country and overseas.New product development based on current trends and monetizing it, forms a sizable chunk of the role.

My core job entailed achieving sales targets for the region by acquiring new business as well as nurturing key accounts. Other activities I undertook included, hiring and building the team as well as working towards a development plan for the team for future successes.

Responsible for all marketing activities for the brand across all verticals namely Lounges, Retail and food Services. During my stint, we successfully conceptualized & executed various marketing activities like workshops, strategic alliances with like minded partners and digital advertising. All the activities resulted in a rise in sales, footfall and an interaction with the brand.

Responsible for revenue generation for Häagen-Dazs and other GM products via food service establishments, caterers, theatres, through partnerships & expanding reach & exploring newer markets. During this stint we exponentially increased sale of our brand through the ODC arm - an article even featured in the Economic Times. This was recognized & explored as a potential business avenue in the overseas markets. We also set up new strategies & tie ups to increase revenue for the brand – Home delivery, Vouchers, Promotional activities via strategic tie ups, Online portals, Gifting, Weddings etc.

Headed Sales, marketing & events for Hard Rock Cafe that included managing the PR, event management and digital marketing. Conceptualized & executed promotional strategies to increase footfall through food fests, artist performances and sweepstakes which resulted in incremental sales and footfall.Also considerably increased new & repeat corporate business through group sales.

Consistent high performer at Thomas Cook. Acquired and managed key accounts. Developed relationships with key partners namely airlines, hotels, tourism boards, so as to excel in service delivery and expectations. Identified new avenues for growth by innovative destination hunting.

Functioning as In-charge of handling day to day operations including up keep & maintenance of the "Regency Club" of the hotel including indenting for food & non food items & other daily requirements. Handling reservation, check in & settlement of all payments of the guests.

Functioning as a part of the team that would assist checking in & checking out hotel guests.