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Akhilesh Shukla

Sales and Marketing
Mumbai

Summary

Highly accomplished sales and marketing professional with 13 yrs sales experience in Modern trade/general trade/Sales support functions, also taken major responsibility in HO function profile with sales development, scheme planning ,handling Affordability, buy-down scheme, retailer schemes, negotiation with vendors, BTL scheme activation. Developing joint business plans with key accounts, Cost management with effective sales results.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales and Productivity Manager

IFB Industries
05.2023 - Current

* Implementing projects to increase weightage, numeric distribution, and win over counter shares.

* Driving Sell-out through CSR/ CR , with objective to win over range selling , gain counter share and market share.

* Planning Sell-out to get desired budget of branch. Working to gain Display share at counter level .

* Scheme planning to drive sell-out and scheme visibility and operating within Planned budget. Recruiting and managing CSR teams to enhance counter productivity.

* Providing market input reports to improve productivity and maximize throughput.

*Budget management and cost optimization to achieve volume targets.

Senior Secondary Sales Manager

Godrej And Boyce Mfg.Co.Ltd
04.2019 - 04.2023

* Handling Affordability/Buy-down scheme pan India, negotiation with vendor NBFC/Banks, aggregators.

* Handling scheme execution for 27 K outlet pan India, Scheme planning, execution and audits.

* Generation of budget for sell-out schemes with category team. - Designing and handling Sell-out schemes, Affordability/Buydown scheme, retailer schemes.

* Scheme provision and budget control, operating within budget with sales achievement.

* Sharing scheme status, Trackers, sales dashboards and communication with branches.

*Tracking secondary sales data and visibility and Co-ordination with 10 zones/ 32 branches for effective sales operations.

* System development and improvement in system and process, secondary sales data capturing, working parallel with different departments.

Customer Marketing Manager

IFFCO, Allana
Mumbai
04.2016 - 03.2019

* Planning sales volumes, weightag distribution and Numeric reach targets and budgets.

* Developed e-commerce sales platforms for olive oil and edible oils. - Developing joint business plans and trade programs for modern trade and key accounts.

*Team handling and driving key performance parameters.

*Trade marketing and channel programs planning and execution.

* New product launches and re-launches.

* Vendor management, reporting, and merchandising.

Area Sales Executive

ITC
06.2012 - 03.2016

* Handling distribution sales of Food and Personal care category. - Management distributor appointment of distributor investment/ distributor ROI.

* Handling team of 11 DSO, setting Sales Target, Numeric target, with daily review on status.

* Launch of new product, sales of focus products in market, ensuring healthy bill cut and line cut.

* Handling key accounts in modern trade, including Big Bazaar, Easy-day, Reliance Retail, and D'mart.

* Achieving sales targets and generating purchase orders, Targeting 100% fill rate.

* Increase in implementation visibility at counter level/shelf level with objective to gain Counter share.

* Leading sales teams and managing promoters, merchandisers, and beauty advisers.

Sales Officer

AkzoNobel
03.2009 - 06.2012

* Setting Target for dealers, Target for counter share, Weightage distribution and Numeric reach for market.

* Conducting demand generation activity with Dealer and painter meets for Treasury sales.

* Handles market size potential 100 Cr. With growth in market share from 4% to 5%.

* Ensuring 0 market outstanding with, Scheme communication to dealer and ensuring scheme update and achievement by dealer.

* Building strong relationships with Dealers, exploring opportunity for sales.

Education

MBA - Sales & Marketing

GLA UPTU
Mathura
04.2001 -

B.com - Commerce And Business Studies

Agra University
Mathura
04.2001 -

Skills

    Sales, sales development, Modern trade & General trade/Team handling

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Timeline

Sales and Productivity Manager

IFB Industries
05.2023 - Current

Senior Secondary Sales Manager

Godrej And Boyce Mfg.Co.Ltd
04.2019 - 04.2023

Customer Marketing Manager

IFFCO, Allana
04.2016 - 03.2019

Area Sales Executive

ITC
06.2012 - 03.2016

Sales Officer

AkzoNobel
03.2009 - 06.2012

MBA - Sales & Marketing

GLA UPTU
04.2001 -

B.com - Commerce And Business Studies

Agra University
04.2001 -
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