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Nikhil Chirania

Nikhil Chirania

Pune

Summary

With diverse career chronicle of working with cross-functional teams to drive business and achieve new benchmarks in Sales, Channel Management & Business development

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Manager / Planning FTTH Pune City

Bharti Airtel Ltd
05.2022 - Current

Planning and rollout of FTTH infra for Pune City.


Capex Management & Budgeting.


Relationship Management with Builder/RWA.


Team management , ensuring productivity and results.


Rated Strong performer FY 23-24

Head of Ops & BD

Design Steels Pvt Ltd
12.2017 - 04.2022

End to end vendor management at purchase department.


HO and branch accounts management with GST and other statutory requirements.


Grew the revenues by 50% in 2 years of operations by adding new product lines like Non Ferrous products.

Circle Distribution / ZSM Prepaid

Bharti Airtel Ltd
02.2013 - 12.2017

Managed the prepaid GTM distribution operations for the circle


coordinating with zonal teams & Mobility office at Gurgaon


Winner of the prestigious annual circle contest LUVI FY 15-16


Selected as Top Talent nationally at Bharti Airtel


Spearheaded prepaid operations for Pune City with competition like Reliance JIO being launched


Managed Monthly revenue of 10 Crores with a large team of 100 FOS and 200 Promoters with 10 direct team members


Nominated as top talent in the company & selected in the ZBM Panel

Distribution Lead

Reliance Communications
08.2011 - 02.2013

Managed the prepaid distribution and sales of two districts Bellary & Koppal


Grew the rural infra to 8 Hubs and 80 Spokes from 5 Hubs and 55 spokes


Set up of Distribution Infrastructure for the districts with separate focus on Urban & Rural Markets

TSM / ZSM

Bharti Airtel Ltd
01.2008 - 12.2010

Grew prepaid market share in Hubli & Dharwad from 41% to 52% in 12 Months


Rated top talent for Bharti Airtel nationally


Promoted as DBM (District Business Manager) for Tumkur district from Jan’10


Nominated for the eLeap (emerging leaders acceleration programme) at AIRTEL the first of its kind at Corporate office)

Entrepreneurial Venture

Self-employed
01.2006 - 12.2007

TSM

Idea Cellular, BPLMobile
08.2004 - 11.2005

Launched the new product named V-Top Up for promoting voucher less recharge


Attained a figure of 80% distribution of the product in 2 months resulting in 70% business coming from this mode of recharge


Augmented the outlet base in Ahmednagar district from 540 to 620 in a period of 3 months

Sales Territory Supervisor

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd
09.2002 - 07.2004

Managed sales in Nasik district which constituted of 11 stockiest in all of which two (2) were in Nasik


Recognised for dismantling the Super stockist at Ozhar and appointed 5 new rural stockiest to improve the sales & distribution in the interior markets


Felicitated with:

o 1stprize for best localized tooth brush promotion in Feb 04 in the Mumbai branch

o 1st prize for best launch and distribution of new tooth paste Herbal white in Mumbai branch

Education

MBA - Marketing Management & Financial Management

Sinhgad Institute Of Management, Pune University
Pune
07.2002

Skills

Team Player

Fast Learner

High energy

Change Management

Relationship Building

Business Development

Decision-Making

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 11/13/78

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marwari
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Kannada
Upper intermediate (B2)
Telugu
Upper intermediate (B2)

Projects

Market Study for The launch of CFL & Market Potential for Existing Wipro Products, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting Pune


Attended 3 months training at ICICI Capital Services Pune as a DSA for the DE-MAT & online trading facilities provided by ICICI

Training

  • Business Managers Development Programme, IIM Ahmedabad, 01/16/17, 01/21/17, Bharti Airtel Limited
  • DSA Training, ICICI Capital Services Pune, ICICI

Certification

Business Managers Development Programme at IIM Ahmedabad

Timeline

Program Manager / Planning FTTH Pune City

Bharti Airtel Ltd
05.2022 - Current

Head of Ops & BD

Design Steels Pvt Ltd
12.2017 - 04.2022

Circle Distribution / ZSM Prepaid

Bharti Airtel Ltd
02.2013 - 12.2017

Distribution Lead

Reliance Communications
08.2011 - 02.2013

TSM / ZSM

Bharti Airtel Ltd
01.2008 - 12.2010

Entrepreneurial Venture

Self-employed
01.2006 - 12.2007

TSM

Idea Cellular, BPLMobile
08.2004 - 11.2005

Sales Territory Supervisor

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd
09.2002 - 07.2004

MBA - Marketing Management & Financial Management

Sinhgad Institute Of Management, Pune University
Nikhil Chirania