Akshay Mehta, Area Manager

Akshay Mehta

Area Manager

Ceasefire Industries

Location
India
Education
Higher diploma, Management
Experience
8 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :8 years, 7 Months

Area Manager at Ceasefire Industries
  • India
  • My current job since September 2017

As an area manager, I am responsible for generating and managing business for Fire Projects & System Vertical of Ceasefire in Mumbai. Further, I am responsible for coordination between clients, design, estimation and project & technical team with the use of CRM & ERP softwares.

New Initiatives Manager at Tejas Fire Services
  • India
  • December 2016 to August 2017

As a new initiatives manager, I was responsible for researching, presenting and implementing strategic managerial initives to improve the operations, procurement and sales of the organization .

Institutional Sales Intern at Mondelez India Foods
  • India - Mumbai
  • September 2016 to November 2016

Responsible for generating institutional sales via corporate tie-ups,
* Research potential clients and generate leads for institutional sales of Cadbury’s seasonal products
* Create and negotiate deals with corporates to strengthen institutional tie-ups for festive season sales
* Manage pan-India distribution for institutional deals by collaboration with the company’s distributors
* Facilitate liaison between company’s procurement spots and clients to ensure customer satisfaction
and sale completion

Export Business Development Intern at Sandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • April 2015 to June 2015

As an intern, I was trained in export business development under the Director’s mentor-ship. My role included the following,
• Lead the company’s at an international exhibition; iPHEX-2015 and managed the complete event
• Research foreign clients and segment them according to their business requirements
• Formulate and develop sales process for export business and lead sales team at the exhibition
• Develop content for international market in co-ordination with scientific and design team
• Assist the Director in board meetings, dealings and negotiations pertaining to international business

Marketing Manager at Cetking Education Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 2013 to February 2014

Responsible for planning and implementation of marketing strategy for Cetking in western Mumbai region.
Key responsibilities assigned were as follows,
* Devise and implement marketing and promotional plans for the services of the firm
* Build and manage institutional tie-ups with B-schools for promotions of their courses
* Monitor the digital marketing activities and suggest timely changes to the same
* Develop new channels (digital/in person) to generate potential leads and boost the sales of the
company's services
Achievements
* Increased the sales of two centers by 35% in a period of three months from Oct’13 to Dec’13
* Contributed to business expansion of Andheri center by physical repositioning and promotions of that
center

Education

Higher diploma, Management
  • at Indian Institute of Management Indore
  • March 2016

Major Electives: A-Z Innovation management, Business Models, Business to Business Marketing, Consume

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
  • at Atharva College of Engineering (Mumbai University)
  • May 2013

Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from University of Mumbai

Diploma, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Polytechnic (State Board)
  • July 2010

Technical diploma in the field of Electronics & Communication

High school or equivalent, Class X
  • at J. B. Khot High SchoolState Board
  • March 2007

Schooling from Maharashtra State Board in Mumbai

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Communications
Relationship Building
Business Analysis
Research
Process Orientation
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
PRICING
RESEARCH
SIX SIGMA

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker
Gujarati
Native Speaker
Marathi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Business Analytics for Managers (Training)
Training Institute:
SPSS South Asia
Date Attended:
August 2015
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2015

Hobbies

  • Puzzle Solving
    Runner up in ‘i-Logicate’, logical puzzle competition organized by ‘i-Consult’ club of IIM Indore Mumbai