Aravind Rajendran, Business Development Manager

Aravind Rajendran

Business Development Manager

ALMA ENGINEERING

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Experience
23 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months

Business Development Manager at ALMA ENGINEERING
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since April 2013

• Coordinating internal resources and vendors for the flawless execution of projects
• Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs 
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Product Development Manager – BDM at INVERTA GLOBAL
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • December 2009 to March 2013

Marketing & Sales schedules and forecasts.
Coordination and checking of Product Design & deliverables.
Monthly project status reports and change orders.

Essential Functions:
Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Responsible for sourcing new products as part of business development for various clients in related to their main stream.
Accountable for the successful completion of projects vs. marketing realization.
Requires extensive regular contact with various overseas suppliers and manufacturer for product design and technical detailed study prior to submitting the proposal to the client.
Assist in the preparation of project proposals - consisting of commercial, technical and feasibility study reports.
Budget monitoring and trend tracking.
Participating in Client - Supplier meetings.
Review and approve project Client invoices.
Ensure proper communication is maintained throughout the project cycle.

Sales and Marketing Manager at Abdul Mohsin Ahmed Hammad Al Gosaibi Co. Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • November 2006 to November 2009

Initiated for the start up for a new division by identifying the market demand and products by submitting the Business plan and forecast to the Stake Holders and convincing the stake holders with a 5 year plan.
Undertaken dealership of various product line to increase the market share.
Applies significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
Reviews work of development team.
Recognizes system deficiencies, and implement effective solutions.
Creates and executes development plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Actively involved in the HR level for staff designing and recruitment.
Ensures technical teams are contributing to our code of practices.
Communicates and enforces coding standards
Manages technical resources within budget and project schedule.
Consistently delivers high-quality services to our clients.

Team Leader - Sales at HASCOTEC
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • February 2005 to October 2006

Primary customer contact for Sales & Marketing.
Leads EPC contractor, suppliers, and other Client divisions on project expectations
and project execution
Under the direction of the Sales Manager, leads the sales team & technical team through implementation.
Communicates and leads the implementation of engineering and PMO processes to ensure quality assurance standards and project management protocols are followed
Leads sales & project team in the development, final preparation, and evaluation of supplier bid packages, as well as the approval or rejection of bid packages
Leads sales & project team in the development and execution of procedures for factory acceptance testing.
Leads site acceptance testing, commissioning, startup activities and obtains customer sign-off after acceptance testing activities
Approves as-built drawings and documents in accordance with best practices
Manages project service and material components to meet budget expectations
Monitors and reports task progress. Takes action to adjust the activities on the task to meet project expectations in regards to schedule, budget, and/or scope
Schedules and monitors all activities to ensure project expectations are achieved.

Sales Consultant at FOCUS SOFTNET
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • December 2003 to January 2005

• Involved in hardcore sales activities for the promotion of Software products like HR Management, CRM, ERP solution, etc…
• Reporting directly to the sales manager
• Attending daily and weekly meeting internally.
• Software presentation and training programs conducted through out the period.
Meeting targets as per provided by the company.

Technical Sales Executive at ECT ARABIA
  • India - Bengaluru
  • January 2001 to October 2003

Typical responsibilities of the job include:

Identifying and establishing new business
Organising sales visits
Liaising with existing clients
Preparing tenders, proposals and quotations
Providing pre-sales and post-sales support
negotiating contracts, terms and conditions
reviewing cost and sales performance
writing reports and sales literature
providing product education and advice
attending trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings
Ensuring that sales targets are met.

Education

Master's degree, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
  • at ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY
  • July 2009

July 2009: ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY, India Master's degree, MBA IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Bachelor's degree, EXPORT MANAGEMENT
  • at PONDICHERY UNIVERSITY
  • April 2005

April 2005: EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR INDIA., India Certification/diploma, DIPLOMA IN EXPORT MANAGEMENT

Diploma, Personality Development / Marketing & Promotions
  • at CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
  • May 2002

May 2002: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY - Personality Development / Marketing & Promotions. Certification / Diploma.

Diploma,
  • at ALT Institute of Engineering
  • July 1997

July 1997: ALT Institute of Engineering, BANGALORE, India Certification/ Diploma in Engineering - Production.

Specialties & Skills

Consultant Coordination
International Business
Planning
Contracts Review
Customer Relationship Management
AUTO CAD
DOCUMENTATION
FABRICATION
TRAINING
Communication Skill

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert

Training and Certifications

PMP CERTIFICATION COURSE (Training)
Training Institute:
NOVOTECH
Date Attended:
June 2012
LEAD AUDITOR COURSE ISO 9000:2000 (Training)
Training Institute:
BUREAU VERITAS QUALITY INSTITUTE
Date Attended:
March 2005
LEAD AUDITOR ISO 9001:2008 AUDITOR COURSE (Training)
Training Institute:
ITL QUALITY BUREAU
Date Attended:
June 2013

Hobbies

  • Interest to learn new methodologies and systems