Biju Gangadharan, Manager Sales -Payments & Cash Management Services- Corporate Banking

Biju Gangadharan

Manager Sales -Payments & Cash Management Services- Corporate Banking

Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade (Al Masraf)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Certificate course in Trade Finance
Experience
22 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 8 Months

Manager Sales -Payments & Cash Management Services- Corporate Banking at Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade (Al Masraf)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2019

• Managing & driving Business Banking PCM sales and business development for the designated portfolio with an objective of achieving the projected increase in client revenue target.
• Responsible for ensuring incremental business for the bank from new PCM Clients and client retention.
• Achieving business targets for all PCM Revenue Drivers (CUA Balances, NII and NFI) in the RM portfolio and newly acquired clients.
• Acquisition of New to Bank Customers.
• Maximize business opportunities for the bank through cross selling and augmenting the wallet share through comprehensive transaction banking solutions.

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC- Dubai at Manager
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2013 to January 2019

Manager Implementation (Team Leader) - Group Transaction Banking Service
Key Responsibilities:
• Leading a team of 14 professionals to implement Cash Management solutions for all segments of the Bank.
• Responsible for Solution Implementation and advisory for E- Banking Channels, Host to Host, SWIFT Liquidity Management Solutions and Trade online for Corporate Banking customers.
• Provide technical, pre & post sales consultancy, RFP discussion to the Sales team for client onboarding
• Responsible for customer onboarding, documentation and revenue recovery.
• Customer transition management and servicing.
Accomplishments:
• Received a rating of 4 (Excellent) for performance in the year 2014 and 2016 for being the best performer.
• Got a promotion as a Manager in the year 2015.
• Managed Cash management implementation for Emirates NBD Bank and Emirates Islamic Bank from 2013 to 2015. Successfully on boarded about 1000 E-Channel subscription MOM during this period.
• Taken responsibility for the entire documentation and revenue recovery.
• Successfully on boarded and implemented about 600 plus E-Channel subscription MOM.
• Active member of new product launch committee which launched Host to Host, Cheque printing and ICCS.
• Independently managed product enhancement prioritization for all Cash products.
• Created and launched the first E-Learning module for Cash Management products and it was successfully imparted to1000 bank staffs.
• Received GEM award for service for going the extra mile in service excellence in Qtr. 4 2015 and Nov 2016
• Received team GEM award for extra mile for Salary online migration (3000 clients) project in 2015.

Associate Vice President at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2008 to April 2013

2012
Associate Vice President-PCM- Sales-Business Banking

Job Responsibilities:
• Managing & driving Business Banking PCM sales and business development for the designated portfolio with an objective of achieving the projected increase in client revenue target.
• Responsible for ensuring incremental business for the bank from new PCM Clients and client retention.
• Organise fortnightly governance meetings with all stakeholders to achieve business targets.
• Liaising with Acquisition Team & Relationship Managers to acquire new to Bank clients, maximizing business opportunities for the bank through cross selling and augmenting the wallet share through comprehensive transaction banking solutions.
• Achieving business targets for all PCM Revenue Drivers (CUA Balances, FX income, NII and NFI) in the RM portfolio and newly acquired clients.
• Extend support to Relationship Managers and the Acquisition Team to structure and execute one off transactions like FDI, ODI and ECB.
• Training, coaching and motivating stakeholders in the customer group.

Accomplishments:
• Accredited with the Recognition Award as Performer 2009 for PAN India highest active PCM mandates in 2009.
• Achieved PAN India highest PCM cross sell penetration of 29% in the assigned portfolio in 2011.
• Successfully spearheaded PCM Sales by working closely with a team of 12 Relationship Managers and 15 Acquisition Relationship Managers.
• Significantly contributed in acquiring 110 PCM potential NTB clients in 2011 by working closely with acquisition RM.
• Efficiently worked with Intermediaries, Law firms, CAs and large consultancy firms to generate leads and referrals to acquire NTB clients.
• Effectively conducted quarterly Seminars and FGD meetings for clients and intermediaries for promoting Payments and Cash

Manager at ICICI Bank Ltd.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • November 2006 to July 2008

ICICI Bank Ltd., Bangalore Nov 2006- Jul 2008
Manager -Trade, Remittance & Cash Management Service-SME Banking

Job Responsibilities:
• Relationship Manager for Trade, Remittance & Cash Management customers.
• Acquisition of trade, remittance and CMS potential clients.
• Accountable for opening Trade Accounts and Current Accounts for trade and remittance clients.
• Spearheaded business development, revenue generation, customer acquisition & retention.
• Maintaining effective relationship through continuous interaction with decision makers to retain and enhance trade, remittance and cash management business.
• Cross-selling asset products, deposits, factoring and treasury products.
• Managing & growing the value of relationships.

Accomplishments:
• Recognized as an outstanding performer for fixed deposit mobilization in March 2007.
• Acquired two large corporate clients which resulted in INR 5 million revenue per annum.
• Acquired a large trade potential client which resulted in INR 2.00 million revenue per annum.
• Acquired one of the highest revenue (INR 3 Mn p.a) generating SME CMS client in Karnataka.

Zonal Controller at Casil Health Products Ltd-A Cadila Pharmaceutical group company.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2001 to November 2006

• Achieving business targets, sales and collection targets in the Territory including monitoring of timely and correct invoicing of supplies to customers.
• Create demand by leading a team of field officers, enhancing market share through proactive interaction with doctors, administrators, purchase department, key purchase decision-making authorities in institutions, Paramedical staff, institutions, retailers, C&F agent and stockiest. Analyzing competitor strategies, providing Value added feed back and consistently achieving business targets.
• Provide product and sales & marketing training for field officers.
• Ensure convenient availability of products and services to customers by strategizing and implementing an optimum distribution channel.
• Monitor and control regional inventory including receipt and re-distribution of stocks, provide timely and accurate sales forecasts to supply chain department for inventory planning.
• Monitor and control the operating expenses of the territory within agreed targets.
• Monitor, analyze and report competitor’s activities and market-related information.
• Conduct seminars, symposiums, and scientific sections for doctors and paramedical staff.
• Recruiting and training front line sales professionals

Education

Diploma, Certificate course in Trade Finance
  • at Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
  • December 2011

Completed Certificate course in Trade Finance from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Master's degree, Master in Business Administration
  • at Sikkim Manipal University
  • July 2011
Bachelor's degree, University of Calicut
  • at University of Calicut
  • September 1997

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Banking
Cash Management
Banking
corporate banking
Business Development
Commercial Banking
Relationship Management
Cash Management Services
Trade Finance
coverage team
Transaction Banking
Payments
Business Development
Wholesale Banking
Business Banking
Customer Service
Client onboarding
Escrow and Trust services

Languages

English
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