Lakshman Hari, Customer Business Development Manager

Lakshman Hari

Customer Business Development Manager

Procter & Gamble

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
High school or equivalent, Marketing
Experience
13 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 6 Months

Customer Business Development Manager at Procter & Gamble
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since April 2011

Industry: FMCG - Distribution & Retail
Working at Khimji Ramdas LLC- Procter & Gamble Division at Muscat, Oman as a Section Sales Manager since May 2011.
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Responsible for Sales Volume (approx USD 7.4 million annually) with 3 Hypermarket Groups & 4 Supermarkets
2. Influence the customer’s (Modern Trade Retailers) marketing, finance, logistics and other critical business decisions by using conceptual selling techniques and data-based presentations.
3. Develop joint Customer Business Plans to build their business and P&G's.
4. Plan, budget and execute in-store Creative displays & Events
This involves understanding retailer’s goals and objectives, analyzing the business opportunities in the store that will help in growing the market share of P&G products thorough
Methodical Planning Budgeting Presentation Execution

Section Sales Manager at Khimji Ramdas LLC
  • Oman
  • My current job since April 2011

The work involves handling a section on my own which comprised of 6 Customers, with 11 stores ranging from a quick shop to a hypermarket. The Key responsibilities are
" Distribution
" Pricing
" Merchandising & Shelving.
Constant close contact with the customer in understanding his business objectives and making a plan of action so that we come together in making our common objectives of selling higher volume and achieving higher profits and footfalls in the store and expanding category share. Other responsibilities include
" Creating Display Initiatives
" Negotiating on Space Rentals
" Implementing Key Business Drivers Contract
" Event Management Planning & Execution
" Executing optimal use of Business Development Fund
" Executing Promotions to move up sales volume

Digital Media Planning Intern at Omnicom Media
  • India - Chennai
  • April 2010 to June 2010

Understanding the basis of Media Planning
Developing a Media Plan
Working on various types of media like TV, digital, print etc
Survey & Research on Digital Media for Chennai

Education

High school or equivalent, Marketing
  • at Amrita School of Business
  • April 2011

Specializing in Marketing & Advertising; Campus Placement Coordinator

Bachelor's degree, Accounts, Taxes, Corporate Law
  • at Bharathiar University
  • April 2009

Specializing in Marketing & Advertising; Campus Placement Coordinator

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy,Taxation, Corporate Law, Marketing
  • at Dr G R Damodaran College of Science
  • April 2009
High school or equivalent, Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry
  • at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Cochin
  • March 2006

Specialties & Skills

Negotiation Training
Sales Management
Marketing Communications
Customer Service
Photoshop
MS Office Suite
Social Media
Sales Management
Media Planning
Marketing
Negotiation
Merchandising
Pricing
Key Account Management
Competitive Analysis
Market Research
Marketing Strategy
Team Management
Business Development
Marketing Management
Trade Marketing
Business Strategy
New Business Development
Marketing Communications

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Beginner
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Expert

Training and Certifications

Yes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
Valid Until:
September 2011