Pravat Kumar Behera, Strategic Planning And Development Manager

Pravat Kumar Behera

Strategic Planning And Development Manager

John Deere

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business And Marketing
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Strategic Planning And Development Manager at John Deere
  • India - Pune
  • My current job since August 2022

Responsible to track market insights, macroeconomic trends, agriculture crop statistics, competitive land scape to provide
analysis and prepare high-level summaries to support country strategy and decision making by leadership.
Prepare presentations and reports highlighting key insights that drive the senior management's decision-making process,
extracting meaningful insights to provide recommendations to country leadership, get alignment on global strategic agenda.
Coordinate strategic planning session, annual goal planning and to drive arising actions & opportunities prioritized by leadership.
Project lead for digitalization to improve tools, intelligence platforms, to drive data adoptions agenda across the organization

Business Analyst at John Deere
  • India - Pune
  • November 2020 to July 2022

Project lead to drive parts E-commerce to improve customer reach and convenience, achieved annual run rate of INR 120 Mn.
Designed primary stake holder model, incentive scheme to drive order completion and achieved 200% jump in order fulfillment.
Lead customer retention project with high ageing assets through affordable make over kit, clocked 1000 kits in 1st 12 months.
Aftermarket dashboard automation using Power BI, VBA, Flow, Power Automate leading to annual work hour saving 1800+ Hrs.
Developed forecasting model for after market parts contributing 60% of top line worth INR 350Cr with confidence boundary 5%.

Marketing Manager at John Deere
  • India - Pune
  • April 2015 to October 2020

Project lead for Internet of Things (IoT) to develop an eco-system for agriculture machine financing, manufacturer and customer
for asset tracking, machine utilization and health monitoring using mobile based telematic technologies and cloud services.
Prepare RFPs, specification document, future trends & price comparison for Telematic devices domestic Vs imported units.
Lead generation through participation in Construction, Automotive and Electric Vehicle trade show, exhibiting in relevant shows.
Developing strategic collaboration with electronic component manufacturer to support end-to-end package solution for OEMs.
Responsible for Lead management from prospecting till sales closure and product life cycle management through CRM tool.
Competitive industry scanning and trend study for electronic component requirement in off-highway industry, target segment is
Medium & Heavy Duty Truck, Bus, Material Handling, Power Generation and construction machinery in India.

Strategic Account Manager at John Deere
  • India - Pune
  • April 2013 to March 2015

Designed filtering criteria to identify strategic accounts and develop engagement strategy to achieve 100% customer retention.
Bagged INR 5 Cr annual sales through repeat purchase order and cross selling opportunities through Strategic Accounts.
Instrumental in achieving direct sales worth INR 2.5 Cr from large State Government through Institutional selling (E-tendering).
Developed database of 200 prospective leads based on land holding and asset size for tracking, support and expansion of fleet.

Business Development Officer at John Deere
  • India - Pune
  • April 2010 to March 2013

Carried out deep dive study on agricultural needs across multiple crop cycle and identified potential opportunities to participate.
Evaluated multiple agriculture input manufacturer for strategic collaboration and to develop total solution package & services.
Developed business model with area, crop, season, asset utilization charts to check financial viability and prepare funding request.
Conducting complex analysis on excel and developing financial models, risk mitigation study for agricultural service model.
Scaled up project with state govt., entrepreneur, SHG, Co-Operatives to develop 50+ Custom Hiring Center (CHCs) across India.

Scientist at DRDO
  • India - Pune
  • April 2004 to May 2008

Worked as Research Scientist for Indian Defense

Education

Master's degree, Business And Marketing
  • at Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore
  • March 2010
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical And Civil Engineering
  • at National Institute Of Technology Tiruchirappalli
  • March 2004

Specialties & Skills

Presentation Skills
Financial Modeling
Analytics
New Business Development
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Communication
Power BI
Spread Sheet Model
Power Point
Project Management

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2024
Valid Until:
February 2027
Google Digital Garage (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2022
Microsoft Certified Power BI Analyst (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2021
Valid Until:
October 2022
Registered Scrum Product Owner Certification (Training)
Training Institute:
Scrum Inc
Date Attended:
January 2022
Duration:
45 hours

Hobbies

  • Distance Runner
    Multiple 21k Run