Rahul Pikle, MEA Sales Lead

Rahul Pikle

MEA Sales Lead

IBM Middle East

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Diploma, Strategic Planning
Experience
8 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 9 Months

MEA Sales Lead at IBM Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since August 2015

• • Looking after Tier 1 & Tier 2 business of DR Orchestration S/W in territory of Middle East, Entire Africa & Pakistan.
• Responsible for developing Tier 1 & Tier 2 channel network & to achieve business through them.
• Job involves identifying, enabling, grooming & BD activities through Channel network.
• Also responsible for handling mega global accounts for larger business
• Responsible to develop “untapped territory” & business formation
• Responsible of managing & leading BD activites life-cycle for DR Orchestration Software. through direct & business partner model.
• Responsible for developing Tier 1 & Tier 2 business partner network & to achieve business through them. Also handles large direct account's deals.
• Job involves identifying, enabling, grooming & BD activities through Channel network. Also work with regional & local team of sellers to handle entire life cycle of mega deals sales process.
• Also looking after sales of "Mega Managed Services" "SASS" deals in territory of ME, Entire Africa, Pakistan, Turkey.


• Responsible to develop “untapped territory” & business formation

Education

Diploma, Strategic Planning
  • at S P Management Institute
  • July 2009

Course takes you through in depth training & education on various types of business strategies. Pros & Cons of the same. It teaches you entire 360 degree life cycle approach of designing, formalizing, finalizing & implementing strategies for business, leadership, business hygiene & strong P & L

Bachelor's degree, Advanced Sales Management, International Sales
  • at Brain Power Management Institute
  • November 2004

Education about advance sales management, handling mega deals, advance closure techniques, Global account management & mapping

Bachelor's degree, Computers
  • at Mumbai University
  • June 1988

In depth knowledge about Computer Technology, OSI Model, Networking

Diploma, Electronics & Telecommunication
  • at Mumbai University
  • July 1987

In depth knowledge about Industrial Electronics & Communications

Specialties & Skills

International Sales
Sales Management
IT solution sales
Software Sales
General Management
Strategic planning
Sales Management
Start up operations
Partner alliance

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Bengali
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Gujarati
Intermediate
Marathi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Finance for non finance professionals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Big Data (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2017
Cloud Sales Essentials (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2017
IBM Design Thinker (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2017

Hobbies

  • Coaching
    Honarary lecturer in some of the leading management institutes in India. Also regular blog writter & participant in slide share for various management topics