Vijayant Saigal

Experience

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  Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd.

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Assistant Manager, Sales

  I took the opportunity to work in almost all types of sales and sales management, including branch sales, category sales, institutional sales, channel management, distribution supply chain management and collections.I gained in-depth, field and hands-on experience in all aspects of sales and distribution in India, here.

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  Jubilant Organosys Ltd

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2001

  Group Product Manager

  As P&L head, I managed a consumer products portfolio as a business unit with operations across India.I was in-charge of all aspects of the manufacturing business, from plant operations, supply chain, r&d, quality control, to marketing and sales and channel management to financial control of the business.

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  Bharti Airtel

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2007

  Circle Marketing Head, & Regional Brand & Communications Head

  Managed Brand, Marketing Communications and Corporate communications for the North Hub of Airtel (3 circles). Also led marketing for the HP circle and was instrumental in its best performance across Bharti Group, and managed additional responsibilities for sales and customer service functions.I was handpicked by the CEO to manage the set-up and launch of the J&K circle for Airtel, as an special project.

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  Vodafone

  Apr 2007 - Jun 2010

  Marketing Head, Vodafone Essar South

  Headed the marketing function for the organisation, with direct responsibility for Revenue (over 1200 cr = USD 220 million) and for ROI on telecom network infrastructure rollout and marketing spends.My responsibilities included all functions in marketing (strategy and planning, brand, advertising, several business verticals in B2B and B2C, all product verticals, revenue management, product management, business intelligence, consumer retention and loyalty, customer experience and service.I was also responsible for customer acquisition, new product development, technology platform evolution, and planning telecom infrastructure roll out and business profitability. Show less

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  India-centric Advisory LLP

  Jul 2010 - now

  Senior Partner

  Business consulting firm working with international businesses that are looking to establish a serious business presence in India. We work with governments, trade missions, embassies and businesses to facilitate market entry and access, business development, strategic tie-ups, legal and financial, regulatory and operational deployment in India.

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  Ovum Technologies

  Mar 2015 - now

  Managing Partner & Director - Business Development

  Engineering technologies to support high product quality, new manufacturing technologies, environmental and human safety in India