Ashish Thakur

Technical Correspondent

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About me
Director-Sales
Education
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
  2014 - 2015
  General Management Business Administration and Management
  On-Campus General Management Program
- Kurukshetra University
  2001 - 2005
  B Tech Electronics and Telecommunications I Division
  Activities and Societies: Awards in National Level Paper Presentations, Debate, Declamations, Technical Quiz, Embedded System Projects Major Project: Mars Rover
Experience
- Electronics For You
  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
  Technical Correspondent
  Telecom and IT Media Industry
- Kritical Links (Winning Ways)
  May 2006 - May 2007
  Product Executive-Telecom
  Responsible for product and market development for international clients like Binatone Electronics (Hong Kong), Critical Links SA (Portugal and UK) and Optelian Access Networks (UK and Canada)
- Sterling Projects and Engineering Limited (Siva Group)
  May 2007 - Apr 2009
  Senior Engineer-Vendor Negotiation
- S Tel Pvt. Ltd.
  May 2009 - Oct 2011
  Deputy Manager-Techno Commercial
- Vodafone
  Oct 2011 - Sept 2018
  Responsible for development & execution of SME Business of Vodafone, MPCG Circle reporting to Circle Enterprise Head• Profit Centre Head for SME Vertical• Create & Manage Channel Partners, FOS and Distribution Partners and Account Coverage Management• Managing 3000 SME Accounts across Circle via Team of Partner Account Managers, DST Managers & Channel Partners• Total B2B Telecom Solutions• Responsible for all product portfolios of Vodafone Business Services across SME Vertical• Increasing Product Penetration via Farming and Hunting• Customer Lifecycle Management• Revenue Extraction and Enhancement Show less • Solution Architect (Pre-sales) involves engaging with the sales/product/marketing teams to address the IT & communication needs of Enterprise by positioning the product portfolio of total communication partner under Vodafone Business Services. Including: o Enterprise Mobility and Fixed Line products (ILL, IPLC/NPLC , MPLS-VPN, PRI, Toll free , ACS, VCS, IOT) o Cloud (G-Suite, Office 365, Workforce Essentials, CRM)• Driving long term strategic relationships & closing complex sales• End-to-End ownership of Government RFPs.• Building New IOT, Fixed Line and Mobility Opportunities• Pre-Sales Engagements & Revenue Conversion• Channel ROI & DRR Business Show less • Heading Circle Supply Chain Operations Supporting all functions (including Network, Sales, Marketing, Retail, Customer Service, HR, Admin and Finance) • Procurement, contract negotiation and implementation: (Network Sites (2G/3G, RAN, Core, Tx), OFC, Retail Stores, IT Infra, Offices, call center operations)• Policy Documentation and Implementation (Supply Chain, Purchase, Finance)• Maintaining uninterrupted supply chain for all requirements for seamless business operations• Warehouse, Logistics (Imports & Local) and Asset Management• Financial & Non-Financial Reporting • Managing Team of 40 and vendor base of 300 Show less
  - Head - SME Business
    Aug 2017 - Sept 2018
  - Sr. Manager: Enterprise Solutions
    Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
  - Head-Supply Chain Management
    May 2015 - Sept 2016
  - Manager - Supply Chain Management
    Oct 2011 - Apr 2015
- Vodafone Idea Limited
  Sept 2018 - May 2019
  Head - Non Mobility Business
- Pratap Technocrats Pvt Ltd
  Jun 2019 - Nov 2021
  - Circle Business Head (UP & Uttrakhand)
    Aug 2020 - Nov 2021
  - Circle Business Head (MH & Goa)
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
- Space TeleInfra Pvt Ltd (A Spaceworld Enterprise)
  Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
  General Manager-SCM
- Pratap Technocrats Pvt Ltd
  Sept 2022 - now
  Sales Director
- Pratap Technocrats Pvt Ltd
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  Sales Director
Licenses & Certifications
- Dot Native Digital Imepative Badge
  Dot Native
  Feb 2018
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  Dot Native
  Mar 2018
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