Vishal Bhagat

Experience

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  Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.

  Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

  Assistant Manager

  QUALITY ASSURANCE:The major job responsibilities are: Oversaw quality inspections of ACVR system and HULL outfit items of warships Carried out outside inspections of outsourced items at vendor premises Preparation and approval of Quality Assurance Plan for the vendor inspections Implemented and generated SAP reports to initiate a paperless environment

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  Berger Paints India

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2018

  Job ResponsibilitiesHeading the category of interior decorative products (portfolio of 1000+ crore annually)Trade marketing: Trade promotions in channel to create buzz amongst stakeholdersDesigning BTL activities to ensure increased awareness and more influencers in foldTaken visibility drive strategically through medias like OOH, print, transit,etcNew product development and launchResponsible for P&L of the entire portfolioJob DescriptionStrategizing trade promotions to capture mindshare the channel partners Implementing merchandising activities in various forms to spread awarenessAgency briefing on creative for campaigns and implementing pack design changes Setting the entire Go to market strategy of new products including pricing, packaging,etcConcept-sharing and liasoning with departments like RND, distribution, materials Designing engagement strategies to retain the influencers of the industry in our foldOptimising cost parameters by continuous product development to ensure profitabilityMonitoring competition activities and making timely and appropriate responses Show less

  • Brand & Product Manager

    Apr 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Management Trainee(Retail Sales)

    Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
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  UltraTech Cement

  Dec 2018 - Feb 2021

  Category Manager

  Concept study of new product, its development and launch phase-wise area-wiseAgency briefing for designing creatives for brand communicationDevelop trade strategies for new products launches to ensure product penetrationResponsible end to end for BTL activations of new product launchesCompetition tracking and proposing action points to counter competitionDeveloping social media strategies and work in tandem with the digital Increasing product awareness amongst stakeholders of industry through different media Show less

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  Hindalco Industries Limited

  Feb 2021 - Mar 2023

  Lead-International Markets

  Custodian of specialty chemicals sales in SEA market which includes Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Vietnam ,Phillipines,etc Business development by new customer acquisition and increasing wallet share from existing customersEngage ,maintain and sustain professional relation with customers/agents/resellers to discover further scope of business in terms of new product offering to cater to wider applicationSupervise achievement of sales targets and upgrade product mix for better profitabilityParticipation in strategic expos, trade fairs, seminars, etc to increase brand visibility Competiton mapping and tracking customer-wise to sustain competitive advantage over others Show less

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  JKCement

  Mar 2023 - May 2024

  Category Head- Paints