AKHILESH SAMANTA

Experience

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  Usha Telehoist Limited

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Executive Engineer

  • Commenced career as GET and worked as the primary technical resource for the field sales force.• Prepare cost estimates for proposals and studies.• Review completed estimates with Engineering, Project, management and present the same to top management.• Develop and maintain project execution schedules.• Develop monthly analysis of budget and schedule performance on active projects• Successfully managed Pan India sales & service of Hydraulic Cylinders & Tipping Gear Systems used in Tippers& other Truck Hydraulics. Coordinated with four regional offices & manufacturing units in Kolkata and Hosur.• Monitored business with OEMs like Ashok Leyland Limited, Tata Motors Limited & Eicher Motors, Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd, BEML, TIL, Escorts, SAIL, RINL, DRDO and other misc. projects from BPCL, I.R., Indian Air Lines and Eastern Railway etc.• Warranty replacements, settlement of claims, field failure analysis with QC & Design and implementing product development.• Overdue management & control of receivables. Show less

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  Hunger Group

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2012

  Director

  • P&L Management – Pan India operation including neighboring countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan.• Started as Sr. Sales Engineer then promoted to Dy Manager, Manager, AGM and finally as Director.• Successfully handled a team of 13/14 professionals.• Responsible for PAN INDIA operation in Hunger Hydraulics for huge and custom-built Hydraulic Cylinders, Seals, Spherical Bearing, Rotary Joints, Rotary Actuator etc.• Developing and realizing innovative solutions according to customer requirements.• Lead the Project team as Project-in-charge towards the formation of New Company (100 % FDI Project) ofHunger International (Germany) in India & to set up their first Manufacturing Plant outside Germany.• Organizing exhibitions and seminars at regional/intentional places like Hannover Fair- Germany, MotionDrive & Automation-Bangalore, Excon-Bangalore’, MDA Mumbai’ Oceantex’, MDA Mumbai etc.• Represented Hunger India jointly with Hunger-Germany In 14th & 15th International Sealing Seminar OnHydraulics In The University of Stuttgart-Germany In The 2006 & Y 2008. Show less

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  Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  GM MARKETING

  • Managed a team of more than 45 people including design, manufacturing and erection.• Responsible for National & International operations in the Structural division in Hydro mechanical Equipment & Steel Structures division, handling Hydro-Mechanical equipment (gates, penstock, EOT cranes, Gantry cranes, trash rack cleaning machine etc.), industrial structure, bridges & flyover structure, marine structure etc.• Co-ordination with Agencies in connection with purchase of Tender Documents from clients spread all over the globe• Scrutiny of Tender Documents, Organizing Pre-bid Meetings, Techno-commercial negotiations• Involved in Joint Ventures initiatives (if any) for the purpose of Pre-qualification, Project Co-ordination, Preparation of MIS Reports Show less

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  HerkulesGroup

  May 2014 - Jan 2024

  • Lead a team of 35+ comprising of Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Tendering, Product Support, Project Execution, Production, Procurement & Finance.• Responsible for National (India) & International (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh) Sales operations in heavy machine tools division in four product lines: Grinding, texturing, milling and turning machines.• Appointing Dealers and Agent on Project Basis.• Monitoring marketing activities and overall commissioning of Waldrich Siegen and Union Boring Machines to ensure that actual sales meet or exceed established revenue plans.• Compiling reports in accordance with professional and company guidelines.• Forecasting and budgeting of annual sales targets, Supervising the activities of sales personnel.• Updating financial objectives on a quarterly basis.• Monitoring competitor products, sales and marketing activities, Overseeing all sales departmental matters Show less

  • General Manager Sales & Project Management in Deutsche Maschinen India Pvt. Ltd.

    Feb 2022 - Jan 2024

  • GM Sales in Waldrich Siegen GmbH & Co. KG

    May 2014 - Jan 2022
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  Oscar Equipments Pvt. Ltd.

  Jul 2024 - now

  GM (Operations & Marketing)