Rajeev Pandithage

Experience

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  Bitzer Australia

  Aug 2007 - Nov 2010

  Inventory Controller

  Set up Microsfof Dynamics AX

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  Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC

  Jan 2011 - Mar 2017

  General manager Mercedes-Benz Sri Lanka

  • General Manager Sales

    Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Manager sales and admin

    Jan 2011 - Mar 2015
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  Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2022

  Key Responsibilities:• Provide strategic direction and action planning for Sales and Aftersales teams in vehicle businesses• Supervise and manage acquisition of new business lines, dealer principals and portfolio products• Ensure employment engagement by clear and defined leadership• Deliver Daimler “New Strategic Pillars” program and meet Daimler AG requirements• Manage and develop relationships with Daimler AG, Jeep and Chrysler, Tata, Mahindra and Penergetic senior management• Review and assess group business financial and non-financial performance against plans• Provide short and long term strategic direction to DIMO group• Launch and manage agricultural equipment retail and export businesses and provide leadership to DIMO Agriculture department• Direct SAP implementation as member of ongoing SAP Steering Committee• Launch group wide CX digital strategy and member of ongoing steering committee• Key member of Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions team• Attained No 1 Cluster of DIMO group for 2020/21• Led acquisition of Digital organisation to DIMO Group and launched new digital company, Azend• Achieved double digit percentage increase in annual profitability for Mercedes-Benz and Jeep Aftersales departments Show less Cluster Head, Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler Sales and AftersalesDiesel and Motor Engineering Plc, Colombo, Sri LankaKey Responsibilities:• Led Sales and Aftersales teams for Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler businesses• Exceeded sales and profitability targets• Supervised new business, dealer principals and products• Achieved Daimler GD 2.0 targets and met Daimler AG requirements• Review and assess group business financial and non-financial performance against plans• Direct SAP implementation and member of ongoing SAP Steering Committee• Repositioned and relaunched Jeep brand and gained market share• Increased annual profitability for Sales and Aftersales departments for Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler Show less

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Cluster Head (GM), Mercedes Benz, Jeep and Chrysler Sales and Aftersales

    Apr 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Azend Technologies

  Apr 2021 - now

  Director
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  Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC

  Oct 2022 - now

  Executive Director