Dhawal Bhatkar

Experience

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  Nirmal Bang

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  KYC Executive

  • I was responsible for new Demat account openings.• Assisting customers with the queries at the ground level. • Along-with this I was also responsible for completing the necessary KYC procedures for the clients.

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  Success TryAngles

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

  Market Research Intern

  • I was a market research intern at Success TryAngles, the company works with an initiative to experiment with the concept of management education by challenging its present form of dissemination to the students.• I was assigned a project topic as "Research on Digital Marketing of a Product (SVIMS : A Case Study)"• The major research was done with the help of secondary data and a part of it was done with first hand primary data.

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  Chatur Ideas

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Project Manager -

  • I did cold calling and email marketing for Client tie-ups.• Data mining and market research for the business leads.• Identifying the target segment for the new product launch. • Customer surveys and tabulations of the surveys as it was a B2B & B2C company.• Responsible for Client Meetings and finalizing the contracts to get the client on board with the company.• Handled the Social media marketing through different channels and mediums of digital media.• Ably managed to on-board with 30+ clients from hospitality & entertainment industry. Show less

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  OPPO

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2018

  Sales Executive Team Lead

  • Responsible for driving and increasing the sales by engaging with the dealers.• Stock management from primary to secondary and pushing my team of 21 promoters (on roll) present on the general trade stores to complete the tertiary sales.• Retaining the dealers by providing great support in terms of margins and schemes.• Handling of 2 Distributors present to cater the area with 4 salesperson team (distributor pay-roll)• The branding was also taken care by me to increase the brand awareness and help in building the brand image.• Promotional Activities were done on a regular interval and during festive seasons to enhance the brand image and improve the brand visibility at the territory.• Team handling was the greatest role and responsibility I fulfilled for the job role.• Achieved Silver Rank in all Mumbai Sales Executives Training Camp twice. Show less

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  Asian Paints

  May 2018 - Dec 2018

  Sales Officer I

  • Successfully handled the Key Account profiles of Architects & Interior Designers.• Presentations about New Product to the firms by conducting seminars at the clients’ organization.• Ably handled informative and suggesting sessions about the products suitable according to the clients' needs.• Upselling the focus products and increasing the share in the decorative coatings market.• Conversions of the sites from the leads generated and continuous follow-up till handover of the site.• Provision of on-site sampling of existing & new products through the team of skilled force.• Client servicing by providing on site executions till completion of sites.• Working with the multiple stakeholders within the company and outside to ensure the completion of the project. Show less

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  Bisleri International Pvt Ltd

  Dec 2018 - Oct 2021

  Senior Business Development Executive Corporate & Key Accounts

  •Handled the Key Accounts, Key Corporates & HoReCa channel of Thane City & South Mumbai region.• Client servicing, Client Retention and Client Acquisitions are major parts of my KRA.• Handled a team of 9 direct reportees who tan the market operational sale for jars and cases on their respective routes.• Distributor management done by ably managing 4 Corporate Route Distributors for smooth supply at small & medium enterprises.• Successfully running new product launches and branding campaigns to increase the visibility of the products.• Responsible for Key Account Management by servicing the entire client base and responsible for Bills Receivables.• Working cross functional with Marketing/Finance/Quality/Operations/Sourcing departments on daily basis. Show less

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  FUTURE CONSUMER LIMITED

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Product Lead - National

  • Primarily responsible for driving the sale of brands and achieving the Annual Business Plan for Commodities Category. • Spearheading 1500+ Large and Small format stores PAN India to increase the brand share & reach and coordinating with Regional teams for the Brand penetration.• Focusing on business expansion in various channels within Future Group as well as outside the Group companies. • Developing new and innovative products in the brand portfolio to expand the product line for the brands at its maximum potential. • Working closely with the Manufacturing and Supply Chain team to ensure availability of stock, identify gaps in actual production and planning and ascertain that inventory is up to date in DCs and stores.• Identifying areas where promotion is needed, suggesting the same to the Brand Leaders and implementing the said promotions in consultation with the Brand Leaders. • Closely coordinating with Marketing for driving product line activations and promotions.• Coordinating with the various functional team (Supply chain, Marketing, Packaging, Quality etc) to ensure improvements in existing product portfolio.• Expanding the brand share for the product in coordination with the respective category teams and other stakeholders.• Monitoring the competition throughout and thus benchmarking the products accordingly on a regular basis. • Designing of offers and promotional campaigns on the basis of regional festivals and ensuring the successful activation of the same throughout channels. Show less

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  Bacardi

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  Trade Marketing Assistant - West

  •Conduct market recee with Sales team to evaluate & finalize the outlets. Providing suggestions about the visibility elements’ placement and identifying the best visible place in the outlet•Finalizing outlet counts as per the promotion plan for outlet mapping & ensure deployment of promotional elements & gifts at outlets as per Marketing Activity Calendar•Working towards development & innovations in Visibility Elements eg - Wallbays, SIS, Gondolas, CTUs, ACPs, etc further ensuring installations & the visibility assets’ maintenance•Driving implementation of best-in-class trade marketing initiatives and Point of Sale (POS) design and development, internally or by agency/supplier to ensure inputs are provided to the right markets/channels/outlets•Accountable for ensuring all support material for use in channels is created & distributed in a timely manner and on budget•Improving brand presence & campaign execution across trade through excellence in in-store planning, execution and tracking in alignment with the annual marketing priorities•Vendor management by coordinating with vendors to oversee execution of visibility assets in the region & changing the media if required•Conceptualizing & executing trade promotions by rolling out impactful in-store campaigns in collaboration with sales teams to drive revenue growth in trade channels•Using outlets as a media vehicle to drive a seamless route to consumer effectiveness by building brand visibility, imagery, creating demand through consumer winning activations and leveraging BIPL portfolio•Developing and executing the Trade Marketing Plan in line with Sales & Marketing objectives and managing the regional budget ensuring accurate spend of budgets at the state level•Monitor and report performance to the TMM and support in defining actionable learning for improvement in the form of maintaining the M&E reports, submitting them in quarterly periods & provide feedback to Brand & Sales team for scope of improvement Show less