Bijon Sarkar

Bijon sarkar

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sales Director - Platform Security Business, ASEAN & Korea @ Check Point | Solution selling, Strategic Planning | Ex-Cisco

  • Education

    • Symbiosis institute of international business

      2008 - 2010
      Mba marketing

      Activities and Societies: Market Research activities, Consumer Behaviour studies, Sales enhancement activity fests • Summer Job at PepsiCo India Holdings:>Job accountabilities included study the sales potential of the beverage selling outlets in Pune and increase the efficiency of PepsiCo product distribution by creating Route Planners.>The initial task involved matching the internal Route Planner of the wholesalers with the detailed information of the beverage selling outlets in Pune provided by A.C. Neilson. During the process, the existing as well as the potential customers are… Show more • Summer Job at PepsiCo India Holdings:>Job accountabilities included study the sales potential of the beverage selling outlets in Pune and increase the efficiency of PepsiCo product distribution by creating Route Planners.>The initial task involved matching the internal Route Planner of the wholesalers with the detailed information of the beverage selling outlets in Pune provided by A.C. Neilson. During the process, the existing as well as the potential customers are traced out. We then contact those outlets and initiate sales.>The later part of the project involved preparing Route Maps of the outlets selling packaged carbonised beverages thereby showing the vertical integration of PepsiCo Distribution in Pune Show less

    • Malaviya national institute of technology

      2002 - 2006
      B.tech. information technology

      Activities and Societies: • Final Year Project (Feb’06 – June’06): Project on Enhancement of the Protocol TCP Westwood under real time systems. Result of the experiment involves decreasing the transmission time of data packets from sender to the recipient. • Company name – Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (May’05 – July 05): Project on detailed analysis of ‘Steganographic tools’ used in modern day encryption and decryption. Computer Proficiency:• Application Software: MS Office Suite• Database: MS-sql, MS-Access• Programming Language: C, C#

  • Experience

    • Hdfc life

      May 2010 - Jun 2011
      Business development executive

      Trained on different department processes including finance, operations and sales and customer service.Organized promotional events and implemented process flows directed from HQ to branches.Recruited and led a team of Financial Consultants to drive net new business for the bank generated from our promotional events.

    • Cisco

      Aug 2011 - Feb 2022

      - Responsible for driving Cisco software and services business working closely with partners and distributors throughout ASEAN countries.- Currently carrying a revenue quota of 14M and am responsible to meets or exceed quarterly and yearly sales targets and demonstrate continuous progress towards achieving business strategies.- Ensure accurate and timely forecasts and management reporting in Salesforce. - Establish relationships and engage with the business and IT senior management to identify opportunities and sell Cisco software and services directly to key accounts. Understand their business and IT strategies, priorities and goals.- Identify, develop, execute, and maintain account strategies to drive adoption of Cisco software and services revenue within assigned accounts and their subsidiaries and affiliates.- Build sales pipeline - Identify, develop & hunt for opportunities through rigorous sales & digital marketing activities to drive account & technology penetration across the assigned territory. - Establish and maintain relationships with resellers, system integrators, and any other external partner to develop and achieve account strategies and opportunity plans.- I work in close collaboration with the ASEAN Cisco architecture team, key distributors, Cisco assigned resources (CSA) and internal segment stakeholders and acting as a trusted advisor and expert in region to maximize software bookings. - Collaborate with key distribution decision makers and partner organizations to develop GTM plan for software and services for the region. Show less - Was responsible for driving products, services and software revenue attainment for selected Singapore accounts. - Achieved 109% of the yearly goal of US$ 6 Million in FY19 including a growth of 14% YoY.- Double hatted as a team-lead for 6 early-in-career sales associates with sales targets.- Awarded "Sales Champion Award" in FY17 for being in the top 10 % of the global Cisco sales force. - Exceeded sales achievement in 3 out of the 4 years in this role.- Proficiently used Cisco's Customer Experience Center, architecture plays & competitive displacement offers to convert 3 unique one-million $ deals in Singapore, which were first time customers for Cisco. Show less

      • Sales Business Development Manager, Software & Services, ASEAN

        Feb 2020 - Feb 2022
      • Strategic Account Manager

        Oct 2015 - Feb 2020
      • Account Manager

        Aug 2011 - Oct 2015
    • Check point software

      Jan 2022 - now

      • Responsible for driving and expanding Platform Security sales across the ASEAN and Korea markets, consistently exceeding a target of $13M USD.• Engaging with key executive-level prospects across IT, security, business leadership, and procurement, guiding them through a consultative process to design a tailored cybersecurity framework that aligns with the client's unique needs and objectives.•Building strong, long-lasting relationships with business decision-makers and serving as a trusted cybersecurity advisor to address their specific needs. Guiding them through the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and evaluation to proposal creation, objection handling, ROI/TCO calculations, and successfully closing the deal.•Managing a team of Customer Success Managers (CSM) to ensure the adoption of the solution and thereby ensuring renewals on time. Show less • Was responsible for driving Cloud, On-prem & Mobile Cybersecurity business with 6 key large global banks and consultancies across APAC countries. • Responsible for developing strong relationships with these key clients and understanding their needs and challenges. Acting as the main point of contact for these strategic accounts and ensuring client satisfaction.• Creating and executing strategic account plans to drive growth and meet revenue targets. Identifying opportunities to upsell or cross-sell Checkpoint’s cybersecurity products and services. • Coordinating with cross-functional teams such as Channels, Customer Success, Renewals, Marketing, R&D and Technical Support to deliver a comprehensive and cohesive experience for my accounts.• Tracking and analyzing key account metrics, sales data, and performance indicators. Preparing regular reports and presenting findings to senior management. Show less

      • Sales Director - Platform Security Business, ASEAN & Korea

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Strategic Account Director

        Jan 2022 - now
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cisco certified design associate

      Cisco systems singapore
      Apr 2012
      View certificate certificate
    • Igs cybersecurity services associate

      Check point software technologies ltd
      Feb 2024
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • SPOC for Cisco quarterly giving back intiatives

      Issued by Spastic society of karnataka on Jun 2012
      Spastic society of karnatakaAssociated with Bijon Sarkar