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Akanksha Joshi

Area Sales Manager

Summary

Enthusiastic and skilled sales professional with more than 4 years of experience in Tyre Industry , FMCG GT and MT sales , including rural markets. Demonstrated success in handling Dealer Network , Standalone Supermarkets, Key Account Management , service handling, analyzing and decision making.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Area Sales Manager

Continental India Pvt. Ltd
Chandigarh , Himachal Pradesh
08.2021 - Current


  • Developing & maintaining the existing dealer network for PLT replacement sales and exploring new business areas and opportunities
  • Achieving sales and collection targets in line with organizations business plans
  • Developing and maintaining reliable and efficient business relations between Continental Tires and PLT dealers
  • Contributing to the development of area specific sales strategy, in line with the national sales strategy
  • Deriving supporting marketing strategies and plans for my individual area and customers
  • Involvement in planning of Marketing activities and support in execution thereof
  • Collecting and reporting all relevant market and competitor information, as well as new trends.

Business Development Executive

L'Oreal India Pvt. Ltd
New Delhi
01.2020 - 07.2021
  • Handling exclusive Standalone Supermarkets Channel consisting of more than a 100 Standalone supermarket stores (Inclusive of the chain stores like- Rajmandir and Super Marche), ensuring their business growth, complying visibility and improving relations with them
  • Managed and supervised a team of 25 people including Promoters, salesman, and supervisors
  • Training and development of the team
  • Distributor Handling, Market Research, Data analysis, etc.

Customer Development Officer

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd, VADODARA
Vadodara
06.2018 - 10.2019
  • Distribution Management - Trade management, identifying new markets/accounts
  • Managed and supervised a team of 30 people including PSRs , Promoters and salesman
  • Ensuring optimum usage of activations to drive sales
  • Ensuring sales call efficiency and range selling
  • In-Store Management, market research, data-based working, communication, developing and training the team, conducting weekly/monthly meetings, resolving issues, etc.

Sales Intern

Philips India Ltd
Pune
05.2017 - 06.2017
  • Market Research and Sales conversion for Philips MNCC category
  • It included founding the potential outlets (majorly pharmacies) to place Avent products and personal care products and converting the same into actual sales thereby achieved a good number of conversion.

Education

MBA - Marketing Management

Institute of Management & Studies
Indore
05.2016 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Commerce - Taxation

Renaissance College of Comm
Indore
06.2013 - 04.2016

Skills

Creative Thinkingundefined

Accomplishments

    At Continental India Pvt. Ltd.

    · Achieved Wall of Fame (Stars of the month) 6 times in 12 months in the north region.

    · Achieved “Pat On The Back”-India Award for year 2021.

    · Have over-achieved sales targets every month starting the month I joined.

    · Achieved a 15% YTD growth in the overall sales (units).

    · Achieved a 20% UHP (premium tires range) contribution to sales.


    At L'Oreal India Pvt Ltd.

    · Remarkable Visibility Achievement and Negotiation at Standalone Supermarkets in accordance of achieving business growth.

    · Recognized as L'Oreal North – Initiator in Merchandising for being proactive in taking new opportunities and negotiating FOC merchandising assets at Standalone Super markets.


    At Colgate-Palmolive

    ● Found various new accounts in the market through proper market research on field, under project " Vistaar ", to increase the sales and ensure effective distribution.

    ● Organized a 3 day event of sampling and free distribution of toothpaste to people in Porbandar and Dwarka (Gujarat) at multiple

    melas and temples.

    ● Achieved 8% YTD Growth in the Zone I am handling currently, (with every business partner on growth)

    ● Achieved 18% YTD Growth in Focus Brand of the company(Toothbrush).


    At Philips India

    Achieved the target of sales conversion given by the company.

Timeline

Area Sales Manager

Continental India Pvt. Ltd
08.2021 - Current

Business Development Executive

L'Oreal India Pvt. Ltd
01.2020 - 07.2021

Customer Development Officer

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd, VADODARA
06.2018 - 10.2019

Sales Intern

Philips India Ltd
05.2017 - 06.2017

MBA - Marketing Management

Institute of Management & Studies
05.2016 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Commerce - Taxation

Renaissance College of Comm
06.2013 - 04.2016
Akanksha JoshiArea Sales Manager