Prayaag Kumar

Business Development Executive

Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India6 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • MBA graduate with dual specialization in Marketing and Operations.
  • Recipient of DAAD IIT Master Sandwich Scholarship.
  • Former Class-II officer with experience in government projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing and Operations professional with experience in FMCG and government sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Trade MarketingProduct ManagementSales ManagementDistribution Management

Other Skills

Assortment StrategiesAutoCADBrand DevelopmentBrand StrategyBudget ManagementBusiness InsightsCCategory ManagementChannel PartnersChannel StrategyCommunicationConsumer BehaviorCross-functional CoordinationCustomer ServiceDBMS

About

An MBA Graduate with dual specialization in Marketing and Operations. A Post Graduate in Industrial Engineering and Management. A recipient of DAAD IIT Master Sandwich Scholarship Awardee to work on Master Thesis in RWTH Aachen University, Germany. A former Class-II officer of Government of Odisha With a background in Agricultural engineering, I have a curiosity to explore the unknown territory time & again and jump headfirst to challenging opportunities. A firm believer of luck supplements hard work and a go-getter.

Experience

Reckitt

Regional Trade Marketing Manager

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Unilever

3 roles

Customer Stratergy & Planning Manager

Jun 2024Mar 2025 · 9 mos

  • Skin Care
Trade MarketingBudget ManagementConsumer BehaviorRetail Category ManagementAssortment StrategiesProduct Life Cycle+12

Area Sales and Customer Manager

Promoted

Apr 2023Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • PP: Maithila
Sales OperationsCross-functional CoordinationSales ManagementCustomer ServiceDistribution ManagementFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)+2

Area Sales and Customer Manager

Jun 2022Mar 2023 · 9 mos

  • Shakti: North Bihar
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Problem SolvingSales Management

Nestlé

4 roles

Senior Key Account Executive

Mar 2022Jun 2022 · 3 mos

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Problem Solving

Senior Key Account Executive

Promoted

Nov 2020Feb 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Problem Solving

Sales Executive

Jun 2020Oct 2020 · 4 mos

Summer Intern

Apr 2019Jun 2019 · 2 mos · Siliguri

  • Project Title: Evaluation of Business potential, develop market deployment and RTM strategy and establish a long term plan for sustainable business setup of RTD and Milo in North Bengal in Educational institutions
  • Identified and estimated the business potential of the clients from the target group along with coverage details
  • Established product introduction strategy and piloted the activation plan for business conversion in the channel
  • Evaluated the results of pilot activation and suggested Route-To-Market strategies to increase coverage
  • Suggested long term sustainable business plan and alternate marketing strategies in the specific channel
  • Achievement: Awarded PPO based on performance according to Company Standards

Department of agricuture & farmers' empowerment, govt. of odisha

Assistant Soil Conservation Officer

Jul 2017Mar 2018 · 8 mos · Angul, Odisha, India

  • Headed and Looked after Soil Conservation & Watershed Development works at block level in 2 districts simultaneously.
  • Person-In-charge (PIA) of 30 Micro-watersheds for implementing Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Watershed Development (PMKSY-WD) component.
  • Led a Watershed Management Team in each of the blocks which took care of Livelihood activities of asset-less farmers & Natural Resource Management works in each watershed and successfully completed the Govt. targets in due time.
  • Completed 2 unfinished projects under Rainfed Area Development (RAD) scheme in 2 clusters which included Creation and Renovation of Water Harvesting Structures, Soil Conservation Structures and generating Livelihood & Micro-enterprise activities for local farmers benefiting from such schemes.
  • Started 1 project and submitted 2 projects for approval of District collector under District Mineral Fund Foundation(DMFF).
  • Developed Video documentaries on various success stories and innovative approaches taken up in the Watersheds during my tenure due to my personal love for photography and film making.

Orissa renewable energy development agency

Internship

Oct 2014Nov 2014 · 1 mo · Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India

  • Designing of Solar Power Cart for Disaster Management
  • The Solar Power Cart is a self-powered unit to be used for post-disaster management works in absence of electricity in such situations.
  • Conceptualized the key components of the Solar Power cart
  • Developed a prototype Solar Power station which is the major power source of the Solar Power Cart

Central institute of agricultural engineering

In-Plant Training

Aug 2014Sep 2014 · 1 mo · Greater Bhopal Area

  • Worked on Enhancing Production and Productivity in Agricultural Operations.
  • Soybean Processing and Value Added Products.

Education

Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)

MBA - Master of Business Administration — Business Management

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Master of Technology (M.Tech.) — Engineering/Industrial Management

Jan 2015Jan 2017

RWTH Aachen University

Exchange Student

Jan 2016Jan 2017

Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Agricultural Engineering

Jan 2011Jan 2015

D.A.V. Public School, CSPur

12th — Science

Jan 2009Jan 2011

DAV Public School, CSPur, Bhubaneswar

10th

Jan 2009Present

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