Shruti Takalkhede

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs experience

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Key Highlights

Proven track record in driving revenue growth in FMCG sector.
Successfully launched innovative sales initiatives and applications.
Strong leadership experience managing diverse sales teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales and Marketing professional with expertise in FMCG and E-Commerce sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementMarket DevelopmentKey Accounts ManagementTeam LeadershipOperations Management

Other Skills

Account ManagementAnalytical SkillsBrand ManagementBrandingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyChannel SalesCommunicationDistributionE-CommerceFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) SalesInterviewingKey Account ManagementLeadershipManagement

About

I am a driven Sales professional with 4.5+ years of experience in managerial roles out of which 3+ years of experience is in the FMCG & Alcobev industry. I grow revenue in a multi-category business (INR 342 Cr annually), lead initiatives, and develop markets as Sales Manager at Diageo, Bangalore. I have also worked as Area Sales Manager of Pune at Amul (GCMMF) while leading a team of 6 direct and 15 indirect reporting members where I managed Modern Trade and E-com channels. Earlier, I completed my MBA from IRMA Gujarat and hold a strong and consistent academic record throughout my education. I am skilled in Market Development, Key Accounts Management, Planning & Execution, Category Management, Marketing and S&D. I have taken multiple initiatives and executed them end to end successfully. I am excited about honing my skills, taking up challenging responsibilities and creating an impact.

Experience

Diageo india

2 roles

Senior Brand Manager - Royal Challenge

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sales Manager

Feb 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Amul (gcmmf)

Area Sales Manager

Sep 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

ASM with a solid track record of providing leadership and strategic direction to drive ~1.6x growth for Amul products across GT (General Trade) and MT (Modern Trade) channel in Pune within span of two years.
Spearheaded special taskforce to increase retail penetration of Amul range of products, added more than 1000 new outlets.
Established 7 key new partnerships with Major E-Commerce and Modern Trade (MT) Chains which provided an additional 30% turnover.
Launched Amul Cart application in Pune market and secured highest ever turnover (through this channel) of 1 Cr within 2 months.

Sales ManagementMarket DevelopmentKey Accounts ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningNegotiation

Prompt equipments private limited

Supply Chain Management Intern

Jun 2019 – Jul 2019 · 1 mo · Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh in India

Ladakh ecological development and environmental group(ledeg)

Research Intern

May 2019 – Jun 2019 · 1 mo · Kyagar, Nubra Valley, Ladakh · On-site

Ibm

Workload manager

Aug 2016 – Jun 2017 · 10 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India · On-site

Supervised 120 employees and oversaw their targets and performance, prepared reports
Administered allocation of resources to issues considering severity and business impact along with availability and skill set of resources.
Accountable for Service Level Agreement (SLA) breach and achieved zero breaches during my work tenure.

Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementResource AllocationOperations Management