Arjun Somasekar

Business Development Executive

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India17 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 17 years of experience in Sales and Business Development.
Proven track record in managing global sales teams.
Expert in building strong client relationships and achieving sales targets.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Sales Leader with extensive experience in business development and team management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

Account ManagementBusiness StrategyChannel Partner DevelopmentClient Relationship ManagementCompetitive AnalysisCorporate SalesCross SellingCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer RetentionCustomer SatisfactionDirect SalesGrowth StrategiesLead GenerationLead ManagementLeadership

About

A competent professional with over 17 years of experience in Sales, Business Development, and Channel management and 12 years of experience in Team management. Currently associated with Zoho Corporation as Sales Director. Proficient in handling Sales Operations & achieving Organizational goals. An effective communicator with excellent relationship building, interpersonal skills & presentation skills. A thorough professional with a proactive attitude, capable of thinking in & out of the box.

Experience

Zoho corporation

2 roles

Sales Director

Promoted

Sep 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

Managing the global Sales & BD of Employee Experience (EX) Suite of apps - ATS, HRMS, Collaboration, and Expense management.
Driving a team of Regional Sales Managers handling APAC, ANZ, India, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Identifying and appointing VARs/Partners to resell the software products across the globe.
Coordinating with Product, Marketing, Pre-sales & Support teams and ensuring business growth.
Acquiring regular feedback on market conditions, competition, and all the factors influencing sales.

Sales OperationsBusiness DevelopmentTeam LeadershipChannel Partner DevelopmentSales Management

Business Development Manager

Sep 2015 – Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Naukri.com

2 roles

Senior Manager - Corporate Sales

Promoted

Apr 2015 – Jul 2015 · 3 mos · Chennai Area, India

Selling online recruitment solutions to corporate clients by assessing their business requirements.
Handling a team of sales executives who take care of new client acquisition and key accounts management
Achieving sales targets and managing business from existing clients.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
Conducting proper training and development on products and sales process to the team/new hires.
Involving in extensive online/offline business development activities (Job-Sites / Google).

Corporate SalesClient Relationship ManagementTraining and DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentSales Management