Prajeesh Vijayan

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 12 years of experience in sales and marketing.
  • Led strategic planning and execution at Stanza Living.
  • Successfully scaled teams and revenue at multiple companies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B and B2C sales and marketing leader with extensive experience in growth strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Growth StrategiesSales OperationsCustomer Acquisition

Other Skills

Account ManagementAnalytical SkillsBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Channel SalesCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer ServiceDirect SalesEngineeringFood & Beverage

About

With over 12 years of experience in sales and marketing, I am the Business Head at Stanza Living, India's largest co-living platform that provides affordable and quality accommodation to young professionals and students. I lead the strategic planning, execution, and optimization of the company's business operations, revenue growth, and customer satisfaction across multiple cities and markets. My core competencies include sales forecasting, sales pipeline management, objectives and key results (OKRs), building and managing high-performing teams, creating efficient processes, and solving problems with data-driven insights. Previously, I was the Head of Sales & Sales Operation at Brick&Bolt, India's fastest-growing online marketplace for home construction services, where I successfully launched and scaled the company's go-to-market strategy and revenue generation. I am passionate about transforming the home construction and co-living industries with technology, transparency, and trust.

Experience

Stanza living

3 roles

VP- Business Head

Promoted

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

VP of Growth

Promoted

Jan 2022Jan 2023 · 1 yr · On-site

Zonal Head Growth

Feb 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

Ola (ani technologies pvt. ltd)

2 roles

Growth & Sales Strategy-Ola Corporate

Mar 2019Feb 2020 · 11 mos

  • Ola Corporate is B2B2C service, addressing business travel needs of 6000+ client
  •  Created a plan for 40cr Weekly GMV @ FY-20 Exit
  •  Sales planning to achieve 40Cr exit, hiring talent. Scaled up team from 20 to 50.
  •  Setting up systems and processes to drive overall corporate user via better hunting
  •  Creating a farming Booklet and driving Group account hunting add user and improve intent
  •  Restructure the Org, set up Lead qualification team, Customer Operation team.
  •  Working with regional leader to drive productivity and efficiency of the ground team
  •  Managing User funnel and coordinating with revenue team for improvement in Intent
  •  Working with content team to create CLM for different user and client category.
  •  Working with category team to improve fulfillment.
  •  Working with Product team for change in Website and Corporate APP
  •  Program management for Strategic alliances to acquire Client
  •  Working With marketing agency for Ola corporate marketing and Lead Generation
Growth StrategiesLarge EnterpriseCustomer AcquisitionLead GenerationAnalytical SkillsSales Forecasting+2

City Business Head - Foodpanda India

Mar 2017Mar 2019 · 2 yrs

  • Responsible for Growth, Revenue generation, vendor relation & unit Economics. Reporting to COO
  • 18 Direct Reporting Area manager, Marketing, KAM. Total team size of 48 and 500+ Delivery Riders.
  • Develop and execute city management strategies aimed at exceeding financial targets/growth
  • Effectively manage, train and communicate KPI's to teams.
  • Design Incentive for sales Team, Rider pay structure, Control CPO for operation.
  • Collaborate with other teams to analyze results and identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and programs
  • Increase area coverage under service, manage key accounts.
  • Generating revenue via Ad-space sales
  • Marketing activity (ATL/BTL) across City
Growth StrategiesCustomer AcquisitionLead GenerationAnalytical SkillsSales ForecastingP&L Management+1

Simplilearn

Senior Business Manager/ Business Unit Head

Dec 2015Mar 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Handling P&L of 70Cr with team of 40. Reporting to Director Sales.
  • Hiring, training and retaining consultant/manager
  • Managing profitable sales of all 7 category, responsible for P&L for different category.
  • Coordinating with marketing teams for 3000 leads per month.
  • Coordinating with category team for New product, product improvement & pricing of the product.
  • Encouraging/training on consultative selling.
  • Successfully drove sales process/behaviour over daily sales number.
Customer AcquisitionLead GenerationSales ForecastingSales Operations

Jubilant motorworks ltd

Future Leaders Program

Jun 2014Dec 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Handled Mangalore Branch (40cr P&L), managed team of 8 sales consultant spread across western Karnataka, from Belgaum to Dakshina Kannada.
  • Achieving product wise/ segment wise sales
  • Forecasting, ordering, stock management. Collection and target achievement of dealership.
  • Cooperation with marketing manager and Customer Relationship manager
  • Implementation of various sales systems such as demo car management, showroom maintenance, cold calling, lead management, DMS implementation.
  • Complete sales reporting such as DSR, forecast on weekly basis, weekly prospect list, demo car report, individual sales consultant retail report.
  • Developing and maintaining a well-informed, motivated sales team by ensuring product and competition knowledge.
  • Competition monitoring and implementation of action to prevent loss of business.
Customer Acquisition

Putera sampoerna foundation

Marketing Intern

Jun 2013Aug 2013 · 2 mos · Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Dfm foods limited

Sales And Marketing Intern

Apr 2013May 2013 · 1 mo · Delhi

Godrej & boyce mfg. co ltd

Assistant Manager Sales

Jul 2011Jun 2012 · 11 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Manage key account customers and two dealers in the western UP and eastern Delhi-NCR area. Report to General Manager.
  • Key Assignments/ Initiatives:
  • a) Business Growth/ Generation
  • Generate profitable sales for complete range of Material handling products
  • Recommend product/solutions after site/application analysis and then prepare quotation/proposal
  • Visit clients to understand customer needs and build relationship & participate in government, PSU and private tenders
  • Generate and submit MIS report using CRM software (salesforce.com)
  • b) Working Capital Management
  • Ensure timely closing of outstanding payments and other applicable statutory forms
  • Conduct negotiations to minimize post-dispatch payments terms
  • Review pending order cases for timely clearance of finished goods
  • Coordinate between production, design and dispatch department for timely delivery
Customer AcquisitionLead Generation

Electromech material handling systems(india) pvt. ltd.

Sales Engineer

May 2010Jul 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Generate profitable business from north Indian market which involved extensive travelling from Rajasthan to east UP. Report to Area Manager-Sales & Marketing.
  • Key Assignments/ Initiatives:
  • Complete market coverage in the assigned territory
  • Generate leads by means of cold calling, respond to the customer enquiry, participate in government and private tenders
  • Factory/Green Field visit for client interaction to understand application and suggest suitable equipment
  • Calculate price of equipment using costing tool & Converting leads into profitable business
  • Recover balance payment after equipment E&C(Erection and Commissioning)
  • Facilitate service & projects team to deliver timely service to customer
Customer AcquisitionLead Generation

Education

Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) — Marketing

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Government Engineering College, Thrissur

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2009

Kendriya Vidyalaya

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