Kunal Pawar

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates12 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 9+ years of experience in sales and operations.
  • Successfully executed cost-reduction strategies.
  • Led significant urban retail expansion initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C Sales and Marketing expert in the Food & Beverage industry.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

P&l ManagementSales PlanningPartner Relationship ManagementTeam ManagementSales & Distribution

Other Skills

Distribution ExpansionProject ManagementAccount ManagementContract NegotiationCross-functional CollaborationCost ReductionDistribution ManagementNegotiationBusiness GrowthLearning & DevelopmentRetail Coverage ExpansionProgram DesignRetail ManagementSales StrategySales Management

About

One of the things I love about Italian cooking is the simplicity of it. Take for example a '𝘊𝘒𝘀π˜ͺ𝘰 𝘦 π˜—π˜¦π˜±π˜¦'. Just 3 ingredients - Cheese, Pepper & Pasta. But it leads to a delicious pasta because they work so well with each other. I firmly believe the same applies to a professional setup and I love working with people with different traits and skills creating something delightful for the consumer. I am a results-driven sales professional with 9+ years of experience working with consumer facing brands like Godrej and Mondelez. In my short career, I have gained a well rounded knowledge of driving revenue and profitability, sales planning, and leading teams across different channels like General Trade & E-commerce. Currently helping consumers rediscover their love for ice cream with no added guilt.

Experience

12 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
3 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Graviss good foods

2 roles

Business Head - Middle East

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present Β· 9 mos Β· Dubai, United Arab Emirates Β· On-site

  • Responsible for overall P&L for the business for the Middle East division with annual turnover of 10mn AED
  • Expanded distribution across all major quick commerce platforms in the UAE driving 2x growth in 2025
  • Managing the NPD pipeline and overseeing launch plans for key projects
P&L ManagementDistribution ExpansionProject ManagementSales Planning

General Manager - Sales & Operations (International Business)

Sep 2022 – Jun 2025 Β· 2 yrs 9 mos Β· Dubai, United Arab Emirates Β· On-site

  • Managed account relationships and contract negotiations; responsible for brand JBPs with different partners
  • Successfully executed a self-distribution model for the brand thus bringing down costs by 50% vs traditional route
  • Fostered collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory, supply planning, and logistics operations, ensuring seamless product availability while minimizing costs
Account ManagementContract NegotiationCross-functional CollaborationPartner Relationship ManagementSales Planning

Godrej consumer products limited

2 roles

Deputy General Manager - Key Accounts | E-commerce Sales

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Aug 2022 Β· 1 yr 4 mos

  • Leading the P&L for 10+ key accounts with a focus on emerging chains. In my current role, I lead the onboarding, negotiations, pricing and promotion strategy and business growth of GCPL brands on these accounts.
P&L ManagementNegotiationBusiness GrowthPartner Relationship Management

Urban Sales Development and Capability Manager

Dec 2018 – Mar 2021 Β· 2 yrs 3 mos

  • 1. Led the L&D agenda for remote sales force of 3000+ people through digitisation of training
  • 2. Helped expand urban retail coverage by 20% in 2020-21 with addition of more than 80K outlets
  • 3. Designed and managed salesman rewards program at pan India level
  • 4. Led the designing and implementation of new outlet verification and improved retailer accuracy with over 85% phone numbers collected.
  • 5. Enabled KYC of distributor sales force. Reduced errors in payment to 0.05%
Learning & DevelopmentRetail Coverage ExpansionProgram DesignSales PlanningTeam Management

MondelΔ“z international

3 roles

Sr. Area Sales Manager

Apr 2018 – Nov 2018 Β· 7 mos

Area Sales Manager

Promoted

Jul 2016 – Mar 2018 Β· 1 yr 8 mos

  • 1. Sales & Distribution Management – Responsible for planning and strategizing for overall value delivery and increasing market share
  • 2. Customer Management – Responsible for building a robust network of high performing distributors and influencing market efficiency
  • 3. People Management – Handling a team of 6 Sales Executives, 31 distributors & 100 salesmen covering both urban and rural territories

Management Trainee

Jul 2015 – Jul 2016 Β· 1 yr

  • 1. Worked on launch of new SKU under the Affordables category – Size of prize , sales plan, financials and artwork
  • 2. Margin improvement project – Coordinated with multiple stakeholders to undertake production trial and pilot testing
  • 3. Trade marketing - Focused market activation to increase penetration and consumer off-takes through scheme and trade support
Sales ManagementCustomer ManagementPeople ManagementSales & Distribution

Packt publishing

Editorial Business Analyst

Jun 2010 – Aug 2012 Β· 2 yrs 2 mos Β· Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • 1. Market research – Worked with the A/c Editors to find new book ideas, feasibility and size of prize
  • 2. Analysed historical sales and use pattern recognition to make recommendations for future strategy

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Post Graduate Programme in Management

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

R.A Podar College of Commerce and Economics

Bachelor of Management Studies(BMS)

Jan 2007 – Jan 2010

IES New English High School

Jan 1995 – Jan 2005

Stackforce found 100+ more professionals with P&l Management & Sales Planning

Explore similar profiles based on matching skills and experience