Shivam Shekhar

Business Development Executive

Hyderabad, Telangana, India14 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led a 3500 Cr brand portfolio at Asian Paints.
  • Built the paint market for Pidilite in rural India.
  • Successfully managed a team of 700+ professionals.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales and Brand Leader in the FMCG and Retail industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

SalesBusiness DevelopmentSales StrategyRetail StrategyBrand ManagementMarketing StrategyRetail SalesSales Management

Other Skills

Sales ProcessesLeadershipMarket AnalysisTeam ManagementP&L ManagementSales & MarketingBusiness PlanningTeam LeadershipGeneral ManagementBrand MarketingProduct MarketingProblem SolvingTrade MarketingWritten CommunicationTelecommunications

About

I am a Sales & Brand Leader . With Experience across Channel Sales , Inside Sales & Direct Sales Model.Under Brands, Have led a 3500 Cr Brand Portfolio of Apex & Ultima for Asian Paints. Have worked across Sales Markets of North & East India. Currently, Building the Paint Market for Pidilite under the brand - Haisha & Dr. Fixit in Semi Urban & Rural India , leading a team of 250+ sales & BD Professionals. At BYJU'S, Have led sales & business development strategy for BYJUS EXAM PREP ( UPSC/CAT/GATE/CLAT) along with accountability of managing the P&L with focus on Revenue, Collection, Sales Cost Optimisation & Lead to Sale Efficiency Earlier in my stint at Asian Paints, i have led the Strategy & Execution of flagship retailing destination called Beautiful Homes Stores | Driving Diversification into Integrated Home Decor Space Have also had an impactful stint in Retail Sales and Brand Management, delivering exceptional results.

Experience

14 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
2 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Pidilite industries limited

Zonal Business Manager

May 2024Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

  • Spearheaded the establishment of the Paints & Coatings category across 8 states in East India, focusing on semi-urban and rural markets.
  • Recruited, trained, and managed a high-performing team of 300 Sales and Business Development professionals.
  • Cultivated brand presence in over 1500 towns, implementing town-level success metrics to drive performance.
Sales ProcessesLeadershipMarket AnalysisTeam ManagementSalesBusiness Development

Byju's

Director

Apr 2022Apr 2024 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  •  Heading Sales Strategy for Test Prep (BEP) Segment, responsible for 700 team members delivering 150 Cr Revenue
  •  Managing the P&L with ownership for Sales Cost, Revenue, Collection & Lead to Sale Efficiency
  •  Funnel Management delivering INR 50000 Revenue per Associate per week
  •  Owning Recruitment & Onboarding for expansion from 350 to 600 Associates as per AOP along with delivering targeted revenue
  •  Collaborating with Category Teams on organic lead generation/engagement routes, Monetizing BYJUs IAS Youtube
P&L ManagementSales & MarketingBusiness PlanningTeam LeadershipSales StrategyBusiness Development

Asian paints

5 roles

Regional Manager

Mar 2020Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Leading the channel expansion of Asian Paints into Décor Categories ( Fabric ) with the turnover of 110 Cr in the launch year itself
  • Driving strategy and execution of the flagship Experience Center : Beautiful Homes ; Business Turnover of 100 Cr
  • Responsible for Asian Paints’ diversification into décor Categories : Kitchen, Bath, Furniture, Fabric, Lights, Flooring
  • Leading the Retail Design Innovation, Value Engineering & driving the PMC: CBRE on the construction of Beautiful Homes
  • Handling the Marketing spend of 50 Cr towards Store Promotion and retailing plans
  • Leading a team of 100 direct & indirect employees to drive Construction and Operations with best in class consumer experience
General ManagementMarket AnalysisSales & MarketingLeadershipBusiness DevelopmentRetail Strategy

Senior Brand Manager

Promoted

Mar 2018Mar 2020 · 2 yrs

  • Brand Custodian for the product portfolio under Apex & Ultima, with turnover of 3500 Cr, contributing 20% to company’s topline
  • Launched a Line Extension APEX SHYNE to rejuvenate the parent brand APEX involving 360 plan closing year with 6000 KL
  • Led & Executed Ultima Protek National TVC “ Lamination wala Exterior Paint “ featuring Ranbir Kapoor
  • Launched 3 Regional TVCs with 360 Campaign for Kerala, Andhra Pradesh & TN backed with consumer research
  • Leading Marketing initiatives in the targeted markets tailored as per regional requirement post stakeholder & competition analysis
  • Closely work with B2B Sales team for liasoning the customized requirements for niche customers in coordination with R&D
  • Monitoring & Managing Marketing Spend of 28 Cr for regional promotions and activations for brand building & new launches
Brand MarketingProduct MarketingSales & MarketingLeadershipBrand ManagementMarketing Strategy

Senior Area Manager - Retail Sales

Mar 2016Mar 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Managing one of the most complex depots of North India, the largest depot of Competition Company in the country. 400+ Dealer
  • Network with 160 in Local and 140 in UpCountry. Team of 6 TSO, 1 SSO, 2 CO, 10 off Roll Sales Representative, 33 Godown Staff
  • Drove Lucknow unit to be the fastest growing unit in North (first time ever)2016-17, closed at 140 Cr by value and 11500 kl by volume
  • Reported Market share gain both in upcountry and Lucknow city market, above CAGR growths across product categories
  • Ensured highest growth in the new products – Smartcare, Nilaya, Adhesive in the region UP East & Central
  • Delivered an OCT>90%, through timely dealer servicing and optimum sales forecasting along with Schedule Dispatch.
  • Maintaining appropriate wholesale/retail mix in upcountry market, driving dealer profitability agenda in identified clusters
Sales & MarketingLeadershipGeneral ManagementProblem SolvingRetail SalesSales Management

Trade Marketing Manager

May 2014Mar 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Head the Regional Marketing Arm for Asian Paints in the Region : UP West and Uttarakhand. Responsible for driving :
  • 1. Developing Market for Focussed Products in the region (High End Wood Finishes, Wallpaper)
  • 2, Managing demand planning for the focused products in coordination with Marketing and Supply Chain
  • 3. Upgrading stakeholders to better usage of services that aid in the customer's experience
  • 4. Coordinate with Retail Unit Heads to deliver marketing objectives as per the need of their units.
  • 5. Implementing year long agenda for enhancing consumer experience at the top tier retailing paint showrooms.
  • 6. Coordinating with Marketing Agencies for rolling out BTL activities as per the local requirement.
Trade MarketingMarket AnalysisSales & MarketingLeadershipMarketing StrategyBusiness Development

Summer Trainee

Apr 2013Jun 2013 · 2 mos

  • Title: Promoting Application System in Exterior Painting – Understanding stakeholder behaviour in UP(West) and UK
  •  Categorized stakeholder behaviour in terms of their acceptance to basecoats of Asian Paints vis-à-vis Competition
  •  Analysed the dealer promotion schemes, consumer promotions and competition landscape of topcoats and basecoats
  •  Recommended a holistic plan to increase Exterior Primer sale in this low involvement category
Written Communication

Bharti airtel limited

Assistant Manager (Technical Leader)

Jun 2010Jun 2012 · 2 yrs · Gurgaon, India

  • Led the Project “Smartbytes .which is generating a revenue of Rs.10 million per month over and above the usual Broadband Revenue.Was awarded Silver Award for the same .
  • Analysis of RFP for Packet Core and LTE network .
  • Data Analysis used to mobilize the stacked up Antenna Inventory at various circles and recommended Innovative Solution for the same.
  • Part of Strategy making and planning team of LTE project .
  • Involved in preparation of AOP (Annual Operating Plan) for the New Bandwidth Augmentation in the Broadband Domain .
  • Involved in planning and deployment of Next Generation Equipments for Broadband Network.

Intel corporation

Intern

Jul 2009Dec 2009 · 5 mos

  • Universal Vocal Remover
  • With On stage Singing Reality Shows catching up like Wild fire in India,everybody likes
  • to cook his own song.This project is just a way of making that come true.I tried to
  • actually look for ways that can rip the vocals off the song and give you just the
  • instrumental part.I studied various Codecs in Stereophonics and .wav gave the best
  • results.Few clips gave Fabulous results.Panning,Spectral Analysis and Multitracking
  • were few of the characteristics I observed, I tried to find out the glitch in the existing
  • conventional method of vocal Removals and suggested alternate ways for the same.

Education

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Post graduate Programme in Management — Marketing

Jan 2012Jan 2014

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Msc — Biological Sciences

Jan 2005Jan 2010

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2010

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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