1. INDRANEEL PAWAR
Phone: +91 9819477368; Email: pawar_indraneel@rediffmail.com
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SALES AND MARKETING/ SERVICE MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
An enterprising business leader with 24 years of experience in conceptualizing and implementing strategies for new
business development propositions, service operations, client relationship management, process development &
improvement, promoting products for business excellence, tie-ups with channel partners and distributors to acquire new
accounts, achieving service delivery objectives, establishing & leading profit centre operations and team building &
leadership growth within the organization. I am proficient in conceptualizing business plans and maintaining high
standards of customer service with quality & service norms.
While working across diverse business environments, I have enhanced business and revenue by setting up profitable
business operations, identified & eliminated operational deficiencies. I am experienced in driving new business though
key accounts and achieving business growth objectives, conceptualizing strategies to steer service operations, measuring
and maintaining customer satisfaction levels, designing & implementing service strategies to rejuvenate customers’
confidence in product quality, performing root-cause analysis of defects and developing & improving processes to prevent
any reoccurrences and defective issues.
To set long term direction for the company to generate high revenue and profit and improve customer satisfaction and
retention ratings, I have developed high caliber teams and ensured they embrace a “client first” mind-set. With prior
experience of 24+ years in Sales and Marketing, Service Operations, Client Servicing, I am confident to carry forward any
company’s objectives with sufficient ease.
KEY SKILLS
Sales and Marketing ● Strategy Planning & Execution ● Marketing Strategies ● Operational Excellence ● Channel
Management ● Client Relationship Management ● Brand Building and Positioning ● Product Management ● Profit Centre
Operations ● Operations Management ● Process Management ● Client Relationship Management ● Enhancing Client
Satisfaction ● Service Operations ● Team Leader
EXPERIENCE
Company Name – Leoch Batteries IndiaPvt Ltd, May 2014 – till date
Title – General Manager – Telecom sales
Description –
Looking after sales in Western India covering States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh and
developing the channel network in the West Zone.
Administering Lithium Ion Batteries potential business encompassing PAN India and liaising with the factory team for
Tender related technical & commercial documentation.
Responsible for the brand empanelment – Leoch Brand Empanelment in BFSI, OEM segment.
Addressing tender enquiries for Nepal Telecom and managing the new segment – White label Motor Cycle batteries
Aligning business strategies with organization’s goals to develop profit generation plans/ strategies
Devising sales plans that will identify, quantify, and address new business opportunities consistent with overall
company’s strategy
Enhancing revenue and margins by streamlining marketing strategies as per the competitive analysis
Conceptualizing plans for product management, positioning and brand management
2. Designing, planning and executing marketing initiatives as well as promotional schemes and campaigns to facilitate
brand leveraging and increase market penetration
Explore new business opportunities through systematic prospecting to generate business enquiries.
Analyzing, tracking competitors’ activities and providing valuable inputs for product enhancement and fine tuning
sales & marketing strategies
Cultivating relationships with the team members to build employee value and ensure value-added business activities
Identifying, appointing, managing and training channel partners to enhance profit generation
Monitoring business processes to increase client acquisition and retention and transforming team initiatives into new
revenue generating lines of business
Achievements-
Initiated the White Label motor cycle batteries business for Leoch India.
Carried out Leoch brand empanelment in Emerson, Delta for SMF Batteries successfully
Performed Lithium Ion Batteries – Brand empanelment in Delta, Emerson, Schneider and other UPS OEMs for
National Insurance Corporation Tender.
Identified and developed a channel Partners for Sales of Leoch Brand
Company Name – Global Power SourceIndiaPvt. Ltd, June 2012 – April 2014
Title – Vertical Head – Telecom & SystemIntegration
Description -
Handled the sales and brand promotion of Rocket Brand 2 volts batteries, Lithium Ion batteries in Telecom sector &
special purpose batteries, Tubular Batteries and Battery Monitoring System for the existing customers.
Managed ROM region for other sales activities
Looked after the tender enquiries for neighbouring countries like Nepal (Already won a tender for Nepal telecom),
Bangladesh, Pakistan & promote Rocket 12 V UPS Batteries in new segments where GPS presence was absent
Nurtured productive relations with the customers to ensure repeat business opportunities
Spearheaded sales and marketing operations to achieve sales & profitability targets by managing products
Proficient in developing and enhancing business and identifying business opportunities and potential clients in
targeted segments for secure profitable business
Generated business from various channels for the company while establishing healthy business relations with clients
for securing repeat business and worked towards solving their queries and complaints efficiently
Achievements -
Influenced INDUS for trials of Lithium Ion batteries instead of conventional VRLA batteries to reduce DG run time &
CO2 emissions.
Obtained a tender from Nepal Telecom for their BTS batteries worth US$ 1.23 Lakhs.
Company Name – HBL Power Systems Ltd, June 2007 – June 2012
Title – SeniorManager - Sales
Description -
Managed Telecom & UPS verticals in West Zone till March 10.
Accountable for managing GTL Group companies, Vodafone / Idea / WTTIL (Now Viom) Corporate HQs, circle offices
of other telecom operators and Emerson/ DB as key accounts.
Led and directed a sales team of 5 persons & commercial assistants for handling customers like DB, Hirel and Telecom
operators like Idea, Vodafone and other IP 1 in WZ.
Achievements -
Directed the Regional Level Sales (Direct & Channel) network for HBL Power Systems Ltd.
Registered the business of around 200 Crores from key accounts within a span of 2 years.
Influenced and supplied Tubular Gel batteries for GTL’s Solar powered BTS sites in UP (total 100 Sites). This PO was
against Exide tubular with 5 years warranty.
Attained the sales of HBL’s first Concrete Monopole tower by coordinating with GTL technical team & informing them
its unique advantages against steel towers.
3. Company Name – Silvex Exports Pvt. Ltd, February 2005 – June 2007
Title – ManagerSales
Description -
Accomplished sales targets for the West Zone and managed WZ customers’ right from the enquiry generation up to
Payment & form C collection.
Turnaround the organization from 4.5 Crores annual turnover firm to 25 Crores by March 07.
Looked after the small OEMs and major dealers of Emerson, APC and other OEMs. Handled DB as a key Account
Ensured compliance with all the statutory (Sales Tax, Octroi, Excise etc.) and banker’s audits
Company Name – HBL NIFE Power Systems Ltd, January 2003 – January 2005
Title – Asst. Manager CustomerService - Maharashtra, Goa& Gujarat
Description -
Resolved customer issues/queries, provided first time resolution, handled escalated issues and maintained highest
standards of customer service giving preference to customer satisfaction & resolved problems
Managed telecom key accounts: Reliance, Tata Teleservices, HUTCH, AT &T, Bharati, BSNL, VSNL and MTNL
Handled Industry key accounts: ONGC, HPCL, RIL, RPL, BSES, MSEB, L&T, Essar and IPCL
Made significant value addition by generating revenue through service (spares sale, battery sale, AMCs).
Implemented ONGC Solar Photo Voltaic project by revamping of Telemetry, GDS & Navigational Aid Systems - Solar
panels, Solar Charge Controllers, Battery & battery chargers on 10 unmanned platforms of ONGC Neelam & Heera
Offshore oil field.
Developed services plans & procedures ensuring accomplishment of business goals; strategic planning that leverage
customer service programs to deliver highly profitable processes & customer retention programs.
Ensured consistent improvement of service delivery through process improvement or efficiency improvement of
service partners.
Achievements -
Directed the Mumbai branch to achieve the best response time & good MTBF in HBL.
Monitored installation & commissioning of HBL products at various sites of telecom companies like GTL, MTNL, Idea,
Tata Tele, Hutch etc. and other industrial customers in my region.
Recorded 38 lacs service revenue i.e. five times more than the previous year (in my region).
Implemented projects like I&C of DC Systems at NTPC Thalchar 48 V 750 Amps – 2 Nos., L & T Salalah (Oman) and
ONGC extension of MNW platform.
Generated various replacement leads & disseminated them to the sales team.
Company Name – Global Telesystems Ltd, August 1997 – August 2001
Title – Coordinator – CustomerSatisfaction Division
Description -
Liaised between National Repairs Centre (team of 8 engineers) and 20 branches for the service activities.
Looked after the spare parts inventory and sourced spares (Imports) from the Principal’s based on failure analysis,
consumption pattern.
Carried out product evaluation (Pre-launch) under the supervision of Head - Customer Satisfaction
Assisted the Head Customer Satisfaction in policy decisions (AMC Policy, Buy-Back)
Internal Auditor for GTL’s Customer Satisfaction Division ISO 9002 certification
Handled Regional level & National level service co-ordination and National Repairs Centre for GTL Limited.
Company Name – Adino Telecom Ltd, October 1995 - July 1997
Title – Service Coordinator
Description –
Rendered technical support to the marketing division & the dealer network.
Interfaced with government depts. for technical approvals required for products, TEC approvals and ERTL approvals
Generated revenue via spare parts sale to service franchisees, Annual Maintenance Contracts
4. Company Name – Global Telesystems Ltd, April 1992 – October 1995
Title – SeniorTM (Location GTL HQ)
Description –
Joined as a Service Engineer and promoted as a Service Coordinator within 6 months of joining due to excellent
customer relations and consistent service revenue generation through AMCs, ACCs and spares sales. Transferred to
Global Nasik branch as a Service In charge
Company Name – Autophone Systems, September 1991 – March 1992
Title – Service Engineer
EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS
Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunications, Mumbai
Internal Auditor Training (ISO 9002)