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Naresh Chandra

General Manager| Business Head| Sales & Marketing | Business Development | B2B Sales | B2C Sales | Brand Management
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Business head & close loop management w.r.t. strategy, sales & marketing, business development, project management, brand building & market expansion in automotive and consumer goods, durables sector. Handled process & activities from stakeholder management to end to end commitment on presales | sales | post sales with an experience of spearheading large distribution networks, growing automotive dealers & distributors, consumer goods sales across all channels in the MEA region. Delivering requisite business results for over 22 years, expertise includes execution of tactical & strategic decisions, driving business operations through marketing, brand management, B2B, B2C sales network, channel development, key client servicing, new business development & expansion, key accounts management with multicultural team management. Goal driven, result-oriented & a thorough professional, always striving to achieve targets while handling large & critical markets. In depth experience in driving business operations through various channels i.e. retail, corporate, business to business & consumer, institutional & fleet. Complete understanding of diverse business process & related strategy development. A competent leader with excellent organizational & leadership skills. Always closing with outstanding interpersonal, negotiation & communication skills. Believe in contributing to the best of my abilities & aim to develop competencies thus ever ready to improve myself by learning from the environment. Handling large international markets & working with the group's top management. Progressively adept in handling a large team of professionals & aggressively driving business growth, this has been the key to success till date & surely worked as a competitive advantage in getting to the requisite goal. Highly adept at multi-tasking, resolving conflicts, mentoring team members. Possesses excellent decision making ability. Self motivated, hardworking & a consistent performer with a high degree of flexibility, commitment and optimism. Strong ability to work within a demanding time schedule to meet deadlines. Broad based background encompasses exceptional work ethics and commitment towards achieving organizational objective. Seeking a Senior Management role in a performance oriented environment for achievement of corporate goals & personal advancement. Being an enabler, optimist, futurist & motivator always keeps me moving forward. Have a wonderful time ahead. Thank you for your time. Best Regards, Naresh Chandra

Previous Brands
Tricres
Fox&Angel
Cialdini Institute
Focused.com
Bahwan International Group Holding LLC
Maven Partners LLP
General Motors
Tata Motors Limited
Mahindra & Mahindra
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
Work Experience
Affiliate Marketing Specialist
Sep ‘23 -
Tricres

Ask me about how I escaped the 9 to 5 trained as a Kick A** Culture Coach and Consultant. Join our next FREE Escape 9-5 Event with @Tricres. In under four months I used the superb online tools Tricres gave me and trained as a brilliant Business Coach and Consultant. Supported each month with live Zoom Supercharge Sessions with the Founder @Rebecca Bonnington I used my extensive corporate experience to become a business coach and consultant with global reach. Want to find out more? Join the next Escape 9-5 Event here https://tricres.ac-page.com/9-to-5

Global Business Development - Senior Partner
Jul ‘23 -
Fox&Angel

We are Fox&Angel. We are your bespoke global expansion, business, strategy & implementation partner! Fox&Angel is your premier Global Expansion Partner, guiding brands through the intricate maze of global growth. With a keen focus on India & 15 other burgeoning economies, our mission is to simplify the complexities of global expansion, hand-holding businesses from their home countries to new markets, celebrating unprecedented growth and successes. Our distinct collaborative ecosystem boasts a curated ensemble of top-tier business leaders, domain authorities, and strategic visionaries, meticulously attuned to resonate with each brand's unique business aspirations—all while offering exceptional value. Dive deeper into a world where local market dynamics, competitive intelligence, consumer insights, future trend foresights, governmental liaising, compliances and handling market & non-market forces mastery converge. With Fox&Angel, global expansion isn't just a goal— it's a journey marked by precision, insight, and transformative success. Your quest for excellence has led you here! Now you as a clients can custom curate your consulting team, from our borderless global panel of vertical and horizontal domain experts, choosing from the 3 tiers of 15, 25 and 35 years of consulting experiences each of our consultants had in top 10 global Consulting Brands or Businesses, in their previous stints. So, no more force-fitting generalists into roles that need specialists. Operating on a hub and spoke model, each of these Consulting Teams are led by one of our Core Team members, ensuring agile and dynamic performance driven strategies that is actionable in the real world for a real solution. We not only strategize and recommend, but we implement them too, and all of this on a competitive and compelling cost that you can’t resist. India’s GDP is $4.2 Trillion today, and would be $10 Trillion by end of this decade. It is estimated to be $40+ Trillion by 2047. Come Grow with India.

Business Coaching Specialist
May ‘23 - Sep ‘24
Cialdini Institute

Welcome to The Home of Influence! It is so exciting to share this legacy certification with you. Truly, that is what it is. Dr. Robert Cialdini has dedicated the better part of his life studying behavioral science, and the study of Influence. You may have heard it said that "Everything rises and falls on leadership." John Maxwell, who spoke those words, also says "Leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less." If both are true, then we know that really everything rises and falls on influence , and there is no better person to learn influence from than Dr. Cialdini (affectionately known as the Godfather of Influence). What he has to share is unlike any other certification program in the world. Everything we share is backed in 50+ years of research. Dr. Cialdini's life's work, his research, and the applied learnings he has shared have helped individuals and corporations elevate their lives and businesses. Just a few who have credited Dr. Cialdini to their success are Warren Buffet, Charlie Munger, Joe Polish, Elon Musk... we could go on and on. Now, Dr. Cialdini is excited to have YOU be a part of his legacy. A legacy of influence, of ethically applying what we learn for the betterment of our lives and our world. There is a lot to learn and apply here. The principles that Dr. Cialdini's is going to share with you have derived from decades of research and when ethically applied can have a huge impact for the betterment of our own lives and businesses, and our world. It is wonderful to join Dr. Cialdini's team so as to create a long-lasting legacy of Influence.

Business Coaching Specialist
Feb ‘23 - Jul ‘23
Focused.com

Karl Bryan built his 8-figure business coaching company https://focused.com/ by reading & taking heed from letters to shareholders rather than joining the marketing book of the week club... Karl & his TEAM oversee the world's fastest growing Business Coaching Company & has licensees operating in 47 countries. We have a global network & aim to grow your business with proven methods, the foundation of which is the proprietary & revolutionary Profit Acceleration Software™. His business coaching software is used by many of the world's top business minds & was built to "Provide a step-by-step roadmap that finds any business owner $100,000 in 45 minutes without them spending an extra dollar on marketing or advertising." The Focused.com "TEAM" - Together Everyone Achieves More live by this mantra & share ideas, materials, & business growth strategies for each & every client. We work with clients at various levels; at the initial stage to jumpstart your business, we assess the business operations on 12 key areas :- 1. Is there any possibility of cutting costs? 2. What is the Market Dominating Position (USP)? 3. Is there a compelling offer? 4. Do you see the scope of increasing the price? (By providing a better value etc.) 5. Is there a scope to Upsell and / or Cross-sell? 6. What are the possibilities of Bundling? 7. Could you down sell (not the best option though) ? 8. What are the additional products & services that could be provided to make sense to the current mix? 9. Is there a possibility of an alliance / JV to jointly work together & improve the business situation? 10. Would a Drip campaign work to increase Awareness / Interest /Desire? 11. Lead management? 12. How much can we spend on Digital Marketing and what should be prioritized ? At https://focused.com/ ,we bring the FOCUS you need to thrive in this VUCA era. Let us connect and engage extensively and know us further. Do remember that at https://focused.com/ we are always dedicated to your success. Thank you.

General Manager| Sales |Marketing| B2B| B2C| B2G | P&L Management | Global Sales Leader|Automotive
May ‘18 - Feb ‘23
Bahwan International Group Holding LLC

Evolved professionally with highly experienced & exceptionally mature top management team having in-depth knowledge & exposure of leading transnational & global markets. Had been in quest in building my capabilities to drive organizational business results in MEA , META, MENA & Asia region. Always focused on leveraging sales & marketing tactics that built connections to drive business success. Enjoyed creating experiences & opportunities that enable customers & partners to connect with others in order to build innovative solutions to serve the end customers thus growing the profitability of all stakeholders. Lead global teams & focused on story telling across several product categories & strategized to drive market awareness, create momentum, develop a healthy pipeline thus resulting in targeted customer acquisition. Passionate about leadership -teaching it as well as modelling it in a manner that creates more future leaders by developing & mentoring talent. Last 5 years, as a business head, leading consumer goods & services, consumer durables, f&b, automotive SBUs encompassing marketing & brand building, operations, pre-sales, sales, post-sales business & customer service. Driving top line /bottom line growth, penetrating the market through B2B, B2C, B2G, O2O, O&O , retail, corporate & omnichannel. Strategized higher revenue & net margin to achieve board's ambitious growth plan with a PDCA improvement cycle to succeed YOY. Planned & executed SOPs in digital marketing, event management, prospect pipeline creation, demand generation & sales funnel management. Other aspects of business handling on a day to day basis involved driving operational efficiency, mentoring, customer relationship management, analyzing market trends ,driving innovation & monitoring the volatile, uncertain, complex & ambiguous environment for course correction. Believe that people not only buy for what we do but also because in the process we make their buying experience an awesome one.

Project Leader - Strategic Management Consulting in Automotive Domain |FMCG -Automotive Consulting|
Feb ‘18 - May ‘18
Maven Partners LLP

Maven Partners represents a set of people working as an integrated team to take up projects which concern either the OEM or the Channel Partners of the OEM in the automobile domain. The domain cuts across the entire value chain from the supply side to the demand side. Maven Partners has a combined expertise in strategizing, conceptualization, validation, development, & implementation of the optimized structured interventions, need-based entry, expansion, growth or consolidation and turn around initiatives to be undertaken to cut across the Automobile & Auto component Industry domain. We co-work & collaborate with our client partners in order to explore & crystallize concerns, gap areas and areas of substantive potential improvement impacting the functional or overall performance of the Client. The whole approach is very hands-on and real-time co-working with the client across the hierarchy within the broader guidelines and contours defined as the work philosophy or guiding principles of the esteemed Client. The effort is to create an environment wherein, the Maven’s Team and the Client’s Team collaborate right through the process of the diagnosis phase till the proper joint effort of the execution of the solutions suggested and even thereafter, to ensure sustenance of the change implemented. Maven believes that both the short-term & long-term interventions have to be undertaken considering the overall fabric of the policy framework of the specific OEM. However, it appreciates the uniqueness that exists in each of the functions or the different Channel Partners of the OEM that needs customized solutions. Maven does not believe in the philosophy of ‘One Size Fits All’. We collaborate with the Automobile Manufacturers, OEMs, Supplier Partners, Dealership Partners, Allied Agencies and various representatives of the Automobile Industry. Maven Partners has the ability to offer our Clients, an all-encompassing solution for the Automobile industry throughout India.

Deputy General Manager | Country Sales Operations| B2B | B2C | Marketing | FMCG- Automotive|
Jul ‘09 - Sep ‘17
General Motors

• Started as Channel Sales Manager for Delhi/NCR & Haryana region (Northern India) where my responsibilities involved managing sales business operations along with handling customer relations & network expansion. • In the 8 + years at General Motors, had consistently grown the customer base by driving channel sales operations & customer acquisition processes across India encompassing various states, territories, zones & regions as Manager to Senior Manager to Divisional Manager to Senior Divisional Manager to Assistant General Manager & progressed to Country Sales Lead as Deputy General Manager. • Spearheaded the India Sales Operations for Special Value Pack - Vehicle Sales, Accessories, Allied, Merchandise business , New Product Development & developed ‘GO TO’ market strategy to improve overall vehicles sales business. • Gained significant leadership experience by driving the large & diverse markets of Delhi-NCR, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka & hence moved to heading business at All India level. • Executed various ATL, BTL & OTT activations for market penetration & volume growth. • Tracked the pricing, launches, competition schemes through research & market intelligence. • Improved pre-sales, sales & post sales process through mystery shopping, internal team intelligence & bench-marking. • Conceptualized, created & executed high-impact, multimedia marketing campaigns that consistently generated new revenue streams & achieved improved performance in targeted market segments. • Forecasted monthly/annual sales targets & executed them in given time frame through organisational planning. • Lead dedicated sales team operations to drive customer satisfaction, business growth & repeat business. • Strategized the long-term business directions of the region including P&L management in line with organisational objectives. • Networking with partners & growing B2B | B2C | B2G | O2O | O&O | business by market development, market penetration & better reach.

Territory Manager | B2B | B2C | B2G | Sales | Marketing | Business Development | Distribution |
Jun ‘05 - Jul ‘09
Tata Motors Limited

Managing complete channel sales operations for dealers in Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Uttarakhand, HP and J&K at different point in time. • KRAs included B2B | B2C | B2G Sales & Marketing, Sales volume - Sales Revenue, Market Share, CSI & SSI Scores, Sales Process Initiatives, Event Management, Sales Support, Channel Support, Interaction with Financiers, Working Capital Management, Sales Force Recruitment & Training, CRM Deployment & Spare part sales. • Streamlined efforts for process enhancement & established procedures for improving operational efficiencies. Planning, devising sales promotion activities, schemes and marketing communications in the territory. • Notable Attainments : Demand generation through innovative sales promotion & marketing programmes. Showed consistent growth in sales volumes & sales revenue with YOY increase in Car & Utility Vehicle sales.

Area Manager | Marketing | Channel Sales | Retail Sales | Corporate Sales | Key Account Management
Jun ‘03 - Jun ‘05
Mahindra & Mahindra

Responsible for providing single point contact to dealers for all sales and service related matters. Assigning sales target to dealers and monitoring their performance. Attained Market Share, Enquiry generation and Sales targets. Organizing sales promotion campaigns, advertising and publicity. Ensuring dealership manpower quality & quantity and training in the region. Regulated activation/BTL marketing activity for various Brands to help improve Enquiries and Conversions. All India Best Practices Study and Implementation.

Management Student | Sales & Marketing | Retail | Consumer Buying Behaviors' Study |
May ‘02 - Jun ‘02
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Summer Project - Buying Behaviour of Customer w.r.t. Godrej Telescopic Ball Slides. Gained insight of the hardware market. Indepth study on Product/ Price/ Place/ Promotion of Ball Slides.

Languages
Kannada - Basic
Malayalam - Basic
English - Native
Tamil - Basic
Hindi - Native
Kannada - Basic
Dubai - United Arab Emirates