| Guest | Re: FMCG/PHARMA/FINANCE Marketing : THRISSUR I am a salesperson who has worked for reputed FMCG companies and also established small start-up companies.I am versatile & skilled with excellent hands on experience in developing improving sales for wholesale and retail operations.An assertive manager with excellent interpersonal ,communication ,negotiation and people management skills.I have worked East and South India EXTENSIVELY and also have a brief exposure to other markets as well.I am still a believer of retail based marketing plan and confident too. I can relocate. My other strength is I can converse in Hindi,Oriya,Tamil etc apart from Bengali. My C.V PRABIR BANERJEE 93/2/P, Becharam Chatterjee Road Arcadia Extension, Behala, Kolkata: 700 034 Email: prabir_banerjee2003 AT yahoo.co.in Phone: 033 24453684 Cell: 9674119326 SUMMARY>SERVED IN FMCG FOR 25 YEARS, WITH DIFFERENT PRODUCTS & SYSTEMS AND IN VARIOUS TERRITORIES. WATCHWORD-RETAILING Career Summary I have 25 Years experience in Marketing & Sales of FMCG products .My job has been CFA/S.S handling, Distributor handling, retail selling, institutional sales & occasional doctor detailing. I have worked in different levels in the hierarchy starting frontline salesman. I have handled products like Soaps, Edible oil, Vanaspati,Olive oil(edible), Cosmetics, Baby Toiletries, Leather Accessory, Garment accessory, Hand sewing Needles, Tailoring & knitting Accessories and entire cleaning products range like Phenyle, disinfectant cleaner, toilet cleaner etc. I have thoroughly worked the states of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal, Assam & West Bengal. I have worked with new products, systems & markets. I have been involved in Market identification, Feasibility survey, product identification, cost evaluation, salesperson appointment & training, distribution Channel set-up. As I believe in gathering info straight form market I have maintained the occasional retail market working. I have worked with headquarters at Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Asansol & Kolkata. I have always taken challenges as far as new territories, products and systems are concerned Presently I am located at Kolkata, I am in the lookout for a change as I have worked in the cleaning products segment for some time now. I am, in fact keen to change job portfolio. May be in financial/insurance sector or at least to a food industry. Because by doing same thing again and again, one stops contributing and newer ideas start disappearing. I am interested to look at sales/mktg From a different perspective. WORK EXPERIENCE Joined 02-06-09 DAFFODIL UDYOG Working as a Consultant Presently working with a 21 years old Cleaning Products Company, who were earlier mainly engaged in Contract manufacturing for other companies. The main purpose of joining this company is to establish A full marketing set-up, in all eastern region markets. Presently working here as a full-time Marketing Consultant. This company has own manufacturing Set-up in Kolkata. 01-09-05>01-06-09 DEORALA HOME PRODUCTS PVT LTD [KOLKATA] Marketing Consultant From the inception, associated with this company. Products>Entire cleaning range like Black Phenyl, White disinfectant cleaner, Black Phenyle, Toilet Cleaner, non-woven Scrub pads etc. I have been able to establish a network of 175 Distributors in Eastern region, covering five States. The Brand name of the range is ODEON. Presently there are 3 CFA. . The entire responsibility of marketing and sales were Being handled by me. From the product identification To pricing and thereafter market identification, all The jobs being handled by me. Apart from the above sales promotional plans, CFA S.S finds, distributor management, salesperson mana -gement etc were done by me. Presently there are about 175 distributors. The range, though extremely competitive, has managed to Survive with Profitability. The product has survived only due to redistribution and committed salespersons. Apart from the cleaning range, I have been associated with The Edible products range of the company, Mustard, Soya Oil and Soya bean Chunks, branded as SANGAM. With effect from 01-06-09, I have left this company due To difference in opinion regarding product quality etc. April ’04 – Sept’05 DALMIA CONTINENTAL PVT. LTD. (A Dalmia Group Co.) Designation Sales Manager – East Product Edible Olive Oil Working System CFA/Distributor/Retailer Profile Being a very small segment, Edible Olive oil did not click In the retail segment in Eastern region. But in institutional Segment the product did well. presence could be made. The Product range is non-functional now in East. We have managed 15 distributors, one CFA through 3 sales Persons.The modern trade and hotel segment did well. I left as I was scheduled to start the above company from Beginning and could not continue April ’02 – Mar ‘04 BANSAL REFINERIES [P] LTD Designation Asst Sales Manager/Sales Manager Area West Bengal Product Edible Oil [Rice bran Oil] Working System Superstockist-Distributor network Profile Set up distributor network, appointment of entire channel Partners, Salesperson appointment Motivation of salespeople, System introduction, indenting, budgeting, Redistribution Plan formulation and Introduction, product promotion Plan. Have been able to enter an already crowded Segment and could register growth. The brand got sold to a larger company. 1996 – 2002 NEEDLE INDUSTRIES [I] LTD Area 1.Based at Ooty for surveys in all major markets For 2 years 2. Headquartered at Chennai [1996-2002] Product Leather/Garment accessories, Retail Range of Products Working System In industrial range, representing company to major Companies in leather & garment segment, get their Order and get customized items made in house. Also, direct dealer/channel network to cater to Dealers Apart from catering to actual users. For retail range, the entire packs were sold thru modern Trade chains stores Like FOODWORLD , NILGIRIS SUBIKSA etc Profile Being new products, the job started from market Survey, Product planning, packaging, preparation of Marketing plan, Systems, etc were done. Post launch, I was given charge to look after sales of the Industrial and retail range controlling salespeople in a19 Sales Offices. My job included indenting, budgeting, Communication between offices, specific customers , factories etc were done. Apart from these, cost control, outstanding control was other responsibilities. Reporting was done to General Sales Manager & M.D. Joined as Sales Supervisor, promoted to Assistant Sales Manager. WIPRO LIMITED [CONSUMER PRODUCTS DIVISION] AREA Initially worked Andhra Pradesh with Hyderabad H.Q.[Hyderabad,Karimnagar & Warangal district] Later worked West Bengal with Asansol H.Q covering Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Midnapur&Birbhum Districts Products Soaps, Talcum Powder, Vanaspati, Baby Toiletries Working System Distribution Network Duration 1991-1994 Profile Preparation & adherence to sales & Expenditure budget, achieve Growth in terms Of market development and width & depth of Distribution, outstanding control, organize L.S.P on Company Guidelines and achieve Results, indenting, Supervising Salesmen. Part of job was target achievement, market Penetration, redistribution plan, appointment , appointment& motivate sales persons and distributor. Reporting To Regional Sales Manager. Special thrust on doctor detailing for baby toiletries Range, mystery Consumer scheme, video van Coverage, Cookery contest etc. Have been able to match the expectation of higher ups Post Sales Supervisor From 1984-1991 NEEDLE INDUSTRIES INDIA LIMITED. Senior Sales Supervisor Joined as frontline Sales person and got elevated. Worked West Bengal, Orissa [part], Bihar, Nepal And Assam. From 1981 – 1984 MY FAIR LADY LIMITED Sales representative Worked as frontline salesperson in districts of Bengal. Education B.Sc [Calcutta University under Midnapur College] Schooling from Railway Boys School, Kharagpur Date of Birth 23/12/1956 Prabir B |