Manager Sales

RAVIN SOWPATI ****,Cardomon Drive,

New Port Richey,

Florida (FL) - 34655,

USA.

Email: ************@**********.***

Phone: +1-727-***-****

Mobile: +1-727-***-****

Career Objective

A position requiring innovative, challenging employment that will utilize

my education and professional skills and offer advancement opportunity in

the area of Sales, Marketing and Operations.

Summary of Skills and Experience:

. Vast experience in the area of Sales, Marketing & Business development

in India & Abroad

. Experience of working in diverse industries including Solar Industry,

Web space selling, Automobile, Encyclopedia and Consumer Goods

Industry

. Successful in increasing product sales through aggressive marketing,effective interaction and personalized service to clients

. Excellent Communication, Team Management & Relationship Management

Skills

Current Assignment:

Archit Enterprises, Visakhapatnam, India since Jan 1998 - till date

Presently working as Senior Manager - Business Development for this

distribution company of Solar Water Heating systems, Solar Home Lighting,

Swimming pool Heating Systems, Street Lighting Systems,Solar Water Pumps

and other related photovoltaic systems.

Job Responsibilities:

* Managing a team of 6 Executives, training and assisting them to

market the company's Solar products and appointing Dealers at all

major towns in coastal Andhra Pradesh

* Did Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Domestic sales

personally for Residential Schools, Colleges, hostels, pharmaceutical

and Fertilizer manufacturing units, Dairy farms, Fisheries, Prawn

hatcheries and Sea foods. Star Hotels,Resorts and lodges, hospitals,Laundry,Canteens,Agricultural sectors, Villas, domestic houses and

Swimming pool heating

* Instrumental in setting up sales counters at local Exhibitions,Shopping festivals and product promotional activities

* Has the credit of installing maximum number of commercial and

industrial solar water heating systems than any other solar company

in coastal Andhra Pradesh

* Has been instrumental in setting up client base in Dubai for a German

solar manufacturing company, Solitaire Solar International at various

locations in Jumeirah, Emirates Hills and Dubai Palms. Also developed

great rapport with the renowned engineering consultants and MEP

contractors in Dubai

Previous Organisational Experiences:

1. From June 1995 till December 1997 as Field Manager with Pioneer House,

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Job Responsibilities:

> Worked as Field Manager in Pioneer House a Multinational British

Company with 50 Employees and with branches all over Middle East,

London and Sri Lanka

> Was completely responsible for marketing educational packages

> Initially joined as Sales Executive to market world class

educational packages and Encyclopedias of Renowned brands like

World Book and Britannica

> Promoted as Field Manager within a short span for good sales

performance, winning world distributor contest and achieving local

office targets

> Trained and headed a team of 6 executives to market world class

educational and software packages

> Instrumental in setting up Sales counters at Shopping Malls, Book

Fairs (Sharjah Book Fair, Abu Dhabi Book Fair), Dubai Shopping

Festival, Exhibitions (GITEX) and other exhibitions at Dubai World

Trade Center

2 From April 1992 to March 1995, worked as Showroom Manager with Wheels

and Deals, Visakhapatnam, India.

Job Responsibilities

> Worked as Showroom Manager in Wheels and Deals, dealing in

Automobile Accessories and Cars

> Managed Accounts receivable including processing of all invoices

and check adjustments

> Oversaw 10 employees

> Purchased automobile accessories at whole sale, controlled pricing

and n maintained stock levels

> Responsible for all monetary obligations to and of the customer

> Identify and develop new clients and augmentation of the existing

client base for generating increased business opportunities and

operational profitability

4 From May 1983 to March 1992, worked as Showroom Manager with

CoolPoint, Visakhapatnam, India.

Job Responsibilities

> Started as an sales representative and later was promoted as Asst

Showroom Manager in Cool Point a Refrigeration and Air conditioning

spare parts, equipment and electrical parts company

> Managed accounts receivable including processing of all invoices

and check adjustments

> Oversaw 5 employees

> Purchased good s at wholesale. controlled pricing and maintained

stocks of goods when received from wholesale customers

> Responsible for all monetary obligations to and of customers

> Initially, worked in this company which was in Sales, Consultancy

and servicing of Refrigeration and Air -Conditioning products

> Job responsibilities included Institutional and Industrial selling

> Overall Maintenance of the company service centre meant for looking

after the service of Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning products

sold by the company in warranty period

Other Skills

> Computer Skills: MS Office, Visual Basic, ASP, Java, Oracle,

AS/400, Adobe Photoshop, Flash and Dream weaver

> Technical Skills: Diploma in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

from Datamatics, Chennai

Educational Qualifications:

> Master's Degree in Commerce from Andhra University,Visakhapatnam,

India

(Jan 1993)

> Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from Andhra University,

Visakhapatnam, India (April 1982)

Personal Details:

Name : Ravin Sowpati

Marital Status : Married

Date of Birth : 8th April 1961

Permanent Address : 1937, Cardomon Drive,

New Port Richey,

Florida (FL)-34655

USA

Email : ************@**********.***

Phone : +1-727-***-****

Mobile : +1-727-***-****

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