IT Sales consultant with 7 years of multi-country experience

Summary

Dedicated professional with multi-country experience in marketing, sales, project management & business development. Strategic and creative thinker with effective communication and writing skills. Proven ability to develop strong client relationships quickly and promote teamwork. Proficient with Microsoft Office & Windows.

Core competencies

Business Development ● Product Sales / Management

Project Management ● Key Account Management

Client Relationship Management ● Lead Generation

Competitor Analysis ● Proposals Making

Vendor Management ● Negotiation Skills

Key Skills

Ability to articulate complex technical ideas.

Well versed with tender documents, writing proposals, reports and supporting literature.

Can manage end to end sales cycle: lead generation; follow up, developing sales funnel, responding to RFI & RFPs and closure of the deal.

Ability to sustain & deliver over long as well as short term sales cycles.

Identifying and developing new business through networking, attending industry events, face to face meetings, calls etc.

Experience of a high end, high volume sales environment.

Understanding customers' diverse, specific business needs and applying product knowledge to meet those needs.

Networking with existing customers in order to maintain links and promote additional products and upgrades.

Professional Experience

Quick Heal Technologies Ltd– Dubai

Product: IT security solutions

Designation: Sales Consultant (June 2017 – Present)

Sigma Byte Middle East – Dubai

Product: Structure Cabling Solutions (Premium Line), Security Surveillance(Samsung, Bosch, Honeywell & CP Plus), Access Control (ZK), Data Center Turnkey Solutions, Audio Video Solutions, Video Wall Solutions, Power Management Solutions, Digital Signage/Way Finding Solutions, 3D People Counting Solutions & Parking Management Solutions.

Designation: BDE (July 2016 – May 2017)

MFI Office Solutions – Tanzania

Product: Telecommunications Solutions (Alcatel), Office Automation (OCE, Canon & Kyocera), Document Imaging Solutions, Print Management Solutions (MyQ & Equitrac), Core IT Solutions & Services(Banking, Financial,Election,ERP), Digital Archiving and Workflow Automation, Client/Server Applications, E-Business, Networking, Network Security & Network Solutions(Cisco,D-Link), Software’s and Servers & Data Centre Accessories(Dell,IBM,HP,Oracle)

Designation: Business Manager – Corporate (February 2014 – October 2015)

Matrix Cellular International Services ltd – Bangalore

Product: International SIM, Data solutions, Forex solutions & Travel Insurance

Designation: Assistant Manager – International (Corporate) Sales (February 2011 – January 2014)

Internship at Panasonic India Ltd

Product: Electronics

Designation: Intern (September 2010 – November 2010) – 3 Months

Certifications

VMware VSP ● Microsoft Sales Assessment for Digital Advertising

IBM CAMSS ● Vmware Software Defined Storage 2015

Oracle Sun Blade PreSales Specialist ● Microsoft Azure(Enterprise)

Oracle Sun Blade Sales Specialist ● Microsoft Device Sellers

Newgen Partner Certification – Level 1 ● VMware VSP Hybrid

VMware Server Virtualization ● IBM Cloud System Specialist

Oracle sun flash Storage Sales Specialist ● Google Adwords

Newgen partner technical certification level1 ● Veeam VMSP V8

Microsoft sales assessment for Office 365 SMB ● Microsoft 365 Drumbeat

Oracle Sun Flash Storage PreSales Specialist. ● Veeam VMTSP V8

VMware VSP – Mobility ● VMware Management Automation 6

Vmware Subscriptions expert ● Microsoft Communications (Lync 2013)

VMware Business Continuity 5.5 ● Cyberoam CCSC

Microsoft Sales Specialist - Data Platform ● Veeam VMTSP V7

VMware VSP Desktop Virtualization 6 ● EMC Partner Bootcamp

Microsoft Communication – Hosting ● Veeam VMSP V7

Microsoft Device & deployment ● VMware VSP Network Virtualization 1.0

Bing Ads Accredited Professional ● VSP – Cloud Provider

Assessment For Datacenter – Microsoft ● Management Operations 6 – Vmware

Infrastructure & Database Hosting – Microsoft ● Data Analytics – Microsoft

Academic Qualifications

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:-

Post Graduate Diploma in Management(Marketing) - 2009-2011

IFIM Business School, Bangalore, India (Institute of Finance & International Management)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:-

BSc (Animation & Multimedia) – 2005-2008

B.I.T.S, Ranchi, India

Personal Details

Date Of Birth - 17th May 1988

Marital Status - Single

Passport Number - H5666567

Driving License - UAE, Republic Of Tanzania & Indian.

LinkedIn - http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ankit-awasthi/2b/1a2/b27

Languages - English & Hindi

Location - Dubai, UAE

References

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