Hitesh Kapuria
***** **** **** *****, ******, WA 98188
Phone: 206-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
Career Summary
* *****’ experience in developing and executing marketing strategies with the unique ability to understand the ongoing market scenario and customers trends using exceptional marketing communication skills, including:
Strategic planning and strategic leadership.
Decisive: Capable of delivering quick solutions to the marketing challenges.
Result oriented: Ability to achieve target within given time. Objective
Obtain a position that will enable use strong sales/marketing, technical background, Product Management, interpersonal skills and managerial abilities for achieving the company’s marketing goals in the best possible way.
Sears – Tukwila, WA (Nov 2015 – Current)
Consultative Sales – Electronics
Assists customers and performs retail sales or returned merchandise transactions
Maintaining the database for perspective customers using Lead Management System
Taking regular follow-ups with perspective customers
Processes freight and completes mark downs
Processes and submits Credit Application for customers
Assists in the implementation of current floor sets and maintains visual standards.
Assists in maintaining an organized stock room.
Assists in preparation and participates in store inventory. Coordinates safety, housekeeping or maintenance issues.
Sama Al-Yemen Company – Sanaa, Yemen (Dec 2014 – May 2016) Marketing and Purchasing Agent
Research and pursue companies to purchase required goods/materials
Interpret company’s goods/materials requirements; create datasheets to compare researched specifications along with special features and pricing
Assess delivery times and methods
Evaluate quotes; create purchase orders
Obtain Performa invoice for making electronic payments
Engage custom agents based on regions to clear goods/materials
Correspond orally with major shipping companies to meet shipping container size specifications
Select top companies and negotiate pricing based on quotes; seek approval of a supervisor on negotiated quotes
Forward invoices to supervisors for payments; obtain payment documents from the supervisor
Communicate verbally with companies on regular basis to assure goods/materials manufacturing on agreed schedule
Coordinate various delivery services such as F.O. B (Freight on Board), Ex-Works, CIF, C&F JJ PV Solar Private Limited, Rajkot, India (June 2014 - August 2015) Marketing and Sales Manager
Supervise sales department of 8-10 people
Meet and/or exceed sales revenue by signing up new customers
Track orders using CRM (Customer Relationship Management tool)
Represent company at exhibition booths along with regional sales executives
Aid distributors design solar system either for houses or industrial places including colleges, schools, and factories
Handle technical (such as types of solar panels, wattage of each panel, type and make of inverter and Battery) and commercial quotes
Determine Kilowatts of panels, back up battery capacity, and sun radiation to determine panel tilt
Delegate work to sales executives, dealers, and distributors; negotiate upon shortage of man power
Negotiate warranty
Train new sales executives
Communicate with purchasing department, hardware vendors, sales executives, dealers, internal staff and external customers
Collaborate with new clients on benefit of the solar system including reduction in monthly bill, income tax break for the industrial clients, value added tax break JJ PV Solar Private Limited, Rajkot, India (June 2012 – May 2014) Sales Executive
Train distributors at technical level
Guide customers on square footage space availability vs. kilowatt energy production
Explain solar panel installation vs. electricity payback period
Communicate in multiple languages including English, clients ranging from illiterate farmers to highly educated factory owners
Guide dealer on solar system design and generate quotes
Meet and/or exceed sales revenue by signing up new customers & responding to customer needs
Resolve IT (Information Technology) related issues by utilizing computer engineering background and schooling for these departments: Human Resources, Production, Marketing, Accounting, Purchasing, Solar System Department (technical help), Inventory Department, and Tender
Troubleshoot department PCs, fix customized programs, maintain company website to display new and improved features, create new employees email IDs Param Software, Rajkot, India (August 2009 - May 2010) Software Engineer
Normalize database tables and perform extensive query optimization
Website development
Clean up and re-write front end HTML and CSS to meet validation requirements
Maintain 24/7 high volume availability demands using open source tools such as Linux, Apache, PHP, and MySQL
Education…
New Horizon College of Engineering
Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering June - 2012 SSVPS’S BSD College of Engineering
Bachelor of Computer Engineering June - 2008
The Oxford Polytechnic
Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering May - 2004 References provided upon request