PRAVIN GOPALKRISHNAN

Address: A-****, Dheeraj Regency, Off W.Exp Highway, Borivli East. Mumbai -66

Mob: +919*********, Phone +912********* Email: adi72i@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking Senior Level Managerial assignments with an organisation of repute.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Huhtamaki – PPL Ltd. Business Manager – Labelling

April 1996 Onwards (Corporate Head Quarters)

The Huhtamaki – PPL Limited is the market leader in the flexible packaging industry having four plants in India. It is a part of the Finland based Huhtamaki Group

Heading the Labelling team responsible for the business value of Rs.220 Crores per annum.

Identify growth areas and ensure development of the team in that direction.

Responsible for the profitability of the Labelling business.

Making budgets and aligning the team to the acceptance of the budgets. The budgets are based on the past performances, market size, growth in the Existing Key Accounts, Market Growth, Segment identification and New Product Developments. A few Key Customers are Unilever, Coke, Pepsi, Marico, Parle, Godrej, GSK, Dabur etc.

Balancing the order position based on the capacities of each manufacturing facility, seasonality and product mix.

Analysing and maintaining key statistics from the data base for the markets according to the sectors and segments.

Tracking the Market Development and updating the size, share, trends and formulating strategies.

Analysis of the pact to product ratios to approach profitable markets with higher rate of returns.

Providing leadership and awareness to the entire sales team for improvement in performance.

Looking at innovations and new technology opportunity options in the Labelling segment. Taken up projects and making the budgets for the new product introduction in the market

Keeping the Book Receivables under control.

Sr.Manager Customer Support and tech serv. – Roles & Responsibilities

(1st March 2009 to 1st August 2013)

Corporate Sales, Customer support and Technical Services

oHandling high net worth accounts of GSK, UNILEVER, PARLE, CAVINKARE, REVLON, MOSER BAER, amongst PPL’S top ten high net worth customers. These represent 500mn annual sales to PPL.

oResponsibility encompasses developing sales and providing complete product support to the client-concept development, commercial negotiations to regular sales order execution.

oNew business development in specific market segments – Cosmetics and Food products

oInteracting closely with machine manufacturers to accelerate development of in-house machinery needed for production and participation in new business development by interacting closely with the market team and offering prompt feedback to technical specification for new enquiries initiated

Marketing support to regional offices at Kolkata and New Delhi with focus

on new account development.

Maintaining inventory and procurement all raw materials for the labeling Dept. for a turnover of approx. 120 crores.

Handled procurement from Japan and Korea for all Shrink Films.

Growth Path

April’96- Joined as Supervisor – Labelling Operations

April’99- Dy. Superintendent – Operations

April’02- Dy. Manager – Cust. Support and Tech Services

April’06- Manager – Cust. Support and Tech Services

April’09- Sr.Manager – Cust. Support and Tech Services

Aug’13- Business Manager – Labelling

BASF INDIA Ltd. – Mumbai Project Engineer

(3 Years)

April ’93 – Mar ‘96

Notable Achievements

Worked as Project Engineer, in BASF India Ltd., which is engaged in the manufacturing Agrochemicals, Pesticides, Dyes and intermediates.

Was involved in various agrochemical plant projects right from concept to comissioning. The job involved co-coordinating with consultants like UDHE and the production dept. in implementing the projects. Erection of various process equipments, Evaluation of quotations, and to organize Manpower, Machinery and Materials to achieve project objectives.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Management Dev.Programme IIM Lucknow 2014

Graduate Diploma in Material Management IIMM 1996

Diploma in Mech. Engg Mumbai University 1993

Schooling Students Academy - Mumbai 1987

Advanced Diploma in AutoCad NIIT, Mumbai 1994

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth : 6th July1972

Languages : English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil

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