Samish Venugopal, Sales & Marketing Manager

Samish Venugopal

Sales & Marketing Manager

Green Thumb General Trading L.L.C.

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Marketing
Experience
26 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 5 Months

Sales & Marketing Manager at Green Thumb General Trading L.L.C.
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2016

• Starting the planning’s and operations of the new company by own.
• Purchase of Products, Visiting Shows and Seminars to select and finalise new products and new agencies.
• Recruitment of division staffs, sales, administration, logistics etc.
• Looking after the overall operation of the company. (Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Staff recruiting, Logistics etc.)
• Conducting meetings and making new agreements with all supermarket & hypermarket groups, in vendor listing, product listing etc.
• Daily meeting with sales team to follow up on the daily work schedule and evaluate progress.
• Staff training.

Sales & Marketing Manager at 888 Global Private Limited.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • May 2014 to January 2016

• Recruitment of new sales and retail staffs
• Day to day running and operation of the stores.
• Working closely with the visual merchandisers.
• Selection of the products for export and finalising the deal.
• Purchase and allotment of vehicles.
• Activating ATL and BTL marketing activities.
• Traveling overseas to work closely with the importers.

Sales Manager at Intertec Group W.L.L.
  • Qatar - Doha
  • June 2012 to March 2014

• Controlling the overall operations related to sales and marketing
• Prepare Sales Targets and Promotional Budget for the whole year.
• Sourcing New Brands & Products to add into Product Portfolio.
• Establish & negotiates CDAs within company’s policies & budget.
• Preparing monthly promotional plans for both Modern & Traditional Trades.
• Conduct quarterly Business Review with all the Key customers.
• Monitor warehouse stock levels to avoid shortage or excessive stocking.
• Overseeing the recruitment of new sales staff.

Business Development Manager at Al Maya International. W.L.L.
  • Bahrain
  • September 2009 to May 2012

• Controlling the overall operations related to sales and marketing
• Prepare Sales Targets and Promotional Budget for the whole year.
• Sourcing New Brands & Products to add into Product Portfolio.
• Establish & negotiates CDAs within company’s policies & budget.
• Preparing monthly promotional plans for both Modern & Traditional Trades.
• Conduct quarterly Business Review with all the Key customers.
• Monitor warehouse stock levels to avoid shortage or excessive stocking.
• Overseeing the recruitment of new sales staff.

Key Account Supervisor at National Trading & Developing Est. (CADBURY)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2006 to August 2009

Managing and Developing all Key Accounts by developing business programs supported with performance. Handling entire Key Accounts team in Dubai. Make business review with key customers. Plan promotions according to the customer promo calendar. Developing account specific standards for merchandising, range, promotions, pricing & equipment. Establish & negotiates CDAs within company’s policies & budget and monitor performance and compliance to CDAs, taking corrective action where appropriate. Maintaining a physical presence in the field to reinforce the account strategy, in-store execution & adherence to agreements.

Area Sales Incharge at National Trading & Developing Est. (CADBURY)
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • May 2003 to July 2006

Handle an international brand Cadbury for NTDE. Implementing of sales programs for the Northern Emirates Area. Overseeing & monitoring the distribution of consumables & service support to the existing accounts. Ensuring good & strong relationship with clients & generating new accounts, target achievement.

Key Account Executive at Allied Foods and Trading Co. (AL ALALI)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2001 to August 2003

Maintain customer database. Monitor market trends. Gather market and customer information. Troubleshoot in matters of documentation, delivery and service. Check quantities of goods on display and in stock. Increase sales volume.

Sales Executive at Allied Foods & Trading Co. (AL ALAI)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 1997 to July 2001

Source new suppliers. Achieve growth in margin and sales. Identify trends and new product opportunities. Quality assurance. To make market survey and analysis.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at Calicut University
  • August 2001

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Calicut University Subjects Included: Marketing, Banking, Accounting, Economics, Management Accounting and Language

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at New Indian Model School - Dubai
  • October 1996

Finished schooling from New Indian School Dubai

Specialties & Skills

Developments
Key Account Management
Volume Manager
Suppliers Development
Leadership
Team Management
Product Sourcing
Key Account Management
Budgeting
P & L Management
Sales Management
Staff Recruitment
Staff Training

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate