Saumya Pant is currently serving as an Area Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd, handling distribution networks across Karnataka and leading a team of over 50 people. Prior to this role, Pant held positions as a Management Trainee and Associate Applications Engineer. Pant has over 6 years of experience in business development, sales management, and team leadership. Pant holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI and a B.Tech in Computer Science from VIT University.
Saumya Pant is currently serving as an Area Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd, handling distribution networks across Karnataka and leading a team of over 50 people. Prior to this role, Pant held positions as a Management Trainee and Associate Applications Engineer. Pant has over 6 years of experience in business development, sales management, and team leadership. Pant holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI and a B.Tech in Computer Science from VIT University.
Saumya Pant is currently serving as an Area Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd, handling distribution networks across Karnataka and leading a team of over 50 people. Prior to this role, Pant held positions as a Management Trainee and Associate Applications Engineer. Pant has over 6 years of experience in business development, sales management, and team leadership. Pant holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI and a B.Tech in Computer Science from VIT University.
Saumya Pant is currently serving as an Area Sales Manager at Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd, handling distribution networks across Karnataka and leading a team of over 50 people. Prior to this role, Pant held positions as a Management Trainee and Associate Applications Engineer. Pant has over 6 years of experience in business development, sales management, and team leadership. Pant holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI and a B.Tech in Computer Science from VIT University.
Area Sales Manager ✆+91 8050417123 Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd 05/2020 - present ✉ Saumya.pant7@gmail.com • Handling distribution network for RB Hygiene across Karnataka, with a business size of 45 million/month At a glance • Spearheading a team of 8 direct sales executives and 45 sales representatives across the state A goal-oriented manager with experience in • Tied-up with 2 top online delivery platforms to secure a business of 4 million in two key markets leadership and business development. A people • Undertook drive for Hygiene products; Achieved 55% growth on P6M RR in key person with tested team management and hygiene brand • Appointed and trained 2 Sales In-charge for Karnataka in 2 markets to secure a customer interaction skills. A brisk monthly business of 4M communicator fluent in English and Hindi. Management Trainee Education Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd 04/2019 – 03/2020 Post Graduate Diploma in Business MODERN TRADE STINT Management (Marketing & Finance), • Undertook category expansion drive for Toilet & Floor Cleaner category across CGPA 5.58/8 | XLRI, Jamshedpur 5 regional MT chains across Hyderabad & NCR • Implemented category expansion across 2 top regional chains; increased sales B.Tech (Computer Science), value by 8% MoM URBAN SALES STINT CGPA 8.58/10 | VIT University, Vellore • Launched 2 NPDs, achieved 100% on visibility, distribution & value launch KPIs in the territory Management Skills • Created a model for stock management & timely liquidation at DB point RURAL SALES STINT Business Development, Team Building, Sales, • Started distribution drive for floor cleaner category & delivered 120% YoY Marketing increase on value • Achieved 20% growth in rural distribution strength by appointing indirect distributors in Gap areas Technical Skills MS Excel, Power point, Power BI, SQL Summer Intern Reckitt Benckiser India Pvt Ltd 04/2018 – 06/2018 LOYALTY PROGRAM STRUCTURAL REVAMP Extra Curriculars • Analyzed sales data for 2 years to identify trends and pin-point problem areas Placement Support Committee, XLRI in Loyalty program at town class level • Provided 8 recommendations for program improvement based on In charge of Recruitment preparation of 2016- benchmarking against 7 FMCG competitors & primary research on 63 channel 18 & 2019-20 batch partners & 14 sales associates DISTRIBUTION DRIVE Facilitator for organizing mock GD & PI • Spearheaded Distribution drive for key hygiene brand in UP to achieve 205% of workshops by professional consultants for 359 P3M sales students • Created & implemented 2 Market activation activities based on competitor analysis & primary research in 20 largest gap towns Co-Founder, Google Developer Group, VIT
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President & organized multiple events and Oracle India Pvt Ltd 07/2015 – 05/2017 workshops SEARCH OPTIMIZATION • Developed secure templates across 3 modules simultaneously to search, filter and modify project data & achieved 66.28% reduction in project implementation Personal Interests time • Developed UI modules to integrate Business Processes in cloud-based project Public Speaking, poetry, management solution • Programmed priority-based UI module to view and send notifications about potential risks in projects TRAINING & MENTORSHIP • Trained 10+ team members for a period of 3 months at Oracle in multiple tools and technologies