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SalesAssociate

Akash Rana

Mississauga,ON

Summary


Experienced with team leadership, operational management, and customer service excellence. Utilizes strategic planning and problem-solving skills to enhance team productivity and service quality. Track record of fostering collaborative and adaptable workplace.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Associate

Starsky Fine Foods
09.2024 - 08.2025
  • Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
  • Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.


Senior Business Development Specialist

Allen Career Private Ltd.
04.2022 - 08.2023

Lead Generation & Prospecting:

  • Identify and qualify potential leads through cold calling, email campaigns, networking, and referrals.
  • Research market trends and competitor activities to identify new opportunities.

Pipeline Management:

  • Maintain and manage the sales pipeline using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce)

Sales Targets & Revenue Generation:

  • Achieve individual and team sales targets, contributing to the company’s revenue goals.
  • Upsell and cross-sell to existing customers.

Client Acquisition:

  • Pitch EdTech products/services to schools, universities, or corporate clients.

Sr. Business Development Associate

Byjus
09.2019 - 04.2022
  • Flawless end to end adherence of sales process by cold calling - prospecting - convincing - hunting of provided leads to generate revenue weekly, monthly, quarterly
  • Collection & review of all required documents of interested clients/customers to do accurate financing
  • Convincing several clients/customers by projecting the need, vision, and benefits of digital education


Account Management , Client Servicing

Rivigo
01.2017 - 08.2019
  • Handling the pickups of key account customers
  • Coordinating with customers and operation team on calls for resolving critical delivery issues
  • Transact daily with customers for query, request, complaint monitoring and consignment tracking


Business Order & Device Management

Zomato
01.2016 - 12.2016
  • Contributed to different departments i.e., ODM, Crystal, Escalations
  • Leading several projects to control rejections, issues which are raised by our clients
  • Ensuring the timely delivery of order processing by the restaurants


Education

GRADUATE CERITIFICATE - Project Management

Algoma University
04-2025

B.TECH - Mechanical Engineering

KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY
06-2015

Skills

  • Business Strategy
  • Lead Generation
  • Leadership
  • Dash boarding
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Building
  • Operations
  • Tableau
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Power point

Certification

  • Project Management Simplified, LinkedIn
  • Data Analytics, NI Analytics

Timeline

Sales Associate

Starsky Fine Foods
09.2024 - 08.2025

Senior Business Development Specialist

Allen Career Private Ltd.
04.2022 - 08.2023

Sr. Business Development Associate

Byjus
09.2019 - 04.2022

Account Management , Client Servicing

Rivigo
01.2017 - 08.2019

Business Order & Device Management

Zomato
01.2016 - 12.2016

B.TECH - Mechanical Engineering

KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE CERITIFICATE - Project Management

Algoma University
Akash Rana