Praveen Kumar

Accomplished Sales Manager offering 15 years of experience in management capacity & strong competitive sales drive, adaptability & perseverance. Desired to lead teams toward achieving revenue goals & focused on keeping up-to-date and informed on competitors and specific needs of assigned sales territory. Diligent in building and retaining accounts by providing support and attentive service. Successful record of expanding network connections with desire to lead teams toward achieving revenue goals. Focused on keeping up-to-date and informed on competitors and specific needs of assigned sales territory.

• Establishing sales goals and targets for the sales team, taking into account the company's overall sales objectives.
• Exceed sales targets through effective forecasting, strategies, planning and execution.
• Develop and implement business strategies to drive profitability.
• Identify and generate business from existing accounts and prospects.
• Conducting sales presentations and product demonstrations to potential clients.
• Manage client relationships and ensure high customer satisfaction.
• Handle stock/inventory management and distributor relationships.
• Recruit, train, lead & motivate the sales team to ensure they are equipped with the necessary skills to meet their targets.
• Maintain and analyze sales data & conducting market research to identify new sales opportunities and stay updated on industry trends and competition.
• Conducting performance evaluations for the sales team and providing feedback for improvement.

• Runner-up, "BOY 2009" Costa Barista of the Year - Indian Championship
• Winner, "BOY 2009" Costa Barista of the Year - Area Champion (North India)
• Leading a team of 20 employees and 55 distributors, achieving an annual turnover of INR 84 Crores.

• Participated in Athletics, National School Games.
• Participated and won Bronze medal in Athletics State Championship.
• Participated and won Silver medal in Athletics All India Public School Conference.