My Skills & Experience
I’m happy to invite you to explore my work, skills and professional experience, and get to know a bit more about me. As a born perfection hunter, I have a habit of naturally giving my 100% to every task I take on. It’s my firm belief that a good challenge is a great way to develop and improve oneself, which is why I make a point of seeking out challenges in the professional realm as well as in my personal life. Take a moment to look around, and contact me directly to learn more.
GET TO KNOW ME
Since I began my professional journey I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate on some exciting solo and collaborative projects. I take pride in all that I do and in the long-term relationships I’ve fostered in the process. I firmly believe that hard work eventually pays off, and I know that each day brings me closer to reaching my goals. Explore my portfolio, and feel free to get in touch with any questions.
SKILLS
Though I have learned a lot from being in the professional world, some of my skills have been built from research, observation and common sense. I know that to be truly successful in my career, I need to be able to work with people, find innovative solutions to professional problems and make contributions that really matter. I would be thrilled for any opportunity to keep building on my skill set. Let’s discuss what I can offer you. Get in touch today.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Building IPs from scratch to the unimaginable ... Brainstorming -- Shaping & Structuring -- Working-out the practical Logistics -- Process Definition --- Costing & PnL --- Timelines --- Implementation --- Driving Project to Success!
MEDIA MARKETING
Formulate the right Media mix and develop strategy to achieve targets through effectively using specific Media. Further, helping Businesses, build cost effective Media plans with focus on improving ROI.
VENDOR DEVELOPMENT AND CHANNEL SALES
Develop PR with Vendor Channels, jointly working on strategy for each Vendor's success, further helping develop business through building and implementing their plans, fuelling their trust and motivation, which has been leading into success.
EXPERIENCE
Jul 2010 - Till Date
SENIOR MANAGER @ BENNETT COLEMAN & COMPANY LTD. (THE TIMES OF INDIA GROUP)
Broad Achievements under the Times Group banner:
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Successfully planned and implemented multiple Print + Digital Media Campaigns for Automobile majors like Toyota Kirloskar India, Honda Cars India, Hyundai, Mahindra & Nissan India, etc.
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Planning and organizing focused category, Auto Exhibitions with approx. 8 to 10 Auto players at exhibiting areas like the KOD, Ambience Mall Gurgaon, Mall of India, GIP Noida, etc.
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Previously instrumental in conceptualizing, planning, implementing and driving an IP named "Swyamvar" for the Matrimonial Category (Part of Times Interact, The Times of India).
Definition of role (AUTO) --- Handling a Team of 3 team members with an objective of :
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Maintenance of existing Client base / Develop and maintain Channel Partners
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Create customized Media Solutions to cater Client requirements
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Cater to Media & PR requirements of Automobile Clients with special focus on
Print Media -
Jointly create Event based IP for accommodating Auto Client sponsorship at
various levels.
Clients handled:
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Luxury Auto : BMW (Bird Automotive), Mercedes (T&T Motors), Mercedes (Global Star Auto), Audi Gurugram (Kristan Auto), Audi Delhi South (Regent Garage), Porsche (Extreme Motors LLP), Aston Martin (Select Cars P Ltd.), etc.
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Auto Regionals: Honda Cars India Ltd., Hyundai Motors India Ltd., Toyota Kirloskar India Ltd., Nissan Motors India, Mahindra, Volkswagen India, Skoda India Regional, etc.
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EVs & Auto Ancillaries: Steel Bird Helmets, AMO Mobility Solutions, GoodYear Tyres, Continental Tyres, JK Tyre, EVOLET India (Rissala Electric Motors), eWheelers Mobility Solutions, Hero Electric, Passenger Vehicle Dealerships, etc.
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Auto Bodies: SIAM, ACMA, etc.
May 2005 - Mar 2008
MANAGER @ TIMES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD. (TIMESJOBS.COM)
Successfully planned, organized & executed India’s 1st “VLSI Design Job Lounge” in Bangalore and managed to sell the concept to top Semiconductor Design / EDA companies like Freescale Semiconductors, Cadence Design Systems, Agilent Technologies, Skyworks and Interra Systems.
Joint project with Ministry of Industry (Sh. Ashwani Kumar & IAS: KAP Sinha), Organized by Timesjobs.com & backed up by ITPO; with a target to provide Jobs in the City of Gurdaspur. Job Fair held for 3 Days in the Campus of Beant College of Engineering & Design.
Role: Senior Project Lead from Timesjobs.com, working in tandem with Ministry of Industry & DC Gurdaspur. Key roles were to ensure invitations & participation from the Corporate for this event. Total plan & actual on ground execution for this 3-day event.
Skills Used: Event Selling, Media / Strategy Planning & Management, Marketing, Job Fairs and Team Management
Driven Results: There were 30 Participating Companies from different sectors. Resulting in a total registration of approx. 16000 Walk-ins, & a turnout of 700 Job confirmations. Event was covered by all major print Media in the Gurdaspur Area
Awarded with the “Director’s Choice Award” for most efficient media planning & execution.
May 2009 - June 2010
BUSINESS MANAGER @ HOLY GRAIL SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD.
Conduct lead generation activities
Contact & follow up prospective leads
Manage relationships with existing Clients
Manage transition of new business processes
Ensure that Operation's adhere to Service Level goals and requirement of clients
Oversee production and related support team
March 2008 - April 2009
ASSISTANT MANAGER @ AMWAY INDIA ENTERPRISES P. LTD.
Notable Achievements:
Significantly engaged in streamlining the end to end process for a quarterly event “New Platinum Forum”, resulting in big cost savings & increased attendance for all invited leaders for the event.
Key Deliverable:
Managing all the major events at Amway India Enterprises for the distributor leaders and motivating them to over-achieve the targets, thereby contributing to the revenue growth of the company.
Facilitating meaningful business discussion between distributor leaders & corporate.
Organizing Amway Leadership Seminar, one of the many rewards Amway offers to its leaders for consistently building the Amway Business. The Seminar is an annual International Event for 1300 – 1500 delegates.
Collecting and analyzing data on industry trends and countering any negative growth by effective intervention through schemes and reward programs.
July 2004 - May 2005
ASSISTANT MANAGER @ FERNS N PETALS GROUP.
Development of existing online business of the company through planned activities & proper showcasing of merchandise with business portals.
Establishing alliances with new websites for e-Com. & other branding activities.
Cementing new alliances with corporate for employee loyalty programs, co-branding & link sharing activities.
Developing the affiliate program and monitoring offline order processing.
Defining the guidelines to ensure work efficiency among front-end operations’ team.
Hold the merit of working on a project to pull up the dead sites to a platform where the ‘order to traffic’ ratio is standardized.
Pivotal in tapping 25 new alliances with e-com web sites for Ferns N Petals, resulting in 55% additional revenue during Oct’04 – Dec’04.
November 2000 - June 2004
SENIOR EXECUTIVE @ SATYAM INFOWAY LTD (SIFY.COM)
Selling the On-Line virtual space for Sify.com/shopping to Corporate & Vendors, for setting up their respective on-line stores, serving Clients as an e-commerce platform.
Complete back end coordination for glitch free operation of Sify’s e-commerce platform.
Generated 30% bonus revenue through introduction of product promotion plans.
Maintained a healthy & productive network with all Vendors, resulting in smooth operations.
June 1998 - November 2000
EXECUTIVE @ GILLETTE DIVERSIFIED OPERATIONS PVT. LTD. (GDOPL)
Job included order collection, order execution and payment collection from various dealers in Delhi.
Merchandising for various Braun products on their launch in India.
Contacting various new dealers to sign up with a Braun distributor & start sales of Braun products.
Certificate from Braun, for the best product demonstrator.
Best representative in the E.F.F. Category for year 2000 at Braun.
EDUCATION
BACHELORS DEGREE IN COMMERCE FROM DELHI UNIVERSITY (YEAR 1998)
CBSE BOARD (FROM ST. COLUMBA’S SCHOOL, NEW DELHI, YEAR 1995)
PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Amit is an extremely passionate professional with lots of energy to offer. He loves his work and does it with a lot of conviction. He has great planning skills along with capabilities to execute and deliver and make impact. I wish him all the best in whatever he does... cheers Monika (January 22, 2016, Monika worked with Amit in different group)
Amit is a very hard working and a meticulous individual. He has an eye for detail and is very committed to his deliverables. Very efficient and helpful always. Very good at resource mobilization and crises management. Wish him good luck for his career ahead! (September 28, 2009, Monika was senior to Amit but didn’t manage directly)
Sameer Pathak
Head of Marketing Tech Mahindra Sports & COO of Global Chess League | Columnist | Seed Investor | ex Coca-Cola | ex CNBC Network 18 | ex Times Group
Amit is an organized and a level headed professional. In the trying times of events that we organized at Timesjobs, he always kept his head cool in dealing with internal and external clients. Another facet of his personality is to manage budgets under extreme conditions. I think he has great communication skills as a sales person and an organized mind of a event manager. A winning combination indeed. (January 15, 2009, Sameer worked with Amit in different groups)
Great team person and a wonderful person to work with. He is very good with events and works very hard. He likes to do lots of events and is very enthusiastic. Works very diligently and hard. Take care. (February 4, 2009, Rajeev managed Amit directly)
Recommending Amit is like an honor, he is a guy whom i can fell short of words for. He exhibited his skills/capability in a wide array of roles & responsibilities entrusted with him. He was very responsive to the needs of the clients & our organizational objectives & carefully aligned them both. He is a very talented individual who is an excellent team man also. I wish him all the luck for his future. Sudhanshu. (February 19, 2009, Amit worked with Sudhanshu (Sid) in the same group)
Amit is a great professional and valuable asset to any organization. During his term at TBSL he helped bring about efficient processes and initiatives which significantly contributed to the growth of business. His commitment and eye for detail helped streamline day to day processes and kept the team motivated. He was a good team player and had exceptional managerial qualities. Would recommend him to any organization!!
(January 30, 2015, Amit worked with Sharvani in the same group)
He is one of the most promising guy you could ever work with, commitment and on-time delivery is what he specializes in. (September 4, 2009, Anurag was senior to Amit but didn’t manage directly)
Great guy with a positive attitude. Never seen him giving up no matter how uphill is the task. A great asset for any organisation he joins and works for. (August 25, 2009, Anurag was senior to Amit but didn’t manage directly)
Amit is one of the most honest, hardworking and sincere persons I have ever met. He has a very hands on approach which endears him to his colleages and his determination levels ensure that the task at hand is done. He is always passionate about his job which fuels his desire to achieve higher goals. (October 24, 2007, Partha worked with Amit but at different companies)
Highly motivated and process oriented individual. Able to interact with clients effectively and efficiently. (April 2, 2013, Amit worked with Denny in the same group)
CONTACT
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