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Arun Iyer

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24+ Year Sales & Marketing Professional | CXO Level Consultant | FMCG Expert

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Guruji Products (Private) LimitedPrestige Institute, Devi Ahilya University

Arun Iyer is a 24+ year Sales and Marketing professional with an excellent track record providing CXO-level consultancies to MSME and FMCG sectors in Indore and Bhopal. He has held senior roles at ITC Limited (9.6 years), Eveready Industries (7 years), P&G, DB Corp, and Guruji Products, managing teams of 100+ and annual turnovers exceeding 630 crores. He holds an MBA in Systems and Marketing from Prestige Institute, Devi Ahilya University, Indore.

Experience

National Sales Manager (Pan India)

Guruji Products (Private) Limited

Full-time•Dec 2018 - Jan 2021•Indore, India

Reporting to MD & CEO. Digital Marketing, Media Budget 1 Cr, Trade Marketing Budget of 0.5 Cr. Team Size 102.

Deputy General Manager, Unit Head

DB Corp Limited

Full-time•Nov 2017 - Nov 2018•Bhopal, India

Bhopal Unit Head, MP. Managing 5 Category Heads and Team Size of 27. Cross Functional Team Bhopal.

Head of Sales

P&G (via M/s Solaimalai Enterprises)

Full-time•Oct 2016 - Nov 2017•Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Reporting to CEO. Annual Turnover 630 Crores. Managing ROTN (Urban, Rural, DC) with 4 SM, 14 BE, 64 STLs, 204 DS.

Sr. Branch Manager

Eveready Industries India Ltd

Full-time•May 2010 - Sep 2016•India

State Head Odisha and State Head TN & Puducherry. Managed Tea, Dry Cell, CFL, LED product categories. Recognized under MD's leadership as most profitable branch 2011-12. Promoted in 2013 as key contributor to All India Lighting business plan.

Area Manager

ITC Limited

Full-time•Apr 2001 - May 2010•India

Managed geographies including TN, Pondicherry, Coastal Andhra & Andamans, UP-East, and Kerala. Managed 200 SKUs in 7 FMCG Categories. Achieved exponential growth in Classmate (153% YOY) and 50 Ton milestone for Bingo (25% MS against Lays).

Sales Officer

Panasonic Appliances Co. Ltd.

Full-time•Jan 1998 - Jan 2001•Bangalore, India

Handling Bangalore & South Canara, and previously Rest of Maharashtra with Pune HQ.

Education

Prestige Institute, Devi Ahilya University

MBA

Systems, Marketing

Jan 1997•Grade: First Division

BSSS, Barkatullah University

BBA

Jan 1995•Grade: First Division

Licenses & Certifications

Leadership conclave- Goa

MDP

Digital media Marketing, SEO, SMM, OBM

Big Data analytics

ERP Packages SAP, Oracle Site Champion

EXCEL Advanced, Power BI- Dashboards

Skills

Sales Strategy
Business Development
B2B
B2C
FMCG Sales
Distribution Management
Team Leadership
Trade Marketing
Digital Marketing
SAP SD R/6
Oracle Unibiz
Tally
Power BI
Tableau
Excel Advanced
Data Analytics
ERP
SFA
Category Management
P&L Management