Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Hi, I’m
Sanath Koundinya
Bangalore
Summary
Overview
5
Total Work Experience
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Growth Hackers Digital
Senior Sales & Business Strategist
08.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
- Researched and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
- Resolved customer issues quickly and managed over 25 accounts to increase sales and meet quotas.
- Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
- Brought in more than $155,000 in sales in less than 5 months.
Growth Hackers Digital
Sales & Business Strategist
01.2022 - 07.2022
Job overview
- Gathered, documented and modelled data to assess business trends.
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
- Created content strategies for digital media.
- Built, implemented and updated effective SEO strategies.
- Performed in-depth competitor reviews to check competitor activities with ad placement, keyword use, placement bids and landing pages.
- Coordinated client meetings to offer expert, individualised service, driving sales and boosting brand loyalty.
- Connected with clients through consultative sales strategies to understand and address requirements.
- Cultivated long-lasting client relationships based on trust and solid understanding of business needs.
- Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of digital products
- Closed average of 4 sales calls each quarter
- Targeted both offline and online consumers by designing multi-pronged, comprehensive marketing strategy.
William Penn Pvt Ltd
E-Commerce and Social Media Specialist
03.2020 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Captured new customers by optimizing business strategies and launching products to diversify offerings.
- Considered business demands and customer preferences when developing pricing structures and marketing plans.
- Enhanced profitability by 30% to achieve marketing objectives and drive productivity and growth from concept to implementation.
- Continually maintained and improved company's reputation and positive image in markets served.
- Analyzed and reported social media and online marketing campaign results.
- Monitored online presence of company's brand to engage with users and strengthen customer relationships.
- Increased 30% customer engagement through social media.
- Engaged online audiences by placing strong focus on sales process support and responding to inquiries and comments timely and knowledgeably.
- Discussed SEO needs and optimized strategies for short- and long-term campaigns.
William Penn Pvt Ltd
Brand Ambassador
01.2019 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Engaged, educated and befriended customers to deliver amazing shopping experience.
- Showed understanding of customers' personal styles and preferences when offering product advice.
- Executed brand activations to standards and with professionalism, including events, seeking and sampling.
- Achieved competitive brand placements at retail locations for existing and new products.
- Achieved and exceeded sales goals in line with prescribed selling strategy.
- Communicated product information with confidence and educated consumers about the company.
- Managed over 35+ brands
- Communicated product value, quality and style to educate and entice potential customers.
Muskaan Dreams Foundation Office
Volunteer/Fundraiser
02.2017 - 12.2018
Job overview
- Volunteered with groups and organizations to help make measurable differences for program recipients.
- Helped with office tasks, including taking messages, scanning documents and answering phone inquiries.
- Met with other volunteers and program leaders to discuss new service opportunities.
- Coordinated food, clothing and household items for disadvantaged individuals and families.
- Supported staff with clerical work and other office tasks.
- Managed to teach 25+ students transactional English.
- Organized and managed events and projects as part of community support services.
Star India Private Limited
Public Relations Intern
05.2018 - 07.2018
Job overview
- Built media kits in support of specific strategic initiatives.
- Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with media outlets.
- Helped plan and execute private, company and client events.
- Secured media coverage for clients, company and specific campaigns.
- Prepared social media posts and videos with eye for viral content strategies.
- Managed more than three live events.
- Developed original content for blog posts and website articles.
- Engaged in professional networking to maintain strong relationships with communications and media professionals to drive partnerships and effective dissemination of mass communications.
- Developed original content for blog posts and website articles
Education
Golden Gate UniversitySan Francisco, CA
MBA from Global Studies
07.2024
University Overview
Amity University Gwalior
Bachelor in Journalism And Mass Communication from Journalism, Broadcast
07.2019
University Overview
- Majored in Journalism, Broadcast
- Minored in International Business Management
- Member of Photography Club
- Research Project: Impact of Viral Marketing Via Social media, A Case Study on ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - Link
Skills
- Digital Sales
- Relationship Building
- Interdepartmental Collaboration
- Client Base Retention
- Business Development
- Business Growth
- Working Collaboratively
- Excellent Communication
- Time Management Skills
- Sales Operations
- Proposal Writing
- Contract Negotiation Expertise
- Product and Service Sales
- Client Relationship-Building
- Negotiation
Timeline
Senior Sales & Business Strategist
Growth Hackers Digital
08.2022 - Current
Sales & Business Strategist
Growth Hackers Digital
01.2022 - 07.2022
E-Commerce and Social Media Specialist
William Penn Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - 01.2022
Brand Ambassador
William Penn Pvt Ltd
01.2019 - 03.2020
Public Relations Intern
Star India Private Limited
05.2018 - 07.2018
Volunteer/Fundraiser
Muskaan Dreams Foundation Office
02.2017 - 12.2018
Golden Gate University
MBA from Global Studies
Amity University
Bachelor in Journalism And Mass Communication from Journalism, Broadcast
Languages
Kannada
Advanced (C1)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
French (Rudimentary)
Beginner (A1)
Hobbies
Hobbies
- Volunteer work
- Traveling
- Trekking
- Hiking
- Swimming
- Snooker