Saurabh Pande

Responsible for business development, dealer network enhancement & sales of speciality equipment for professional gardening and municipal works in western Germany.

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Successfully developed distribution network in South Africa with about 100% growth & increased turnover by reactivating old customers in Middle East. Bagged projects with renowned end-users by systematic project planning & listing activities in the Middle East. Acquired Mercedes-Benz South Africa account through negotiations and approvals with the German headquarters resulting in stable business for SIMONA AG.

Developed sustaining Business of Fluoropolymer in Western India & Orthopedic Products in Northern India. Established lead for SIMONA products in the battery & leather industry in the southern region by capturing substantial market share. Played a major role in founding a subsidiary of SIMONA AG in India and establishing operational processes and IT Systems.

Developed a market entry and penetration strategy for India based on the detailed market analysis conducted during my master thesis. Generated potential projects with local companies. Established brand awareness through press release and various marketing activities.

Completed my Internship in Elgo Electronic in the field of marketing for the master thesis "Market analysis of elevator industry in India".

Handled OEM accounts and provided back-end support to regional offices all over the country. Direct interaction with the customer for order servicing & negotiations. MIS data maintenance & verification. While serving at Hoerbiger India Pvt. Ltd., completed projects like, Reducing Production lead time by 11% through Sales Order coordination & Planning with Supply-Chain-Management. Improved cash flow by 25% through customer relationship management. Assisted SAP data migration as a Key User.

Started as Trainee Supply-Chain Management. Went through different departments Production Planning, Merchandising, Purchase, Logistics, Warehousing, Subcontracting and MIS data maintenance & verification. During my time at RENFRO, I successfully mastered the SCM side of the business and conducted projects in Subcontracting, Logistics, Production Optimisation through Value Stream Mapping, Vendor Development & provided Supply Chain logic to develop an ERP-System for RENFRO India.

MBA in International Industrial Management; a course designed specifically for Engineers, to develop a techno-commercial aptitude. My Master Thesis was a detailed market analysis & an elaborate corporate strategy for the success in India with a feasibility study at ELGO Electronic GmbH & Co. KG.

The course imparted analytical skills, provided exposure to engineering practices, inculcated professional ethics & helped in overall personality development. My Bachelor-Project at Bosch was to optimise assembly line & reduce work in progress. Reduced lead time by 12% & Work in Progress by 13%.