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ROHIT KALLA

ROHIT KALLA

Sr. Business Development Manager
Frankfurt

Summary

Energetic technical sales professional with 13 years of varied experience in selling technologies, products, and engineering services in Aerospace and Automotive industry. Client advocate with an unwavering focus on solving their problems and consistently delivering differentiated value across engagements.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sr. Business Development Manager

HCLTech GmbH
Frankfurt
11.2021 - Current
  • Strategic account management for a wide portfolio of Digital and engineering services across aerospace and heavy equipment industry
  • Consolidating EU portfolio of heavy equipment clients across EU with specific focus on IT-OT integration and Data Engineering portfolio
  • Positioned global capabilities to expand market share.
  • Worked with customers to develop strategic business and account plans.
  • Met or exceeded sales goals for Type accounts by bringing in over Number new accounts and upselling Type deals to existing clients.

Business Development Manager

HCLTech India Ltd
Bangalore, India
09.2016 - 10.2021

Key account management for a portfolio of aerospace clients in APAC

  • Extensive experience in working with cross functional teams on building solutions, value propositions and GTM
  • Orchestrate capability audits, participate in trade shows, conferences
  • Won CEO funding of $1.2M for a new product idea in the area of In-Flight Entertainment
  • Successfully defined a new digital product offering targeting electrification, now part of HCLTech portfolio.

Asst. Manager

Future Bridge, Airbus Group Technology Licensing
04.2013 - 09.2016
  • Product Management– Technology Licensing
  • Product Manager responsible for executing Sales strategy for advanced manufacturing technologies by Airbus Group across industries
  • Built sales funnel in completely new markets and drove revenues of the order of €1.5 M
  • Conducted effective presentations to C-level executives/engineering leaders
  • Interacted with Airbus inventors for value chain mapping, solutioning
  • Top Achievements:
  • Effectively consolidated composite technologies portfolio to create attractive offering that drove €400K in revenues.

ASST. MANAGER

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA
10.2009 - 03.2012
  • Channel Sales Management – Commercial Vehicles
  • Handled new process rollout, trained dealerships in Delhi, scoring 94% in Start of Sales readiness audits
  • Identified new market segments generating revenue of ₹20 M/Qtr.

Education

MBA - Marketing And Operations

Great Lakes Institute of Management
Chennai, India
04.2012 - 05.2013

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology
Verloren, India
04.2005 - 06.2009

Skills

International Sales Europe, APACNew Market EntryAccount ManagementConsultative SellingLarge Deal Bid ManagementMarket Research

Relationship building and rapport

Consultative sales

Negotiation

Proposal writing

Customer Relationship Management

Market Analysis

Proposal Development

Strategic planning

Solution selling

European markets

Additional Information

  • ACHIEVEMENTS / AWARDS , HCL O’Infinity Award as top Performer for 3 years in a row Mahindra High Performer of the Year (2010) Founder and Creative Head- Entrepreneurship Club | VIT Winner - Best Product test rig design for Door Crash Test at M&M Journalist Coordinator for College Newspaper

Accomplishments

  • Won "Award" for reason.
  • Exceeded quarterly objectives by as much as Number% on a regular basis.

Timeline

Sr. Business Development Manager

HCLTech GmbH
11.2021 - Current

Business Development Manager

HCLTech India Ltd
09.2016 - 10.2021

Asst. Manager

Future Bridge, Airbus Group Technology Licensing
04.2013 - 09.2016

MBA - Marketing And Operations

Great Lakes Institute of Management
04.2012 - 05.2013

ASST. MANAGER

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA
10.2009 - 03.2012

B. Tech - Mechanical Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology
04.2005 - 06.2009
ROHIT KALLASr. Business Development Manager