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Salil  Gupte

Salil Gupte

Summary

Accomplished Business Development professional with impressive track record of 7+ years of experience in capturing new business, growing sales and leveraging dynamic market opportunities. Achieved and exceeded sales targets consistently while negotiating and securing high value contracts of over US$240,000 in revenue.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Pre Sales

Arbio Group GmbH
12.2022 - 02.2023

• Responsible for qualifying assigned leads and executing outbound activities targeting the Hospitality sector in Spain, Portugal and DACH region.

• Successfully established initial contact with clients and facilitated seamless handover of qualified leads to Account Managers, ensuring a smooth transition and effective ongoing relationship management.

• Generated and maintained a comprehensive weekly sales activity report and leveraged HubSpot CRM to collect, organize and manage sales data and customer information.

• Created and maintained database information on HubSpot CRM and consistently surpassed sales targets set by the Acquisitions Manage

Sales Intern

DastN GmbH
07.2022 - 09.2023
  • Participated in sales meetings and presentations to gain knowledge and insight.
  • Handled all sales activities from lead generation to closing deals.
  • Successfully negotiated and closed a significant deal with a logistics company for website development and logo design services.
  • Compiled a targeted list of potential companies attending the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.


Business Development Manager

Ventures Onsite
12.2014 - 12.2021
  • Consistently achieved sales targets YOY ranging from US$ 180,000 - US$ 270,000 and boosted 30% company sales.
  • Built relationships with key decision-makers to establish long-term business growth.
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Handled product demos with senior decision makers including Sales Directors, CEOs, CFOs, CMOs.
  • Developed new proposals, negotiated and closed complex deals, including pricing, contracts, and service-level agreements, while ensuring favorable terms and conditions for both parties.
  • Established key performance indicators to track and analyze business progress and adjust strategies accordingly.
  • Provided market intelligence and feedback to global and regional teams on the market, industry, and competitors' developments.
  • Worked closely with Head of Sales and GM to obtain maximum sales volume and profitability.
  • Represented company at conferences and industry events.

Account Executive

Middle East Global Advisors
04.2014 - 11.2014
  • Identified and maximized sales opportunities by achieving sales target of over USD 44,000.
  • Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
  • Qualified leads, built relationships and executed sales strategies to drive new business.
  • Executed successful sales strategies to convert leads into customers.
  • Successfully managed a portfolio of high-value clients for the World Islamic Banking summit for Singapore & Bahrain, resulting in an 80% client retention rate.



Management Trainee

Marcus Evans
07.2013 - 10.2013
  • Generated daily 50-100 new leads of Asian banks utilizing proactive outreach strategies and market research to identify potential clients.
  • Gained knowledge of company policies, protocols and processes.
  • Engaged with C-level executives to sell sponsorship and conference packages resulting in successful partnerships and revenue generation.

Education

Master of Science - Data Analytics & Marketing

Arden University, Berlin
02.2023

MBA - Marketing

James Cook University, Singapore
07.2013
  • Degree Awarded with Distinction for Strategic Brand Management Case Study.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Mumbai, India
03.2011

Skills

  • Product Demonstration
  • New Account Acquisition
  • Outreach Initiatives
  • Business Development and Planning
  • Cold calling
  • CRM - HubSpot & Zoho
  • Proposal Development
  • Acquire New Business
  • Prospecting and Qualifying
  • MEDDICC Sales Methodology
  • SaaS
  • Slack
  • Notion

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Pre Sales - Arbio Group GmbH
12.2022 - 02.2023
Sales Intern - DastN GmbH
07.2022 - 09.2023
Business Development Manager - Ventures Onsite
12.2014 - 12.2021
Account Executive - Middle East Global Advisors
04.2014 - 11.2014
Management Trainee - Marcus Evans
07.2013 - 10.2013
Arden University - Master of Science, Data Analytics & Marketing
James Cook University - MBA, Marketing
University of Mumbai - Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Salil Gupte