Ajay Rai

About Ajay Rai

A focused strategic leader with go getter attitude, Ajay has always taken new challenges and delivered wins in most difficult circumstances. Persistence, Discipline, Persuasion and eye for details are some of his strengths which have made him successful all these years. An outstanding communicator with consultative management style, Ajay is a strong negotiator with exceptional problem solving abilities. He is an out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record of increasing revenues, streamlining workflow and creating a team work environment to enhance profitability. His core competency lies in running multiple Profit centres, by way of Strategic Business Planning, Competitor/Market Analysis, Product Marketing and Product Pricing strategy, Brand Management, SCM, Channel Sales, Business Development and Market Plan Execution.With over 18 years of diverse work experience, Ajay has served in some of the leading FMCG and Consumer Electronics brands. Of the overall experience, 15Years he has been focussed on Marketing, Business Development, Channel Management and Product Promotional Activities. Past three years he took the learning’s to becoming an Entrepreneur and build business of his own in the fast growing E-Commerce space.Ajay with his hard work, strong belief in meeting deadlines, strong work ethics, loyalty and high level of integrity, is looking forward for a bigger and newer challenge which has a large canvas to paint.A Senior Management assignment wherein he can utilise his proven skills acquired through varied work experience, for a well reputed and established business unit of National and or International scope. Opportunity which can not only benefit from his experience and skills but also makes him more knowledgeable as he believes learning should never stop.

Experience

1. Business Development- India Lead

   Qi Group

   Feb 2013 — Present · Delhi, IN

   QI Group is a diversified multinational entity with businesses that include education, hospitality, direct selling, financial services and retail across 30 countries, with key regional offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.India Lead (E-Commerce Project) I am working with Qi Ltd. helping them build an interactive consumer interface globally. My focus in the current profile is as below : Choosing the right market and building the right partnerships. Strong focus on product mix and placements. Engaged in strategic planning and execution of targeted strategies. Lead trainer, accountable for technical, soft skills, industry insights and updates. Contributing to overall P&L of each vertical by region. Business spread in over 4 time zones.

Education

• Delhi University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry Honours

  1992 — 1995

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Master’s Degree, Executive Post Graduate Diploma in International Business

  2009 — 2011

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  High School, Class 10th n Class 12th

  1990 — 1992

• School of Management Sciences

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing n Finance

  1996 — 1998

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Distributed Team Management
• Management
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Market Research
• Sales Management
• Channel
• Competitive Analysis
• Leadership
• New Business Development
• Key Account Management
• Crm
• Product Marketing
• Six Sigma
• Product Management
• Sales Operations
• Team Management
• Strategic Planning
• Channel Partners
• Channel Sales
• Marketing Strategy