Harshad Thakur

About Harshad Thakur

As a marketing & project management professional and administrator with 16 years of experience, I have managed hundreds of projects using Agile methodology in various roles. As a product owner within last 3 years, I achieved orders worth 10% of the annual revenue in my first year and managed growths of 40% and 50% over the consecutive years. I worked with clients from APAC and EMEA to successfully execute projects that helped them achieve 15% increase in warehouse productivity and 30% reduction in response time.

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Marketing (Pre-sales Business Development)

   Surya Equipments Pvt Ltd

   Nov 2021 — Present · Kolhapur, IN

   Sr. Manager – Business Development - Pre-sales (2022–Present)o Spearheaded solution design and technical pre-sales activities, delivering customised storage and racking systems worth ₹150M+.o Interfaced with key clients during discovery and qualification stages; aligned solutions with warehouse KPIs.o Prepared techno-commercial proposals and led customer walkthroughs, contributing to 40–50% YoY revenue growth.o Developed and prioritised product roadmaps based on client feedback, market trends, and competitor analysis.o Enabled faster deal closures by introducing a streamlined proposal-review-feedback loop with engineering and sales teams.o Drove client acquisition from large conglomerates, growing revenue by over 10% within the first year.• Sr. Manager – Projects (2021–2022)o Partnered with sales and engineering teams to finalize project scope during pre-sales engagements.o Acted as a bridge between customers and internal teams during handoff from sales to delivery.o Piloted iterative prototyping and MVP builds for client evaluation, improving deal win-rate and delivery efficiency by 25%.

Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  M.S.

  2006 — 2008

• Shivaji University

  B.E.

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Operations Management
• Production Planning
• Motivational Speaking
• Data Analysis
• Logistics Management
• Microsoft Office
• Problem Solving
• Product Development
• Business Communications
• Facilities Planning
• Simulation Software
• Communication Training
• Ms Project
• Lean Manufacturing
• Product Design
• Soft Skills
• Quality Assurance
• Engineering
• Metal Fabrication
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Autocad Mechanical 2d
• Autocad Mechanical 3d
• Event Management
• Root Cause Analysis