Manish Thapar

About Manish Thapar

A well rounded Automotive Professional with 26 years of National & International exposure in Sales, Service, Spares, Marketing, Customer experience, building business from start up stage & change management.Handled overseas office and Leadership positions across India, Africa and Latin America.Profile Summary:Jun’12 – Till Date Bajaj Auto Limited, International Business• Jan’22- Till date Global Head (VP)- Spare Parts (International Business)• Sep’20- Jul’22 Vice President- East & South Africa- Motorcycle & Commercial Vehicles• Sep’18- Sep’20 Vice President- Latin America South, Head- Chile Office• Jul’16- Sep’18 Regional Manager- Latin America North- Mexico, Central America, Caribbean• Jun’12 – Jul’16 Regional Manager- East & South Africa (Motorcycles)2006 – Jun’12 Castrol India• Jul’11- Jun\'12 National Sales Head - Motorcycle oil (MCO) Vertical• Mar’10- Jul’11 Regional sales manager- North & East - Motorcycle oil channel• 2006- Mar’10 Castrol Bike Zone (Multi-brand 2W Servicing on Franchising 2006 Hero Honda Motors Ltd- Service ManagerCore Competencies:• Market Share, Volume & EBITDA growth- Business development• Sales, Service, Spares • Brand & Customer experience (including portfolio planning) • Pricing, P&L Management and Retail Finance• Channel Management (Distribution & Institutional)- B2C & B2B• Assembly & Localisation • Distributor Management • Startups• Multicultural Teams management

Experience

1. Global Head- Spare Parts, International Business

   Bajaj Auto Ltd

   Jan 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   Heading Spares Parts (front end & backend) & Bajaj Genuine Oil (global alliances) business across 79 countries• Delivering business turnover of INR 1100 Crores at an EBITDA of 48%• Brands handled – Bajaj (all categories), KTM & Triumph

Education

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  MBA, Marketing

  2001 — 2003

• BIET, Davangere

  B.E., Mechanical

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Team Management
• Customer Experience
• Start-Ups
• Channel Partners
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Sales Management
• Channel Management
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Franchising
• Business Process Improvement
• Fmcg
• Team Leadership
• Human Resources
• People Management
• Key Account Management
• Business Development
• Leadership
• P&L Management
• Retail
• Project Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Automobile
• Change Management
• Distribution Management
• Distributed Team Management
• Sales Operations
• Profit Center Management