Naveen Kumar Thukaram

Area sales Manager and Functional Head for COCO & FOFO store Unacademy store’s pan India,

Role
Area Sales Manager at Unacademy
Location
Bengaluru, KA, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Naveen Kumar Thukaram

Entrepreneurial mindset. Creative Outlook. True sales professional with 17 years of…

Experience

  1. Area Sales Manager

    Unacademy

    Oct 2023 — Present · IN

    Stores - COCO & FOFOReporting to: Director / VPScope: Pan-India | COCO & FOFO Store ModelsKey Responsibilities & Achievements:Pan-India Leadership: Spearheading nationwide operations for Unacademy Stores across both COCO (Company-Owned, Company-Operated) and FOFO (Franchise-Owned, Franchise-Operated) formats.Business Development & Expansion:Successfully launched multiple new stores, managing end-to-end execution—from property scouting and team hiring to training and store activation.Driving business development, marketing initiatives, and academic counseling strategies across 25+ active stores.Data & Performance Management:Headed MIS teams and led the development of analytics dashboards to optimize operations and drive data-backed decisions.Designed and implemented incentive programs, significantly enhancing sales performance and productivity.Technology & Tools:Proficient in CRM tools like Lead Squared and Salesforce.Skilled in data visualization platforms such as Tableau, leveraging insights to drive strategy.Store at Center (SAC) – Functional Head (Pan-India)Business Model:Each Offline UG Center is staffed with a dedicated Business Development Executive (BDE).The SAC BDE is responsible for pitching non-center-specific products, e.g, promoting online SKUs where the center primarily offers offline IIT JEE, NEET UG, or Foundation courses.Key Initiatives:Rolled out a structured cross-selling strategy via SAC BDEs across centers to expand product adoption.Oversaw recruitment and onboarding of SAC BDEs:Current team size: 9 BDEsLed strategic location planning for SAC deployment, prioritizing:High footfall zonesAccessibilityProximity to key target demographics.

Education

  • Dr. C. V. Raman University, Kota Bilaspur

    B-com, commerce

  • Baldwin High School

    B-com

    2001

Skills

  • Crm
  • Business Development
  • Sales Management
  • Sales
  • Training
  • New Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Negotiation
  • Management
  • Team Building
  • Leadership
  • Team Management

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