Raja Kumar

Strategy & Planning Manager - Global SMB

Role
Strategy & Planning Manager - Global Smb at Cisco
Location
Bengaluru, KA, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Raja Kumar

A result oriented professional with overall 17 years of experience in Sales, Sales Operations, Vendor Management, Program Management, Finance, Strategic Business Acumen,Finance and Team Management. Currently working with Cisco as Strategy & Planning Lead for Global SMB - CiscoSales & Business Program Management. Program Management for large Technology and Services Business across India and APJC region targeting Incremental growth and business expansion plans.·Manage execution by close collaborating with Sales and Marketing Leadership teams to build Strategy & Analytical Framework for the program/s. Driving Sales Forecasting and communication of Business Metrics at a regular cadence to internal and external stakeholders- Distributors, Partners. Have designed and driven multiple multi-million-dollar target Sales Programs, liasoning with internal marketing teams and external agencies (Marketing, PR, Logistics). Have handled Brand and Program marketing & program execution across large customer & partner events, email, webinars etc. Designing, Developing and Managing Sales & Business Reporting solutions. Adept at managing business reporting using Tableau, Salesforce, Excel etc and in crafting solutions catering to sales eld and exec mgmt. for Business/Sales decision making and driving Go to Market plans. Experienced in driving analysis based on Market reports, large Data (Sales, Inventory, Installed Base etc)and creating actionable information/programs – Refresh, Comp. Discounting, Incentive et.al. Business acumen and proven analytical skills to drive Business Analysis & Budgeting decisions with Sr. Mgmt, Finance team/s and in getting alignment and support.

Experience

  1. Strategy & Planning Manager - Global Smb

    Cisco

    Jan 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

  • Guru Nanak College

    Business/Commerce, General

Skills

  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Sales Process
  • Program Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Integration
  • Microsoft Office
  • Program Development
  • Leadership
  • Sales Operations
  • Customer Service

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