T : +91 9945577654
E : balachandra.rangarao@smartextsolutions.com
A seasoned professional with nearly 25 years of rich experience in Strategy Planning, Branding, Business Development, Fibre sales, Product, Marketing, New Set-ups, Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Co-ordination & Client Relationship Management. Worked Indian MNC, Aditya Birla Group in their Overseas Spinning Business at Indonesia as Head of the department, Branding, Product development & Promotion under marketing.Worked 5 years with US based MNC M/s. INVISTA Sales and Service India Pvt Limited having Commercial Sales Manager (India & Bangladesh) (for promoting LYCRA(r) Fibre in the Circular knitting, Narrows. Warp knitting, polyester intermingling and formal wear applications in India & Bangladesh along with marketing of Sp. Polyester fibre like Coolmax® Fiber and Thermoloite® Fiber.A keen planner & strategist with a track record of developing operational policies, systems & controls, motivational schemes & customer service standards. Resourceful as experienced in different textile hubs of country. Strong knowledge, yarn fibre, fabric & garment, also worked closely with many garment exporters. In-depth Knowledge in fabric and garment costing, from fibre to garments. Expertise in effectively managing out sourcing of operations spanning requirement analysis, sampling, production, dispatch and liaison to ensure on time achievement of organisational targets. Excellent inter-personal communication, team building & customer relationship management skills with experience in recruitment, training & development of workforce with ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Jan-2008 to Sept-2010 & April 2014 Dec-2015 INVISTA Sales & Service India Limited as commercial sales manager (Country - Indian & Bangladesh)
- Oct-2010 to April-2014 Aditya Birla Oversees Spinning Business at Indonesia as Head of the department Technical Marketing, Branding, product development strategy planning & Promotion - marketing.
- Jan-01-Jan-08 at Grasim Industries Ltd., New Delhi/Ludhiana/Tirupur as Assistant General Manager (Business Development & Fibre Sales)
- Jan-97-Dec-00 at Modern Petrofils Pvt. Ltd. Surat (Gujarat) as Deputy Manager (Marketing)
- Jan-93-Dec-96 with Wels pun Polyester India Ltd., Mumbai as Assistant Manager (Technical Services)
- Jul-89-Dec-92 at ORKAY Polyester Ltd. Patalaganga: (Maharashtra) as a Shift In-charge
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
- Leadership training courses in Grasim industries.
- Business development and sales distribution based trainings.
- SAP Training and worked as Power User Trainee for 14-member team for SD Module.
- HR related trainings like Selection process, People Handling, Managing the Team, Performance Appraisal Process & Systems
- MBM(R), Training
- Trainings through E-learning.
- Products based training for Spandex at Singapore & Italy, Coolmax (R) Fibre, T-400 (R), Viscose, Modal, Excel and Polyester.
AWARDS
- Commercial Excellence Award for year 2014- 2015 from INVISTA Sales & Service India Limited
- ABG Group PALNET AWARD for NEW product development/Product Branding/ Market Development: 2012
- Silver Medallist for the University of Gulbarga.
- Awarded as the Best Branch Manager for the year 2002-03 in Grasim Industries Ltd. (SFD).
- Rated as "Excellent Achiever" in Performance for consecutive 3 years in M/s Grasim Industries Limited.
EDUCATION
- B.E. (Textile Engineering) from SLN Engineering College, Raichur, Gulbarga University, Karnataka in 1989. University II Rank Holder.
- Part-Time Course in Garment Manufacturing from Tea-Nift, Tirupur 2007-08.
