Gurjeet Singh Dahri

 Gurjeet Singh Dahri1563/33D.- - Seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in Export sales and International business development & brand promotion across several industries such as Education, consumer & commercial HVAC products, Yamaha Motors products (Complete range including marine, Off road and On road products), Pre Engineered Buildings, Luxury watches / watch components.  Achieved Highest ever net profit of USD 2 Million for AJM Kooheji Group (Yamaha-Marine Division) Increased Product Exports turnover from USD 1.2 Million to USD 15 million in 4.5 years for Blue Star Ltd. Established businesses in several territories. Experienced in all management aspects such as sales, marketing, logistics, commercial, finance, HR and Business development, Have successfully led teams from different nationalities towards profitable growth. Throughout my career I have launched new products and lines of business in various geographical territories. I have worked in The Indian subcontinent, East Asia, Middle East Asia, Africa & Europe. Across my career I have worked with people from all over the world and have become very adept in cross cultural management. Green Fields Education Society. India. Jan 2011 onwards. (The society runs a rural School and an academy for preparation of Pre Engineering and Medical Entrance tests) Administration, Business development, Curriculum management, Faculty training. (Courses for Pre Engineering & Medical entrance tests, IELTS. Teaching English for Overseas requirements for General and Academics – IELTS. Freelance Training for Business communication, Soft skills and Sales & Marketing. Development and assessment of Training programs for Teacher Training (High School, Secondary school and College teachers) in consultation with NCERT Delhi. (With ICSI-International Chambers for Service Industry: Chandigarh) Modules developed on: Teacher as a Counselor Innovation in Education ICT in Teaching and Learning Teaching Life Management Skills Empowering Teachers towards focus on Skill/Career Development Have taken soft skills training programs with associate of TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences) in Chandigarh. Have taught at Xaviers Institute of Management Mumba i- International Business for complete semester. AJM Kooheji Group. BahrainGeneral Manager (Yamaha Motors) Apr 2008 to Jan 2011. Complete responsibility for the P&L of the division. Diverse activities include sales, marketing, Exports, Service & spare parts and Boat manufacturing. AJM Kooheji is the Distributor for Yamaha, Yanmar, Jet Dock, Ray Marine, Pelican, Larson Boats, Princess Yachts, etc in the Kingdom. Responsible for, Sales – domestic and international, Boat Manufacturing, Workshop & Spare Parts sections of the Division. Have added several new products and brands to the existing portfolio. Have worked with and established relationships with all leading companies and organizations in Bahrain and leading personalities for their leisure sport requirements. Important customers included Royal Court, Crown Prince Court, All Clubs and Marinas, Coast Guard, BDF, US Navy etc. Achieved highest ever net profit for the division in 2009. Acquired distribution rights for several new brands from Europe & North America. Established Yamaha as the overall market leader in Bahrain. Blue Star Ltd. Mumbai, India.Dy. General Manager Product Exports. Sept 2003 to April 2008. Deputy General Manager Product Exports Business Head of the Division-'Product Exports' (Reporting to Deputy Managing Director) Awarded with- Outstanding Contribution for the year 2005, 2007 Responsibilities, Activities, Performance & Achievements Business Growth Product Exports turnover in 02-03 Rs. 57 Million (USD1.2 Mill) increased to Rs. 7 Billion (USD 15 Mill) in 4 years. Through market expansion, increase product portfolio, Training Distributor personnel, New customers and OEM ventures. Increase Export Product Portfolio Market expansion. Territories added in MEA, Africa, Australia and SAARC. Business Promotion Participation at 'Big 5' (Largest exhibition for construction & allied industries in the Middle East) 'Iraq Rebuild' (Exhibition for reconstruction of Iraq) at Amman. Product Launch events in Dubai, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait. Technical & product seminar at Muscat, UAE, Jordan & Kuwait. Preparation of marketing collateral. Commercial Supervision Logistics, Director General Foreign Trade- Export House Status, Target plus scheme (Benefit of Rs. 3 crore as additional duty credit) Export Order Booking Procedure- Software developed that generates all MIS & pre and post shipment documents. Kamla Dials & Devices Ltd. Chandigarh, IndiaHead of Exports. Mar 1999 to Aug 2003. Export sales into Hong Kong & China. Bnal Prefabs Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh, IndiaSr. Marketing Executive. May 1996 to Feb 1999. Sales of Pre-fabricated housing structures. Education: Teaching English as a Foreign Language from UK in 2011 PGDBM in International Business 1994 - 1996. Institute for Integrated Learning in Management. Rai Foundation. New Delhi. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Aug 05. MDP for 2 weeks. Graduation 1990 - 1993. Panjab Univesity Chandigarh. (B.A) Interests: Horology, writing and reading. Gurjeet Singh Dahri