Sasanka Samaratunga

Sasanka Samaratunga Senior Manager - Sales & Operations An individual with almost a decade of experience in management, operations and marketing and an MBA (UK) & a MSc (Strategic marketing) graduate with with a substantial international exposure --- WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Manager - Sales & Operations LAUGFS International (Pvt) Ltd 08/2021 - Present, Colombo, Sri Lanka LAUGFS International is the Authorized distributor for Yamaha, Airman & Yanmar power prodcuts in Sri Lanka. Piliyandala, Sri Lanka linkedin.com/in/sasankachaturange-b7086a2a Achievements/Tasks 100% in charge of the full operation of the business unit and completely overhauled the company Optimized the value chain to maximise profits by over 20% and minimize expenses over 40% Moved in to new market segments which now accounts for over 30% of the total revenue Contact : Mr Wasantha De Silva - Director/CEO - - SKILLS Manager - Sales & Operations LAUGFS International (Pvt) Ltd MS Office 10/2014 - 08/2021, Team Player Colombo, Sri Lanka Achievements/Tasks Obtained distribution rights for Yamaha, Airman and Yanmar for the company Leadership Business Administration Made strategic business plans to become market leader with over 30% of the portable energy market Was an instrumental part of the startup team Fast Learner Contact : Mr Wasantha De Silva - Director/CEO - - Result Oriented Assistant Manager - Business Development & Special Projects LAUGFS Holdings Limited Data Driven Punctual Efficient Focused Ethical Strategic and tactical Forward thinking Supplier negotiations 12/2013 - 10/2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka LAUGFS holdings is a large group of companies in Sri Lanka with over 20 subsidiaries. Its main presence is in the energy business. Achievements/Tasks Helped the Director of special projects on many high profile projects Was a part of multiple high level business delegations to China, Singapore, Thailand Worked in several high profile projects, including introduction of electrical vehicles to the country Contact : Mr Wasantha De Silva - Director/CEO - - ACHIEVEMENTS The Extraordinary Contribution Award (2017) LANGUAGES English Awarded by LAUGFS Holdings Limited Full Professional Proficiency EDUCATION Sinhala Master of Science in Strategic Marketing Asia E University Native or Bilingual Proficiency 08/2016 - 10/2018, INTERESTS Sports - Cricket Reading Hiking Master of Business Administration Cardiff Metropolitan University 01/2012 - 01/2014,