Suriya Sankaran - Proton

Suriya Sankaran


Commercial Manager - Motorsport at Proton



Location

Malaysia

Industry

Automotive

Previous Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd

Education Hospitality Managment, AHMA, Michigan, USA at Stamford College




• Currently working with Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (PROTON), as Business Development Manager, R3 Motorsports Department, under Group Marketing After Sales Division.

• Previous position held within the organization, Sales Training Manager, under the Network Development & Compliance Dept, (involved directly with Automotive Product & Soft Skill Training Program) focusing on Dealer Sales Development and achieving the highest level standard in Sales & Service Satisfaction Index (SSI & CSI survey conducted by JD POWER).

• A graduate in Hospitality Industry (AHMA) & a Qualified Automobile Instructor of the Training Education Dept (HQ) of Honda Motor Japan.

• The ultimate career objective is to be successful and recognized in the field that I am involved with, seek an advancement opportunity and further enhance my knowledge and expertise which will ultimately lead me to a successful career path of management level within an oganisation.



Specialties

Automobile Training Programs - Sales

Motorsport Commercial Business : Limited Edition & Accessories Business



Experience

Commercial Manager - Motorsport Proton Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Automotive industry



2008 – Present (4 years) PROTON - Center of Excellance, Kesas Highway, Shah Alam. Malaysia



Generating revenue & profitability, exploting through Motorsports avenue and brand building. (Performance parts business, Limited Edition Vehicle & Merchandise business). Department: R3 - Race.Rally.Research



Suriya has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:



3rd Godfrey F., Assistant Manager - Dealer Development (Aftersales), Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Head of Sales Training Dept Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Automotive industry



February 2005 – September 2008 (3 years 8 months) Petaling Jaya & Melaka



Product Familiarization Seminar & Soft Skill Training programs for Sales Advisors and Dealer Operation.



Suriya has 1 recommendation (1 co-worker) including:



2nd Mike Khoo, Administration Manager, Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

Business Development - Fleet Card Business Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd

May 1994 – January 2005 (10 years 9 months) Northern Region, Shell Bagan Luar



Corporate Clients & Government fDept for usage of fuel under Fleet Card Control & Management



Courses

Independent Coursework•Honda Authorized Instructor - Automobile (2005)

Languages

•Malay(Full professional proficiency)

•English(Full professional proficiency)

•Indonesian(Professional working proficiency)

•Tamil(Elementary proficiency)

•Malayalam(Native or bilingual proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Customer Satisfaction Public Speaking Automobile Training Motorsports Marketing Strategy Sales Positive Team Player Sales Motivation Pre-sales Sales Presentations Aftersales Education

Stamford College Hospitality Managment, AHMA, Michigan, USA

1987 – 1990





Sekolah Menengah Jitra 1981 – 1985





Recommendations For Suriya

Commercial Manager - Motorsport Proton “I met Suriya during my time with Honda Malaysia from 2001-2005. I was in aftersales while Suriya was in sales/marketing. What i will always remember about Suriya is his deep, undying passion for cars and the great lengths he would go to make sure he markets any product to the best he can. I will never forget the time when he requested my assistance in testing both the City and Vios in order to do a comprehensive comparison. We shared our expertise and had fun over the 2 days putting both cars through vigourous testing. After that session, Suriya came up with a fantastic slide show that showed the advantages of the City over Vios which even surprised the CEO ! I was impressed with the way he does things, which would definitely make the management of any company stand proud. In short, i would recommend him to any automotive company looking for a guy who thinks out of the box and is truly capable in surprising you with innovative ideas through his passion for cars.” October 8, 2011



3rd Godfrey F., Assistant Manager - Dealer Development (Aftersales), Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

worked directly with Suriya at Proton



Head of Sales Training Dept Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. “I ahve known Suriya while working in Honda Malaysia. he is a dependable collegue and very knowledgeable. In terms of technicalities know-how, he is a very dependable person. He meet dateline and can be rely on for advise. he is also a very professional person.” October 24, 2011



2nd Mike Khoo, Administration Manager, Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

worked with Suriya at Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.



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