Akshay Bhonde

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DISC Type : C

Director of Search and Recommendations at Coupang

Seoul, South Korea

Overview

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Personality Overview

Critic

Precise

Negotiator

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

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Work History

10-2024
Director of Search and Recommendations at Coupang
3-2023 - 10-2024
Director of AI and Machine Learning at Pelago
4-2020 - 3-2023
AI and Machine Learning Lead at Pelago
6-2019 - 3-2020
Data Science Manager at Lazada Group
5-2018 - 6-2019
Data Scientist - Senior Associate at Lazada Group

Education

Master of Science (MS) from National University of Singapore
Bachelor's degree from Smt.Kashibai Navale college of Engineering

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Exp : 11 Location : Seoul, South Korea Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Search and Recommendations at Coupang
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Insights For Selling To Akshay

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akshay is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akshay

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akshay move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Akshay take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

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