Karthik Varma

Trader & Business Development | Financial Analysis | Direct Sales | Delivering Profitable Growth in Packaging & Recycling Solutions | Atlanta Metropolitan Area.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

My expertise in international business and customer relationship management has positioned me as a key player in the global paper trade. I focus on procuring and distributing top-tier paper solutions, ensuring client satisfaction through meticulously crafted relationships and strategic account oversight. Our collaborative efforts are dedicated to not only meeting but exceeding industry standards, while I bring a nuanced understanding of market dynamics to navigate the complexities of the paper and board sector.

Experience

  • Conmodity Trader at Wilmington Paper - The Program™
    May 2023 - May 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Paper and Board Trader at Vipa Lausanne S.A.
    Jun 2021 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Sales Manager at Falcon Papers and Plastics
    Sep 2016 - Jun 2021 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    • Sales, Operations & Plant management. • Procuring & selling the Paper & Paper products globally. • Develop new opportunities and manage existing customer portfolio. • Identifying, Recruiting, Managing, Requisition for Business requirements • Stake holder & customer relationship management. • Initiating, executing, and closing the projects by ensuring the profitability to organization. • Attending industry events and conferences to generate new business leads.

  • Sales Manager at Papermax USA
    Oct 2014 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Paper Max,USA is fine paper supplier with customer base span American continent. Partner for world's largest & renowned paper mills to serve local business supply & demand. Responsibilities: Maintain current customers and develop new business in Midwest/North East & South East. Working closely with Operations/ Customer service teams to ensure best service and profits. With Market intelligence update the strategies to keep abreast approach in market. Identifying & developing new markets with existing products. Launching & penetrating new products into trending markets.

  • International Sales Manager at Asia Pulp & Paper
    May 2012 - Aug 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Hainan Jinhai Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. established by Sinar Mas Group, the famous Indonesian consortium, Asia Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (APP) in China. It's home to one of the world’s largest single line pulp mills and the largest paper machine in the world. With an annual production capacity of 1 million tonnes of pulp and 1.6 Million tonnes of fine paper, APP Hainan Jinhai is a paper making facility on an unprecedented scale. Responsibilities: Conceptualizing & implementing strategies for acquiring business from the clients and utilizing the potential of existing accounts. • Mapping client’s requirements and providing them customized business solutions through new proposals, presentations and demonstrations. • Facilitating product development initiatives involving mapping of business requirements; conducting in-depth evaluation of customer feedback to carry out modifications in product attributes