Sultan Mahmud

COO - Eon Foods | Emerging COO Program-Stanford | Ex CPO- Eon Group | Ex Business Director- Romania Foods | Ex Head of Sales - Grameen Danone

Dhaka, Bangladesh

About

Currently holds the role of Chief Operating Officer at Eon Foods Limited. Over his 25-year career, he has worked in numerous positions in various national and international organizations, gaining broad experience in sales, distribution, product development, brand building, supply chain management, strategic business operations, and P&L management. He has a proven track record in implementing PMS (Performance Management System), BSC (Balance Score Card), Authority Matrix, Job leveling & Grading, HR business partnering concept for Eon Group of Industries. He earned his MBA, with a focus on marketing, from Chittagong University, Bangladesh. Adding an international perspective to his education, he recently completed a certification on "The Emerging COO: Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence" from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, California, USA. His key areas of specialization include Sales & Marketing, Product Development & Brand Building, Team Building & Development, and Strategic Business Planning. Throughout his career, he has shown a commitment to problem-solving, effective decision-making, and fostering team growth. In his current role, he leads overall operations and future expansion initiatives, ensuring continued growth and success for Eon Foods Limited.

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer at Eon Foods Limited
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    * Developed business plans and guided operations to achieve top-line and bottom-line goals. * Launched new products driven by market trends and consumer insights. * Directed sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, and manufacturing teams. * Led e-commerce operations through Eonbazar.com. * Implemented BSC (Balanced Scorecard) for performance management

  • Chief Operating Officer at Eon Foods Ltd., Eon Group
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Delivered 90% NC growth in H1 2024; turned EBITDA positive for the first time. Launched 7 new SKUs, expanded GT network across major cities. Led e-commerce integration via Eonbazar.com. Implemented BSC and performance systems across departments.

  • EON Group of Industries (6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Chief People Officer
      Sep 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Major Responsibilities • Guide overall organizational development plan, projects and implementations. • Finalize companywide learning strategy and set plan accordingly • Prioritize all the policies, procedures, SOP and authority matrix to be developed as part of process management and remain custodian of it. • Monitor team/departmental restructuring through job analysis under OD project & ensure regular review to bring business mobility. • Assess, Initiate & implement any change management project. • Facilitate organizational strategy setting and establish overall performance management process (plan, evaluation and development) in line with it to translate vision in to strategy and regular review on execution process. • Finalize HR budget and to aligning with group priorities. • Guide talent management process to develop leadership pipeline along with succession management tool. • Take initiatives to inculcate values driven culture at Eon (STABLE). • Recommend changes in compensation and benefits for group

    • General Manager HR
      Sep 2016 - Aug 2019 · 3 yrs

      • Lead overall HR strategies, operations of the Group. • Excel the implementation of performance management process through all sections of the group. • Implement a Talent Management Procss to identify, train and make ready right people to fill the future requirements • Develop and implement required SOP, guidelines for smooth functioning of Human Resources

    • General Manager Operations
      Oct 2015 - Aug 2016 · 11 mos

      • Ensure smooth operation of overall business. • Ensure budgeted revenue and profitability of the company. • Prepare, finalize and approve complete yearly budget of the company. • Initiate new project, feasibility study, sourcing of machinery, implementation. • Coordinate operation of all the departments to achieve company objectives. • Finalize monthly sales plan with sales team motivation programs and trade promotion. • Ensure monthly sales demand and production plan. • Develop new product in coordination with sales, brand, R&D and production.

  • Business Director at Romania Food & Beverage Ltd.
    Jan 2014 - Sep 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Ensure smooth operation of overall business. • Ensure budgeted revenue and profitability of the company. • Prepare, finalize and approve complete yearly budget of the company. • Initiate new project, feasibility study, sourcing of machinery, implementation. • Coordinate operation of all the departments to achieve company objectives. • Set priority for each department and KPIs for each HOD. • Evaluate priority and KPIs in regular basis. • Finalize monthly sales plan with sales team motivation programs and trade promotion. • Ensure monthly sales demand and production plan. • Develop new product in coordination with sales, brand, R&D and production.

  • Head Of Sales at Grameen Danone Foods Limited
    Aug 2011 - Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Achieving sales budget. • Build yearly sales budget. • Set up and manage distributors’ network. • Set priority of sales department and KPIs of sales team. • Prepare monthly sales plan and implement accordingly. • Forecast weekly sales demand and coordinate with production. • Maintain Cold Chain in all levels of product movement- distributor’s store, delivery van, in shop. • Ensure advance collection from distributor on specific date for smooth supply of products. • Control market return by doing right forecast, ensuring cold chain and displaying of POSM. • Coordinate other department – marketing, human resource, supply chain, production, QC for smooth functioning of sales department. • Train sales team including distributor’s delivery personnel. • Evaluate KPIs of sales team monthly and periodically.