Quick facts
- Name
- S. Sakthi Kumar
- Role
- Independent industrial adhesives & sealants consultant
- Experience
- 25 years in industrial adhesives and sealants: sales, marketing and business development
- Career
- 18 years with a leading Indian adhesives manufacturer, rising to senior sales and marketing leadership
- Based in
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Regions
- South India and West India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa
- Industries
- Automotive, Engineering, Wind energy
- Products
- Threadlockers, retaining compounds, cyanoacrylates, epoxy and structural adhesives, metal-to-rubber bonding, industrial sealants
- Works with
- Adhesive and sealant manufacturers (Indian and international), distributors and dealers, plants and OEMs
- Languages
- English, Tamil, Hindi
- Engagement
- Monthly retainer plus commission on business generated
My career
My whole working life has been in industrial adhesives and sealants: selling them, marketing them and building the dealer networks that move them.
The longest part of it was 18 years with a leading Indian adhesives manufacturer. I rose to senior sales and marketing leadership there, working with customers and dealers across South and West India.
- Sales and marketing across South and West India
- The major categories of industrial adhesives and sealants
- Industrial customer relationships and business development
- Building and managing the distributor and dealer network
I have worked in plants, purchase offices and dealer counters. I have sat with engineers during trials and with buyers during negotiations, so I know both conversations that decide a sale.
What I do now
I work independently with adhesive and sealant manufacturers, distributors and industrial users. Five kinds of work:
- Business developmentFinding the right industrial customers and following each lead through to orders.
- Channel developmentFinding, appointing and building distributors and dealers who push your range.
- Market intelligenceField feedback on prices, competitors and what customers actually need.
- Product & application supportChoosing the right adhesive category, then keeping trials and approvals on track.
- Sales strategyTerritory planning, key account plans and practical steps to grow sales.
Why clients work with me
- One industry, 25 years
- Industrial adhesives and sealants have been my whole career. You won’t be paying for my learning curve.
- A long, steady track record
- 18 years with a leading Indian adhesives manufacturer, rising to senior sales and marketing leadership. Customers and dealers value that steadiness.
- Technical and commercial
- I can talk threadlockers with your customer’s engineer and margins with your dealer, in the same afternoon.
- Paid partly on results
- A monthly retainer plus commission on the business we generate. If your sales don’t grow, I don’t earn that commission.
How we would work together
- 1We talkA short call about your products, your markets and what you want to achieve.
- 2We set the goalOne clear objective. New accounts, a dealer network or a product approval.
- 3We agree termsA monthly retainer plus commission on the business we generate.
- 4I get to workMostly remote, with plant and customer visits when they are needed.
I cover South India and West India, mostly remotely, with travel for customer and dealer visits when they matter.
About Sakthi Kumar: common questions
Who is S. Sakthi Kumar?
S. Sakthi Kumar is a senior sales and marketing leader with 25 years in industrial adhesives and sealants, now working as an independent industrial adhesives and sealants consultant in India. His career includes 18 years with a leading Indian adhesives manufacturer. He helps adhesive manufacturers, distributors and plants grow across South and West India.
What is Sakthi Kumar's background?
His whole career has been in industrial adhesives and sealants. He spent 18 years with a leading Indian adhesives manufacturer, handling sales and marketing across South and West India and rising to senior sales and marketing leadership.
What does Sakthi Kumar do now?
He works independently on business development, distributor and dealer development, market intelligence, plant trial and approval support, and sales strategy for adhesive and sealant businesses.
How do I contact Sakthi Kumar?
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