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Contents 1 Profile At A Glance 1.1 Location 1.2 URL 1.2.1 Home Page 1.2.2 Blog 1.3 Established On 1.4 Contact 1.4.1 Address 1.4.2 Telephone 1.4.3 E-Mail 1.4.4 Fax 1.5 Number of Employees 2 Overview 3 Products 4 Services 5 Future Aspiration 6 Competitor 7 Acquisitions 8 Career

Profile At A Glance

Location

Bangalore

URL

Home Page

laygroundOnline

Blog

Established On

Contact

ContzctUs

Address

Telephone

+91 80 41668139

E-Mail

feedback AT playgroundonline DOT com

contact AT playgroundonline DOT com

Fax

Number of Employees

• Core Team

• Ramakrishna "RK" Kalluri, is a graduate of IIT-Madras and grew through the ranks in Infosys over the past 16 years and left the organization as Associate Vice President. RK brings in-depth experience in large program management, large client relationships, change management and new initiatives, technology enabled business solutions, business and strategic planning. He has good knowledge of retail and high-tech distribution domain.

• Srini Battula, a 15 year veteran of software product development brings his knowledge of technology and International markets to Playgroundonline. He worked in large as well as small startup companies like ABB, enCommerce, Entrust, Symphony Services, and Ketera Technologies. He brings in rich experience in the areas of e-commerce and web security. Srini holds a Master of Science from Iowa State University, USA and worked in the Silicon Valley for 9 years and currently lives in Bangalore.
• Advisors

• Prasad Chavali, has 13 years of experience in technology and product development. He worked with companies like PGA TOUR, Amazing Mail, Motorola, Bible.com and earned a reputation of being an industry leader in e-commerce technology solutions and Information Architectures. Prasad holds Master of Science and Master of Information degrees from Arizona State University.

• Krishna (Kishore) Dhara is currrently a (senior) research scientist at Avaya Labs, a research arm of Avaya with a Bell Labs heritage. Dr. Dhara's primary research focuses on creating end-user communication applications/services across a variety of devices/networks and on enterprise communication and collaboration systems. He played a crucial role in Avaya's successful transformation to VOIP (SIP) and to distributed intelligent end-points. He has several US patents (issued and filed), publications, and has contributed to Internet Engineering Task Force - IETF.

• Subramanyeswar "Subbu" Samayam is a Gold Medalist in MBA (Marketing). Subbu has 14 years of experience in consumer marketing and advertising. He comes from Saatchi & Saatchi where he was Vice President – Strategy. Some of the leading brands that Subbu anchored in India include Nestle, Dabur, Parle, TVS, Hyundai, Johnson & Johnson, General Mills, P&G, Samsung, HBO and AOL. Subbu, in his advisory role, brings with him rich insights of various consumer segments in the country.

Overview

Playgroundonline seeks to glorify sport by making it accessible and affordable to more and more people across the country.

Playgroundonline believes that there's a player in every one of us. And the best way to celebrate that is to Go Play.

Playgroundonline gets you closer to sport by equipping you for it. It retails the leading brands in sports equipment, accessories, apparel, footwear, books, media titles, games and more. Playgroundonline is an e-store that allows you to order 24 hours a day at the best prices, with the convenience of the top sports brands being home delivered to you at any location in the country. It also seeks to build a community of sports lovers by providing an arena for them to interact, share experiences and express opinions.

Products

Services

Future Aspiration

Competitor

Acquisitions

Career

Some of our immediate requirements are:

Sr. Marketing / Sales executive - Post graduate degree (preferable MBA from a University). Primarily responsible for opening corporate accounts for Playground Sports. Come up with marketing strategy / plan for corporates (companies, clubs, academies, etc.), Handling corporate sales of sports and fitness equipment, managing partner relationships for other channel partners, preparation of quotes, closing orders, overseeing order fulfillment, monthly sales reporting etc.

Web / UI developers - Engineering graduate with hands on experience in building highly interactive web sites and proficiency in the latest front end web technologies. Skills in HTML, DHTML, CSS, .NET, AJAX, browser specific JavaScript, XML processing and XSLT design. Image manupulation skills will be a plus.

Customer service rep - Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi. Knowledge of using computer, internet, MS office products like word and excel etc. Prior experience in handling customer service function. Responsibilities include attending customer support calls, following up on call resolution, proactive calls to customers, updating the system with call resolutions. Should be able to multi-task and act as receptionist for an office which will have a maximum of 10 people for now and handle admin functions like inter office communication, stationery and sundry item handling, other sundry admin functions. Smart and Organized in approach .

Their basic requirement across all roles is high creative energy, a "can do" attitude, and lots of energy to get things done. If you are ready to play the start-up game, please send your updated resume to careers AT playgroundonline DOT com.