Sahaj Khandelwal
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Credentials
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D2C Mentorship Program
GrowthSchoolOct, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Design Thinking for Marketers
InsideIIM.com | AltUni.in | Kampus AppDec, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Data Visualization with Tableau
University of California, DavisDec, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Strategy Consulting Virtual Experience Program
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Sep, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Fundamental Analysis for Equity
National Stock Exchange of India LimitedAug, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Data Visualisation with Advanced Excel
PwCJul, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Excel for Corporate Finance
LinkedInJul, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Entrepreneurship Specialization: Growth Strategies, Financing & Profitability
University of PennsylvaniaMay, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Introduction to Investment
Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadJan, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Metal and Steel India
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India
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Executive
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Sep 2023 - Present
Driving net new business development and category expansion, and spearheading digital transformation in India’s largest Stainless Steel Raw Materials Company Driving net new business development and category expansion, and spearheading digital transformation in India’s largest Stainless Steel Raw Materials Company
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Positive Moves
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India
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Consultant - Executive Search
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Jul 2022 - Sep 2023
Positive Moves is a boutique global retained executive search consulting firm, with offices in New York, San Jose, London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Worked as a Management Trainee with Positive Moves, executing end to end client mandates (primary and secondary research, industry & competitor analysis, briefing, evaluation & assessment, recommendation to client). Spearheading new business development in North America, and facilitating business excellence… Show more Positive Moves is a boutique global retained executive search consulting firm, with offices in New York, San Jose, London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Worked as a Management Trainee with Positive Moves, executing end to end client mandates (primary and secondary research, industry & competitor analysis, briefing, evaluation & assessment, recommendation to client). Spearheading new business development in North America, and facilitating business excellence and strategic growth for Positive Moves Consulting’s Technology, Digital and Consumer practice cutting across: -Leading IT services, Technology and Consulting clients -Product Engineering, Software and Digital Services clients -Data and Analytics clients -Consumer clients (retail, FMCG, consumer durables) -Healthcare and Life-sciences clients -Private equity/venture capital clients By interacting with CEOs/CXOs across industries on a daily basis, I have developed an in-depth understanding of the market, key trends and investments from a talent perspective. Show less Positive Moves is a boutique global retained executive search consulting firm, with offices in New York, San Jose, London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Worked as a Management Trainee with Positive Moves, executing end to end client mandates (primary and secondary research, industry & competitor analysis, briefing, evaluation & assessment, recommendation to client). Spearheading new business development in North America, and facilitating business excellence… Show more Positive Moves is a boutique global retained executive search consulting firm, with offices in New York, San Jose, London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Gurgaon and Mumbai. Worked as a Management Trainee with Positive Moves, executing end to end client mandates (primary and secondary research, industry & competitor analysis, briefing, evaluation & assessment, recommendation to client). Spearheading new business development in North America, and facilitating business excellence and strategic growth for Positive Moves Consulting’s Technology, Digital and Consumer practice cutting across: -Leading IT services, Technology and Consulting clients -Product Engineering, Software and Digital Services clients -Data and Analytics clients -Consumer clients (retail, FMCG, consumer durables) -Healthcare and Life-sciences clients -Private equity/venture capital clients By interacting with CEOs/CXOs across industries on a daily basis, I have developed an in-depth understanding of the market, key trends and investments from a talent perspective. Show less
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Adobe
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Process and Customer Experience Intern
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
-Identified industry best practices and suggested process changes to ensure seamless change management -Stakeholder Analysis: Defined important stakeholders, conducted virtual round table huddles with them, and identified pain points and gaps in current processes -Benchmarking how our processes compare to industry standards to drive innovative solutions -A/B testing: Triage of business improvement suggestions and creating prototypes for new process improvements -Analysed the impact… Show more -Identified industry best practices and suggested process changes to ensure seamless change management -Stakeholder Analysis: Defined important stakeholders, conducted virtual round table huddles with them, and identified pain points and gaps in current processes -Benchmarking how our processes compare to industry standards to drive innovative solutions -A/B testing: Triage of business improvement suggestions and creating prototypes for new process improvements -Analysed the impact of my project on KPI’s like AHT, CPH, CQA, Attrition and Quality Score -Established and tested a secret shopper program with an automated feedback mechanism to ensure Adobe can proactively spot gaps in adherence to process and policy and verify CX delivered -Presented project findings to Adobe’s VP (digital media) and senior management in Adobe’s 2021 CX intern showcase Show less -Identified industry best practices and suggested process changes to ensure seamless change management -Stakeholder Analysis: Defined important stakeholders, conducted virtual round table huddles with them, and identified pain points and gaps in current processes -Benchmarking how our processes compare to industry standards to drive innovative solutions -A/B testing: Triage of business improvement suggestions and creating prototypes for new process improvements -Analysed the impact… Show more -Identified industry best practices and suggested process changes to ensure seamless change management -Stakeholder Analysis: Defined important stakeholders, conducted virtual round table huddles with them, and identified pain points and gaps in current processes -Benchmarking how our processes compare to industry standards to drive innovative solutions -A/B testing: Triage of business improvement suggestions and creating prototypes for new process improvements -Analysed the impact of my project on KPI’s like AHT, CPH, CQA, Attrition and Quality Score -Established and tested a secret shopper program with an automated feedback mechanism to ensure Adobe can proactively spot gaps in adherence to process and policy and verify CX delivered -Presented project findings to Adobe’s VP (digital media) and senior management in Adobe’s 2021 CX intern showcase Show less
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Social Integration & Learning
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South Africa
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development and Design Thinking Intern
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
Used design thinking tools and techniques to identify target customers and focus on their needs and demands in order to expand Social’s market reach. Understood the perspective of the consumers on the product in terms of Social’s selling points, competitive advantage etc. Using insights from the customers, proposed an efficient customer acquisition strategy for social by using the EDIPT (Empathise - Define - Ideate - Prototype - Test) model of design thinking and came up with a… Show more Used design thinking tools and techniques to identify target customers and focus on their needs and demands in order to expand Social’s market reach. Understood the perspective of the consumers on the product in terms of Social’s selling points, competitive advantage etc. Using insights from the customers, proposed an efficient customer acquisition strategy for social by using the EDIPT (Empathise - Define - Ideate - Prototype - Test) model of design thinking and came up with a minimum viable product (MVP). Show less Used design thinking tools and techniques to identify target customers and focus on their needs and demands in order to expand Social’s market reach. Understood the perspective of the consumers on the product in terms of Social’s selling points, competitive advantage etc. Using insights from the customers, proposed an efficient customer acquisition strategy for social by using the EDIPT (Empathise - Define - Ideate - Prototype - Test) model of design thinking and came up with a… Show more Used design thinking tools and techniques to identify target customers and focus on their needs and demands in order to expand Social’s market reach. Understood the perspective of the consumers on the product in terms of Social’s selling points, competitive advantage etc. Using insights from the customers, proposed an efficient customer acquisition strategy for social by using the EDIPT (Empathise - Define - Ideate - Prototype - Test) model of design thinking and came up with a minimum viable product (MVP). Show less
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EkAnek
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South Africa
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Information Technology & Services
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Business Operations and Customer Experience Intern
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May 2020 - Jul 2020
UX Research, CXM, Operations and Logistics. Got to work closely with the UX specialist and operations team in India’s first influencer led Social Ecomm platform. EkAnek is a VC-funded startup that is building the rails of what we believe will be the next wave of eCommerce 2.0. Working closely with brands and influencers, it aims to create the necessary support infrastructure. The ultimate objective is to create a tech first, influencer lead, community aligned and content focused… Show more UX Research, CXM, Operations and Logistics. Got to work closely with the UX specialist and operations team in India’s first influencer led Social Ecomm platform. EkAnek is a VC-funded startup that is building the rails of what we believe will be the next wave of eCommerce 2.0. Working closely with brands and influencers, it aims to create the necessary support infrastructure. The ultimate objective is to create a tech first, influencer lead, community aligned and content focused platform for a seamless and personalised customer experience. Got to closely observe the user experience journey in an Ecomm company and some of the tech/logistical challenges early stage businesses might face in developing their product platform. Show less UX Research, CXM, Operations and Logistics. Got to work closely with the UX specialist and operations team in India’s first influencer led Social Ecomm platform. EkAnek is a VC-funded startup that is building the rails of what we believe will be the next wave of eCommerce 2.0. Working closely with brands and influencers, it aims to create the necessary support infrastructure. The ultimate objective is to create a tech first, influencer lead, community aligned and content focused… Show more UX Research, CXM, Operations and Logistics. Got to work closely with the UX specialist and operations team in India’s first influencer led Social Ecomm platform. EkAnek is a VC-funded startup that is building the rails of what we believe will be the next wave of eCommerce 2.0. Working closely with brands and influencers, it aims to create the necessary support infrastructure. The ultimate objective is to create a tech first, influencer lead, community aligned and content focused platform for a seamless and personalised customer experience. Got to closely observe the user experience journey in an Ecomm company and some of the tech/logistical challenges early stage businesses might face in developing their product platform. Show less
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Grant Thornton LLP
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Canada
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Modelling and Valuation Trainee
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Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
-Undertook a comprehensive training program, designed comprehensive financial models from scratch, gained practical exposure & learnt valuation techniques. -Designed revenue and expense models for various industries like consumer goods, modern retail, real estate and auto components and created basic macros. -Built dashboards to present models in a summarised manner, created automated reports using models. Learnt the following: * Advanced excel * Building cash flow, P&L… Show more -Undertook a comprehensive training program, designed comprehensive financial models from scratch, gained practical exposure & learnt valuation techniques. -Designed revenue and expense models for various industries like consumer goods, modern retail, real estate and auto components and created basic macros. -Built dashboards to present models in a summarised manner, created automated reports using models. Learnt the following: * Advanced excel * Building cash flow, P&L statements from raw data * Building valuation models from scratch * Visualisation techniques and excel dashboards * Scenario analysis * DCF modelling * Capital budgeting * Assumptions, forecasting, debt and financing schedules * NPV, IRR tests for investment analysis and project selection * MIRR and PBP in excel * Estimating WACC and optimal capital structure * Operational budgeting in Excel Show less -Undertook a comprehensive training program, designed comprehensive financial models from scratch, gained practical exposure & learnt valuation techniques. -Designed revenue and expense models for various industries like consumer goods, modern retail, real estate and auto components and created basic macros. -Built dashboards to present models in a summarised manner, created automated reports using models. Learnt the following: * Advanced excel * Building cash flow, P&L… Show more -Undertook a comprehensive training program, designed comprehensive financial models from scratch, gained practical exposure & learnt valuation techniques. -Designed revenue and expense models for various industries like consumer goods, modern retail, real estate and auto components and created basic macros. -Built dashboards to present models in a summarised manner, created automated reports using models. Learnt the following: * Advanced excel * Building cash flow, P&L statements from raw data * Building valuation models from scratch * Visualisation techniques and excel dashboards * Scenario analysis * DCF modelling * Capital budgeting * Assumptions, forecasting, debt and financing schedules * NPV, IRR tests for investment analysis and project selection * MIRR and PBP in excel * Estimating WACC and optimal capital structure * Operational budgeting in Excel Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2022
Ashoka University
Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Leadership and Strategy, 3.68/4 -
2018 - 2021
Ashoka University
B.A. (Hons.), Economics -
2004 - 2018
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
Commerce with Mathematics, Class 12th - 95.5%, Class 10th - 97% (CGPA 10)
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