Experience

Headfone

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Growth and Strategy

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Sugarbox

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Strategy and Growth

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2022



Peel-Works

• India
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Strategy Lead

  • Apr 2019 - May 2020

  Responsible for driving strategic alliances, business growth and end to end ownership of special strategic projects of CEO’s office. I am leading some of the key strategy projects such as pan-India launch of credit program for retailers, payment digitization, private labels, enhancing profitability and strategic partnerships. Responsible for driving strategic alliances, business growth and end to end ownership of special strategic projects of CEO’s office. I am leading some of the key strategy projects such as pan-India launch of credit program for retailers, payment digitization, private labels, enhancing profitability and strategic partnerships.



Indian School of Business

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• MBA

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Post-Graduate Programme in Management (Major in Strategy and Operations) • Sponsorship coordinator, Advaita (business festival of ISB) • ISB Brand Ambassador - Mentored and assisted prospective ISB admits • National finalist (3 out of 550+ teams) at AGON BizSim 4.0, a business simulation challenge held by IIM Ranchi • National finalist at Optimum, a business simulation case competition held by ISB Post-Graduate Programme in Management (Major in Strategy and Operations) • Sponsorship coordinator, Advaita (business festival of ISB) • ISB Brand Ambassador - Mentored and assisted prospective ISB admits • National finalist (3 out of 550+ teams) at AGON BizSim 4.0, a business simulation challenge held by IIM Ranchi • National finalist at Optimum, a business simulation case competition held by ISB



Kohler Co.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Manager- Supply Chain, International Markets

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2018

  • Handpicked by Supply-chain head to lead end to end supply-chain of 15 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) & South-East (SE) Asia o Led team of 5 executives to manage 90+ shipments monthly through effective coordination with 30+ plants globally o Formulated supply-chain processes from scratch to set up business in 9 new geographies of SSA region o Entrusted ownership of all SCM KPI's; designed real time dashboards including- LOTIF, inventory management & logistics cost• Identified portfolio of 380 out of 10K+ SKUs responsible for driving 95% of SSA turnover by analysing market trends & consumer behaviour• Reduced stock out events by 5% by optimizing inventory levels through remodelling reorder and max level of South Africa warehouse• Appreciated by top management for delivering record monthly shipments of INR 80M (3X of average) by redesigning 6 internal processes• Realized annual savings of INR 7M by implementing minimum order value practice to reduce logistics cost of SE Asia region by 25% Show less

• Assistant manager- Demand Planning and S&OP (India Market)

  • Aug 2013 - Mar 2018

  • Sole lead from supply-chain function in 6 membered cross-functional team chaired by CEO to develop 5-year business plan of India• Spearheaded S&OP meetings with cross-functional teams to improve demand plan by analysing sales-impacting market variants o Achieved ~25% improvement in forecast accuracy of large scale projects (100+ establishments) by setting up regular review process • Developed monthly demand plan for 1,200+ products basis sales trend analysis to contribute to India business• Reduced annual inventory holding cost by INR 8M (improved inventory turn of company by 4%) by optimizing safety stock levels • Led 300 bps improvement in order service level from 92% to 95% by analysing historic shipment data to devise demand aggregation model• Liquidated INR 80M worth of SLOB inventory by developing liquidation strategy for slow moving products on dealer portal• Improved new product forecast accuracy by 34% by partnering with category managers to integrate promotional offerings in demand plan Show less

• Pricing strategy for international markets

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2017

  • Formulated pricing strategy for entire portfolio of 1,000+ products for 6 markets of SE Asia• Improved business profitability by 3.5% and retail margin by 7% through competitive pricing model



Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dual degree in Chemical Engineering, Minor degree in Business Management

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2013

  -B.Tech in Chemical Engineering-M.Tech in Chemical Engineering-Minor Degree in Business Management

• Placement cell, Coordinator

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

  Awarded ‘Significant Contribution to Training & Placement Cell’, IIT Delhi, 2011o Led a team of 20 to handle more than 500 companies for placement of 1100+ students and internship of 650o Ensured first time hiring from 30+ reputed companies such as Infoaxe, Indus Insights and Hay Group

• Table-Tennis Captain

  • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  Awarded ‘Significant Contribution to Board for Sports Activities’, IIT Delhi, 2012o Led the team to win Silver medal at two Inter-College tournaments in a year; an unparalleled feat for the team o Revived women’s table-tennis culture through 15+ non competitive events; built and groomed a new team