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Venkata Prashant

Venkata Prashant

Senior Software Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Pricing, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Ecommerce, Grocery, FMCG

  • Education

    • IIT Bombay - Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management

      2015 - 2017
      Masters in Management General Management

      Activities and Societies: Systems Club, Alumni Relations Team, Event Manager Prakalp Avenues 2016 Member System@tics Club: The Systems Club SJMSOM• Coordinated Systems Continuum, leadership lecture with 6 industry stalwarts as speakers • Fostered systems domain knowledge by conducting preparatory sessions for the batch• Designed articles of Systems domain, circulated and added to knowledge repositoryMember Alumni Relations Team• Coordinated Regional Alumni Meet (RAM) across 7 cities attracting healthy participation• Promoted, connected alumni and… Show more Member System@tics Club: The Systems Club SJMSOM• Coordinated Systems Continuum, leadership lecture with 6 industry stalwarts as speakers • Fostered systems domain knowledge by conducting preparatory sessions for the batch• Designed articles of Systems domain, circulated and added to knowledge repositoryMember Alumni Relations Team• Coordinated Regional Alumni Meet (RAM) across 7 cities attracting healthy participation• Promoted, connected alumni and successfully executed Regional Alumni Meet MumbaiEvent Manager Prakalp Avenues 2016• Strategized & executed event by managing 130+ participating teams across 50+ B-Schools• Oversaw complete planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of the event Prakalp Show less

    • National Institute of Technology Silchar

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Chief Coordinator, Tecnoesis 2012, NIT Silchar Activities as Chief Coordinator• Spearheaded a team of 8 members for module Vwarz under Tecnoesis 12• Coordinated with sponsorship team for the Vwarz module under Tecnoesis 12Achievements• Secured 3rd position in Inter Hostel Volleyball Tournament 2012-13• Scored 2nd position in Defense of the Ancients Tournament in Tecnoesis 2012-13• Awarded 3rd position in Table Tennis Tournament 2012-13• Conquered 2nd position Hostel Badminton Tournament NIT Silchar… Show more Activities as Chief Coordinator• Spearheaded a team of 8 members for module Vwarz under Tecnoesis 12• Coordinated with sponsorship team for the Vwarz module under Tecnoesis 12Achievements• Secured 3rd position in Inter Hostel Volleyball Tournament 2012-13• Scored 2nd position in Defense of the Ancients Tournament in Tecnoesis 2012-13• Awarded 3rd position in Table Tennis Tournament 2012-13• Conquered 2nd position Hostel Badminton Tournament NIT Silchar 2011 • National Cadet Corps B-level certificate with A Grading from 3 Assam BN NCC, Silchar 2010-11• Conquered 1st position in Virtual Factory competition in Tecnoesis, NIT Silchar 2009-10• Secured 2nd position in Line Follower Robot Competition in Tecnoesis, NIT Silchar 2009-10• Won 1st position Volleyball Tournament organized by NIT Silchar 2009 Show less

  • Experience

    • Capgemini

      Nov 2013 - Jun 2015
      Senior Software Engineer

      Responsibilities• Standardized testing methodologies by collaborating with Onsite Business & Development teams• Enhanced quality of deliverables by working with Quality Assurance for resolving conflicts across• Accelerated Testing Lifecycle by improving Test Plans & Test Cases resulting in hassle-free testing• Launched Master Test Suit by analyzing Business & Functional Requirements Documents• Mentored and motivated 5 new team members to get fully acquainted with Agile methodologies• Analyzed & tested multiple web based applications in waterfall and agile web development modelsAchievements• Appreciated by client for saving 15 man hours a week throughout project by improving test plans• Received appreciation from client for detecting highest number of 50 bugs in a quarterly release• Optimized team performance & effort by 20% for team of 15 with effective combination of test casesExtra Curricular• Won Silver Medal in corporate level local area network gaming event organized by Capgemini India Show less

    • Saral Designs

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
      Live Project: Define and Execute the Go-to-market Strategy for new product launch Aisha

      • Strengthened and maintained large portfolio of clients by devising and executing sales strategies• Spearheaded new sales & marketing opportunities by developing sales collateral & product literature

    • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

      Apr 2016 - May 2016
      Operations Management Intern

      Warehouse Space Optimization of Raw Materials and Packaging Materials in Goa & Indore plants• Designed Dynamic Space Mapping framework to generate real-time pallet requirement for plants• Analyzed & evaluated data from Warehouse Management System (WMS) to optimize space• Discovered scope for improvement by understanding warehouse space utilization and RMPM inventory mix• Bifurcated total pallets into fixed & buffer to account for variations in Goa & Indore RMPMAchievements• Attained ₹28.3 Lakhs cost saving for Goa & Indore Raw Material and Packaging Material(RMPM) warehouse• Achieved 60% reduction in material retrieval time for 3,532 items at Goa and Indore RMPM warehouse• Reduced space requirement by 11.00% at Goa RMPM warehouse and 11.92% at Indore PM warehouse Show less

    • Pidilite Industries Limited

      Nov 2016 - Dec 2016
      Marketing Intern

      Awarded Pre Placement Interview (PPI)• Digital strategy evaluation of Pidilite, measuring the performance of key digital marketing campaigns• Identify trends and insights, and optimize digital marketing spend and performance based on insights• Defining & executing guidelines and processes for digital dashboard across all business verticals at Pidilite

    • Wipro Limited

      Jun 2017 - Oct 2019

      FMCG focused projects - lead multiple key initiatives and new opportunity assessments across verticals & industries, designed cross functional collaboration frameworks-Involved in Strategy & Operations planning, risk mitigation & project management for top 23 medical clients-Provided insights from Revenue Gap, Operating Margin, Gross pipeline, Order Bookings, & Market Spend

      • Global Consulting Group | Management Consulting

        Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

      • Healthcare & Life sciences | Senior Executive

        Jun 2017 - May 2019

    • Flipkart

      Oct 2019 - Jul 2021
      Planning Manager

      Business Planning & Alphalite-Brand Partnerships for Big Billion Days (BBD’20), FKCD’20 and SCD’20Vendor Flex/Alphalite Program Management, S&OPSupply ChainInstock ManagementInstant Karma Award | Ace Alliance Award | Chandrayaan 2 Award

    • Reliance Retail

      Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
      Senior Manager

      Jio Mart B2C - FMCG, GroceryDriving planning & growthSales and Operations Planning

    • Flipkart

      May 2022 - Nov 2024
      Senior Manager

      FMCG, GroceryP&L Responsibility | Pricing and Promotions | SCM planningValue Champion Award | Instant Karma Award

    • Zepto

      Nov 2024 - now
      Associate Director

      Responsible for pricing and experiments centrallyDesigned and aligned core pricing tenets from scratch for Fresh Categories

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • French Language Certification

      Grande E'cole des Languages
      Jan 2010

    • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

      Coursera
      Mar 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • AdWords Mobile Certification

      Google
      Oct 2016

    • Green Belt Lean Six Sigma

      KPMG
      Oct 2015

    • ISTQB Beginners Level

      ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
      Jan 2014

    • CSCMP Supply Chain Foundations

      CSCMP - Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
      Mar 2024

    • Information Security and Ethical Hacking

      Kyrion Technologies
      Oct 2009

    • Google Analytics Certification

      Google
      Oct 2016

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      eSports/LAN Gaming Capgemini Hyderabd Jun 2015 Won Silver Medal in corporate level local area network gaming event by Capgemini India
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      LAN Gaming/Counterstrike 1.6 NITIE 2015 Secured 2nd position in Counterstrike 1.6 at sport event of NITIE, Josh-15
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      DOTA NIT Silchar 2013 Scored 2nd position in Defense of the Ancients Tournament in Tecnoesis 2012-13
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Table Tennis NIT Silchar 2012 Awarded 3rd position in Table Tennis Tournament 2012-13
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Volleyball Tournament NIT Silchar 2012 Secured 3rd position in Inter Hostel Volleyball Tournament 2012-13
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Badminton Tournament NIT Silchar 2011 Conquered 2nd position Hostel Badminton Tournament NIT Silchar 2011
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Line Follower Robot Competition NIT Silchar 2010 Secured 2nd position in Line Follower Robot Competition in Tecnoesis, NIT Silchar 2009-10
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Virtual Factory Competition NIT Silchar 2010 Conquered 1st position in Virtual Factory competition in Tecnoesis, NIT Silchar 2009-10
    • Awarded to Venkata Prashant
      Volleyball Tournament NIT Silchar 2009 Won 1st position Volleyball Tournament organized by NIT Silchar 2009

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Sales and Marketing

      Issued by Saral Designs on Dec 2015
      Saral DesignsAssociated with Venkata Prashant

    • National Cadet Corps B-level certificate

      Issued by National Cadet Corps on Jan 2011
      National Cadet CorpsAssociated with Venkata Prashant