Vishal Vijayakumar

Experience

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  Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Summer Research Fellow
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  Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2019

  Engineer

  Engineer - Product Engineering📌 Carried out thermal analysis of 15+ global automobiles, by collaborating with 6+ stakeholders, to reduce physical testing dependency by approximately 9%📌 Improved the time-to-market of the models by approximately 7% and enhanced the cost savings from 5% to 8%, through virtual simulations📌 Analyzed and implemented initiatives to improve vehicle durability by approximately 10%, by brainstorming and collaborating with cross-functional teams📌 Collaborated with the industrial engineering team in the plant, working on process improvement initiatives to reduce the overall manufacturing cost by approximately 8% Show less

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  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  Senior Club Coordinator, SCOPE – The Supply Chain, Operations & Energy Club

  📌 Organized KPMG LSS - Green Belt workshop for 100+ students and plant visit to Coca Cola bottling plant for 50 students, for enriching the domain knowledge📌 Created a culture for Operations and SCM through our knowledge series (LOGonKaGyan) consisting of 50+ articles, on LinkedIn and other platforms, keeping students aware of the upcoming technologies

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  Mars

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Live Project

  Objective: Modern Trade & E-commerce strategy for a healthy snack📌 Carried out an in-store study to understand the packaged healthy snacks market and the latest trends📌 Conducted survey with 200+ potential customers to understand the product category perception📌 Analysed the product data and conducted 30 in-depth interviews to identify the customers' eagerness to purchase📌 Formulated Go-To-Market strategy for both Modern Trade & E-commerce channels

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  Carborundum Universal Limited

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Marketing Intern

  Objective: Identification of new markets for entry and the associated GTM strategies for the Abrasive products📌 Conducted market research & analyzed data to understand the abrasives market for 5 products, & identified 6+ metrics to streamline the potential global markets for entry📌 Analyzed international markets through the lens of industrial importance, company's global presence, international trade, & government initiatives, to prioritize the markets📌 Formulated and recommended a Go-To-Market strategy, comprising of channel strategies, for 4+ global markets, to expand its global footprint in the next 5-15 years Show less

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  Nestlé

  Sept 2020 - Sept 2020

  Marketing Intern

  Objective: Market Assessment study for A2 and Organic Milk, for a particular Target Group📌 Conducted secondary research for understanding the perception of A2 and Organic milk in India📌 Analysed social listening data and trends to identify consumer patterns & behaviors📌 Created 2 branded and 2 unbranded communication by engaging with external agencies, for testing the brand concepts on the Target Groups

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  Cognizant

  May 2021 - Mar 2023

  Senior Business Development Analyst

  Senior Business Development Analyst Awards:🎯 Presented with a Bronze award for excellent performance in 2022 Quarter 1Role:📌 Analyzed business requirements and competitors' insights for numerous proposals, including a few digital experience proposals, to construct business cases for North American clients📌 Engaged in sales negotiations with the clients & proactively identified & proposed new opportunity areas for strategic accounts, thus significantly enhancing the time-to-market📌 Created the industry POVs, pitchdecks, & client presentations with a positioning strategy to increase revenue from our existing accounts & also expand our accounts📌 Independently managed & collaborated with 20+ stakeholders, across cadres, globally and internally, to secure complex proposals📌 Proposed future-ready roadmaps for agile projects by collaborating with the various technology teams to significantly reduce the clients' operational expenditure Show less

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  Everest Group

  Mar 2023 - now

  Senior Analyst