Aishwarya Prasad

Experience

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  Projects and Development India Limited

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Intern
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  Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi

  Aug 2016 - May 2018

  Executive Member, Corporate Relations and Placement Committee

  The Corporate Relations Committee is a team of highly motivated students who work towards building long term and symbiotic relationship between the institute and the industry by establishing best student-organisation fit. The team works to provide industry exposure to the students through interaction with the industry experts.My Roles and Responsibilities included: • Manage Campus-Corporate Relationship through initiatives like live projects, guest lectures, seminars and conclaves, internships and placements.• Establishing and sustaining tie-ups with industry associates, managing the activities related to internships and placements.• Developing synergy among different student bodies for placement related activities.• Major projects undertaken - Alumni Engagement, Corporate Leaders association, Interaction with corporate recruiters, organising Interactions. Show less

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  Lava International Limited

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Intern

  •Worked in the Purchase and Planning Department of LAVA International Ltd. on 2 projects•As part of the Supplier Process Improvement undertook field visits to study existing business processes at supplier end•Identified and analyzed the areas of improvement and developed remedial measures for implementation•Conducted a study on the various verticals of Purchase to identify and select major KPIs to be used in development of dashboard •Was awarded a Pre Placement Interview (PPI) from LAVA for excellent performance during the tenure of the internship Show less

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  Charoen Pokphand Group Co.,Ltd.

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2019

  Management Trainee - Leadership Development Program

  The Future Leader Program, the flagship Leadership Program of CP Group, was established with a vision to build and develop new potential leaders with capabilities to lead other people to drive the Group successfully. The program applies the "action learning" methodology which allows us to spearhead the existing business projects and hence, learn to manage and improve the business processes in a real business environment. Roles & Responsibilities•Spearheaded the existing business projects in several businesses of the group in a real business environment•Worked in culturally diverse teams with participants from 15 nationalities•Exposure to various business with diverse learnings and responsibilities as below:Chester’s – QSR Business•Developed a thorough understanding of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) business•Highlighted the problem areas in the existing processes and devised corrective strategies for the same•Worked on promotional campaigns and developed marketing strategy to increase the sales and ticket count Makro – Wholesale Retail Business•Developed a feasible and sustainable delivery model for the business covering cost-benefit analysis for delivery, delivery route planning, identifying potential customers, developing a pricing and promotion strategy to attract more customers•Achieved delivery sales of more than 150,000 THB within 1 month•Received appreciation from the Senior Chairman, Senior Vice Chairman, Group CEO and other Senior Executives for developing the delivery strategy•Also worked on the mobile wallet platform and developed strategies to increase its customer baseFive Star Chicken – QSR Business•Understood the business model with a focus on developing Corporate Brand Identity, QSC Standards, logistics model•Leveraged the understanding of the Thailand Business Model to identify the gaps in the Indian business and suggested improvements Show less

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  LOTS Wholesale Solutions

  Mar 2019 - May 2021

  Category Manager - FMCG Food

  Managing the Snacks category within FMCG Food Division with a portfolio value of ~ INR 20 million•Handling the overall growth strategy for the category by maintaining a sharp assortment for focus customer groups, ensuring competitive pricing for the products and developing the visual merchandising plan•Strategizing month on month category & revenue growth with a complete ownership of the P&L for Snacks category•Developing & on boarding new vendors & managing relationships with existing brands & their end to end needs with a mix of national brands as well as regional brands•Negotiating best in class Terms of Trade with the vendors and developing brand strategies in partnership by analyzing and selecting the best route to market strategies•Optimizing the working capital by planning the forecasts for products and managing the inventory in order to ensure in store availability of products•Reviewing market research to anticipate typical consumer buying trends & translate evolving needs of the consumer into relevant marketing strategies•Hands On experience with cross functional teams including Central Ordering, Store Operations, Marketing, Commercial Finance etc. Show less

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  Delhi Duty Free Services

  May 2021 - Jul 2024

  Fashion & Confectionery • Driving strategic buying across diverse product sub-categories like Apparel, Jewelry, Leather Goods, Watches and Sunglasses with luxury brand partners such as BOSS, Armani Exchange, Victoria’s Secret, Swarovski, Montblanc, Swatch Group, Luxottica, Thelios Confectionery & Souvenirs:•Create business strategies, annual Terms of Trade (TOT), Joint Business Plans (JBP) and manage vendor negotiations•Work closely with vendors to develop annual promotional calendars and marketing activations to drive business•Prepare monthly Open to Buy to plan inventory, considering lead times and required optimum inventory stock days•Liaison with Logistics & Warehouse team to plan Route To Market (RTM) for shipments

  • Senior Manager -Buying

    May 2023 - Jul 2024

  • Manager - Buying

    May 2021 - May 2023
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  Heinemann Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

  Nov 2024 - now

  Category Marketing Lead - Liquor, Tobacco & Confectionery