Ankita Sahay

Experience

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  Reliance Industries Limited

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Project Intern

  Trend Forecasting in Home Furnishing - conclusive estimation accuracy based on an intensive market study for the upcoming season

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  ITC Limited

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Project Intern

  Improving outcome in cutting section, resulting in 33% increase in daily productionKeywords: Eliminate non-value adding operations, Improve process flow and resource allocation

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  Turtle Limited

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Production Coordinator

  Managing in-house manufacturing processes, controlling production lines based on product specifications, meeting deadlinesUnderstanding products from the design and product team, acting as the single point of contact for vendors and manufacturers

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  ITC Limited

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

  Project Intern

  Developing Quality Manual & Comprehensive Quality Systems, awarded as the Best Graduation ProjectKeywords: Product Quality Rating System (PQRS), Quality Index (QI), Zero Defects, 0-AQL, Bespoke

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  Methods Apparel Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd.

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Consultant

  Project Management: Leading multiple projects in merchandising, working with major buyers in multiple product category (Esprit, Tommy Hilfiger, Zara, ANF, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren and others) and developing customized software tools for the clientsSystem implementation: Implementing quality programs based on the client’s factory set-up & product specifications, studying major buyers & developing customized programs to meet requirementsContent Development: Developing program courses & training modules on various technical subjects for organizations like AEPC (India), ATDC (India), IL&FS (India), TaFTC (Singapore), University of Cambodia, University of Ethiopia, co-edited various articles in Stitch World and Apparel Online Show less

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  ThreadSol - Challenge The Present

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016

  Principal Consultant

  Business Development: Managed all aspects of customer acquisition, interaction and stakeholder management, contract negotiations and outcome delivery for 5+ leading apparel manufacturers of South-AsiaProduct Management: Steer-headed the development of company's innovative product suite for material optimization. Owned product road-map, functional feature set, pricing model, customer deployments and adoptionsProject Implementation: Developed & led teams of teams for 20+ projects in material planning and utilization in apparel manufacturing factories across South-Asia. Closed 100% of pilot programs with successful implementations, driving on at least 10% reduction in material cost managementContent Management: Developed & implemented software training programs for successful long term adoption in 20+ factories in multiple geographies (India, China, South America, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.) Show less

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  Gravitas AI

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Design Consultant, Products

  Product Designing: Created complete visual and interaction design for TINA (Tireless AI Teammate chatbot) for open ended conversation and information distribution. Led sessions for user research, compiled usability testing and incorporated feedback loop for various universities and hospitals.

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  Freelance

  Dec 2020 - now

  UX Designer

  Conceptualized and designed user experience and flow for multiple responsive websites, for both web and mobile interactions. Overhauled worker interface for pharmaceutical inventory and sales channel management, which enabled real-time interaction through mobile app.

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  Oracle

  Apr 2022 - now

  Operations Manager

  Partners to Consulting Executive Leadership, Sales, Engagement Management, Consulting Managers and Consultants across business to identify staffing strategies.Planning and engaging resources, increasing efficiencies and meeting financial metrics by utilizing system data and reports to manage areas like billability, forecast and supply/demand.