Praveen Vasanthakumar

Experience

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  Freight Systems India Pvt. Ltd

  Jun 2003 - Jan 2005

  Sales Specialist

  > Help define new market opportunities and create value proposition for the company> Negotiate freight rates with carriers> Achieve set targets and contribute to development and growth of business, plan contacts for customer retention and proactively meet customers’ requirements.> Develop and maintain strong understanding and insight on the development of key competitors, their value propositions including products, services, pricing strategies, marketing focus, key markets etc. Show less

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  Straive

  Feb 2005 - Aug 2006

  Analyst

  > Worked on industry research, competitor analysis, market studies, business development etc.> Focus industries include logistics, oil & gas, retail

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  Infiniti Research

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2008

  Senior Analyst

  > Custom Reports: Worked on Market research/Competitive Intelligence in the areas of study of market potential, identifying industry drivers, analyzing market entry strategies, assessing market size, forecasting market potential etc. > Worked on industries like logistics, energy and retail

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  Capgemini Invent

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2022

  > Program management for implementation of an Application Portfolio Management tool for a tech client to consolidate more than 500 applications into the APM tool to act as a single source of truth and conduct assessments related to application modernization, cloud migration, decommissioning, replacement etc. - The engagement involved creating use cases pertaining to governance of the tool, conducting user demos, UAT analysis, presenting findings to SteerCo and further coordinating with stakeholders for data migration, training of users etc. Show less > Led the Capgemini Invent Strategy team in Bangalore and was responsible for a global delivery model, a team of 30 consultants. Other responsibilities included:- Marketing activities such as increasing repeat business, identifying account expansion activities, solutioning, negotiating contract terms, implementing marketing activities etc.- Operational activities such as overseeing SLA compliance, planning timelines and budgets, maintaining project pipeline & utilization reports, managing recruitment, training programs etc.> Worked across industries such as ICT, CPR, Transportation, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Financial Services, Energy, Utilities etc. Show less > Created a digital assessment model for a Belgium retailer to analyze the As-is digital capabilities of the retailer> Created a leading practice analysis for a Dutch consumer products manufacturer to highlight major digital solutions used by FMCG players to help optimize their sales force digitization> Identified and benchmarked leading eCommerce KPI’s for a leading Swedish furniture retailer, against its competitors> Market study for a 3PL provider, to explore potential opportunities for the future of SCM and anticipate how the business might adapt to be future proof in 2020 and beyond Show less

  • Program Manager - Marketing Automation

    Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Program Manager - Cloud Migration

    Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Program Manager - Product Implementation

    May 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Program Manager - Consumer & Market Insights

    Jun 2018 - May 2019

  • Practice Lead - Strategy Advisory

    Jan 2015 - May 2018

  • Innovation Project Manager

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  • Senior Consultant - Strategy & Advisory

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
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  EY

  Mar 2022 - now

  Assistant Director
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  EY

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  Assistant Director