Zaid Chawla

Experience

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  Wah! Brands

  Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  Summer Intern

  • Involved in backend operations of ‘Chinagrill’, a quick service restaurant chain, at a mall.• Participated in frontend services at a fine dine restaurant ‘Tao’

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  Kiran Foundation

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Project Intern

  • Initiated the process of providing Kiran Foundation’s Scholarship Committee with a bank of local universities that students should attend. The task enabled the team in forming collaborations with Tier 1 universities. • Established a list of all active Pakistan based scholarship funds. • Formed a list of sample questions to support the Kiran Foundation Interview Committee to test Emotional and Intelligence Quotient using behavioral and situational questions.

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  The Citizens Foundation

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  Learning Coach

  • Mentored a class of 12 students to develop Mathematics skills. Overlooked the administration process. • Participated in a service delivery improvement process to enhance the learning experience for future students

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  Hotpod

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Concepts Intern

  • Spearheaded analysis of global and local QSR's brand identity to launch Hotpod’s virtual fast food brands• Led coordination with marketing agency to ensure better customer engagement and visuals • Utilized insights from sales data to optimize menu offerings for Let’s Pizza

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  Bykea

  Sept 2021 - Mar 2022

  Business Development Executive - Bykea Cash

  • Enabled 100+ small and medium sized online merchants and physical retailers to accept digital payments via Bykea Cash Payment Gateway and QR codes respectively.• Scaled monthly Gross & Net Transactions 6x while reporting directly to Chief Information Officer

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  Hilal Foods (Pvt) Ltd.

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Trade Marketing Intern

  • Recorded, analysed and visualised data generated from market visits for Pandakake and Cupkake to identify SOS and Average Facings - identified geographic weak points and frequent stockouts.• Identified how snacking brands in the market had captured the First Moment of Truth at 44 Key Accounts through placement of various POSM. • Enabled the Trade Marketing department to gauge the impact of a price increase by conducting a behavioral analysis survey at 30 General Trade stores.

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  USC Marshall School of Business

  Jan 2024 - May 2024

  Teaching Assistant