Strategy and Business
Development
A Japanese education and publishing business, with language schools and ESL centres, required a go-to-market strategy for their expansion in a new geography
To assess the Indian market for a pre-school, subscription-based, home-delivery package
Market assessments and developing market entry strategies
Project Lead Ex McKinsey consultant with 14+ years experience in product strategy and marketing. Presently running a start-up gamifying maths for K-5
Jr. Consultant with 8 years of experience in strategy consulting
2 month project with part-time capacity
Oversaw and drove basic research of the Indian landscape
Developed a business case outlining potential for the business over 3-5 years
Tech based food start-up offering a first-of-its kind automated retail marketplace connecting consumers and fresh food providers
Build a strategic road map for aggressive expansion in Indian cities
Market assessment and market research; utilizing project based resources to fuel growth in target cities
Team Lead: Harvard Business School Graduate and ex-McKinsey Consultant with 25 years of experience in strategy planning and designing roadmaps with global industrial/ technology companies
Financial Modelling and Research Analyst: Columbia MBA, ex-EY Consultant with strategy consulting, due diligence, financial modelling and market research expertise
6 weeks onsite and remote project, with part-time support from Team Lead and full-time support from the analyst
Developed a detailed road-map for 3-5 years with a city-wide scale-up plan and financials
Defined key objectives based on drivers and key players identified in target cities
Marketing &
Sales
A construction material manufacturer with a strong presence in the government projects sector
They were looking to build a new private sector business
Identify the best marketing approaches being leveraged by leading firms in the building and construction space
Understand the planning and execution stages in the universe of architects, interior designers and private developers
Lead Consultant: An Ex- INSEAD Marketing professional with more than 16 years of experience across Telecom, Chemicals, FMCG Packaged foods and BFSI industry. Previously developed and spearheaded the India entry strategy from scratch for an international telecom company
Industry Specific Experts: 10+ hours of calls with marketing and sales experts of home furnishing companies and end users, ie. interior design and architecture firms, were instrumental in formulate the segmentation strategy
2 months project with both remote and onsite support for a capacity of 4 days per week
Defined contours of loyalty and engagement programs for customer acquisition and retention
Designed marketing initiatives across offline and online channels
An Ed-tech start-up, funded by a leading global foundation; operates 73 learning centres and has school partners in 11 states in India, offering classroom courses, online training programs for foundations (Class VIII-X) and IIT JEE and NEET classes
Looking for a Senior Sales Consultant to support their sales team
Evaluate the overall B2C sales strategy for different offline channels and identify what's working and what needs attention - assess trends over time, by channel and by region
Refine the overall sales strategy as needed to achieve the targets set, based on discussions with the CEO and senior management
Ex CMO, Business and Product / Innovation Head; now an entrepreneur & growth consultant, with experience in Financial Services & FinTech, Kids & Education, Food & Beverages, helping start-ups and large enterprises with their Marketing, Growth, Sales and Product Strategy and execution
6 months project with full time support from the consultant
Identified new opportunities (including events & partnerships) to drive performance and market share expansion across markets
Developed new sales aids and materials needed to support the sales team
Established an effective tracking mechanism to review performance along key metrics
Supply chain/
Operations
A tech based and skill development focussed intra-city logistics start-up that connects logistics consumers with providers
They are focused on organising the mini-truck transportation market in India
Explore best practices in setting up warehouses and micro-warehouses with a special focus on opportunity sizing, operational excellence and technology set-up
Conduct secondary research with insights on micro-warehousing trends in last mile deliveries in emerging markets in Asia
Senior professional with 25+ years in consulting (ex-Accenture) and execution of customer initiatives within several multicultural start-ups and established business climates (U.S.A., Europe, India)
Had experience of delivering a large greenfield warehouse, process transformation, logistics automation and WMS software for automobile manufacturers
1 month project with a capacity of 2-3 days per week with both remote and on-site support in Bangalore
Built the journey map, meta use cases and the SOP
Implemented best practices , safety and security, pilferage control, technology, metrics and measurement for warehouse set up
A multinational pharmaceutical company focused on providing high-quality and affordable medicines in Europe and beyond
The client had recently acquired a manufacturing asset in India and was looking to successfully integrate it
Looking to get a detailed local integration roadmap and strategy designed and to have it implemented
An ISB and IIT graduate and supply chain professional with 20 years+ experience across Pharma, FMCG, Chemicals and Consulting. Experience of developing business processes around supply planning, demand planning and inventory norms across multiple projects while working for a Fortune 500 professional services company
6 months project with onsite support in Delhi and full-time capacity
Designed a local integration roadmap with clearly defining timelines, milestones and resources
Successful execution of integration and deal value creation plan, including strategic, operational and financial initiatives | Identified areas of risk and defined response strategy
Human
Resources
A top tier consulting firm working with a manufacturing giant and were looking for a Talent Acquisition Consultant to recruit multiple teams of front end salesmen across the country
Source candidates through network, searches and referrals | Drive and manage conversions including screening and interviews | working on key policies and process excellence to ensure internal controls and systems are in place
A Talent Acquisition Specialist with 12 years of experience with firms like Wipro, Reliance Retail and Springboard. Expertise across talent acquisition, on-boarding, performance management, employee management, recruitment and HR policies
3 months engagement with both onsite and remote support in across different locations
Hired 400+ sales professionals across India for 30 distributors and 120 locations
Set up the recruitment process for the firm's future needs
An independent energy company exclusively focused developing, operating and scaling wind energy projects in India (with a project pipeline of circa 900MW) required support from a sr. HR specialist
Identifying & helping establish the key HR practices & organisational structure needed for a high-growth company with a start-up culture
Identifying the right partners to help the company hire and structuring an effective recruitment process for the next 6 months - 1 year
MBA in Strategy and an M.A. in Human Resource Management, with 15 years of managerial and leadership experience in designing and implementing people strategies. Experienced in organisation redesigning, organisation restructure, compensation & benefits, recruitment and HR processes
6 month project with both onsite and remote support of 15-18 hours per week in Delhi
Reviewed and refined HR policies and processes
Worked closely with CEO and top management to address people issues and assist in other HR related matters e.g. annual objectives, performance reviews etc. | Built the hiring process, including formalizing the hiring partners, from the ground up
Information
Technology
A leading management consultancy was looking for an expereinced consultant to help them with a technology assessment of an online/omni-channel retail company
Driving a comparison and scalability assessment; analysing warehouse technology and systems including design optimization, inventory and SKU management
Customer analytics assessing price elasticity capabilities, customer cohorts analysis, targeting and retention
A digital transformation & product development expert with 16+ years of experience (former Sr. product manager at Amazon)
Extensive international experience of building high performance teams & intellectual property; expertise in digital transformation, product management, e-commerce and tech due diligence
3 weeks project with a mix of onsite and remote support across Bangalore and Mumbai
Scalability assessment for the company along with a competitor platform comparison and analysis
Streamlined the entire delivery analytics; oder allocation to service providers, route planning, SLA/KPI management etc
A leading Indian healthcare organisation was looking to engage with a technology consultant to build a new digital platform
Spearhead planning of the project, decide scope of software product, schedule tasks and event
Undertake End-to-end project planning including estimation, resource planning, etc
A tech entrepreneur and experienced product management professional with 14+ years of experience in the technology sector and proven skills in building and managing high performance teams, intellectual property, product management, ecosystem development, machine learning and data sciences
3 months project with fulltime onsite support in Hyderabad
Supported the client with delivery and overall project management
Managed stakeholders and ensured timeliness and quality of deliverables
Resolved conflict and interfaced problems within the project
Finance
An international development charity in the media and communications space
Develop a business plan to assess the feasibility of setting up an independent, local entity in the health, sanitation, financial literacy and education sectors, focussed on creating content across platforms, designing digital services, providing strategic consultancy etc
Team Lead: An ex top-tier Strategic and Institutional Development consultant with 20+ years of experience in healthcare and development focused on delivery of services (health, education, media, telecom etc.)
Financial Modeller: Ex- Deloitte consultant with 8 years of experience in financial modelling as well as primary and secondary research. Strong experience in economic growth & development sector assignments
Secondary Research Analyst: An IT engineer and MBA finance professional with 5 years experience in consulting, research, financial analysis. An ex Analyst at KPMG Research
6 weeks remote and onsite project with full-time support from the Financial Modeller and part-time capacity from Team Lead and Analyst
Detailed 3-5-years business plan based on key assumptions, business drivers and risks
Presentation of synthesis of research & analysis, explaining structure of the business plan
A Brazil based company that specialises in Land Regularization in illegally occupied urban areas
They were looking for support in the form of analysis, data modelling and structuring of a Social Bond
Review, test and validate the key assumptions underlying the financial modelling
Compare target returns over different time frames with competing financial products
An Ex- KPMG Consultant with global experience in Assurance and Corporate Finance; previously led the Chief Strategy Office for an award-winning tech start-up HQ-ed in California
6 weeks project with full time remote support
External benchmarking from similar products in other parts of the world, other sectors and pressure testing assumptions as also return expectation
Validated and tested the underlying model and business logic
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