Harsh Devnani Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Program Management: Strategy formulation, strategy execution, operations, category management & PnL management for Private Labels (private labels, staples & branded staples) business vertical.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of GBS Advisory - Transformation group in Business Consulting at KPMG India.Select case examples include:•Assisted an Indian publicly listed technology company with their contracting strategy and technical negotiations for a contract worth INR 125 cr. over the course of 5 years with the selected vendor for their F&A, HR and IT process outsourcing post the initial RFP process.•Assisted a Swiss textile machinery manufacturer with a market feasibility study to understand the landscape of Indian market and value chain for a potential setup of a manufacturing plant to expand their existent footprint.-Researched the local market supply chain & competitor landscape.-Conducted VoC (voice of customer) workshops with their current customers to gather insights about their requirements and operations to understand where the client’s machine add value.-Developed local procurement leads & analysed tax structures for establishing a potential production facility to reduce the dependence on China and scale the operations and exports from India.Business Development support activities include but not limited to:•Led research on a Real Estate Asset Management (REAM) value chain and best practices document for a proposal which resulted in the firm winning an engagement worth INR 5.8 million in revenue. Got a chance to present my findings and help bring in revenue for the firm.•Created a PoV document on Semiconductor potential in India for a Private Equity Group and a Tech billionaire’s family office based out of Palo Alto looking to understand and set up a chip design facility in India.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) cluster. • Contributed to various client engagements during the busy season 2020 by performed the following tasks:-Revenue & cash Testing-Accrued Expense (Bonus) testing,-Tie outs-Account reconciliations,-Board minutes, Internal Auditor and Analyst report summarization & validation.• Amongst 3 of the 6 interns who were conferred with a PPO (Pre-Placement Offer)/ full time return offer for the performance during the tenure of my internship. I finally ended up taking a different direction towards Management Consulting in order to explore the business of consulting in India to experiment and try figuring out what is that I want to do in my career.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Part of Yoga and Fitness category. •Worked directly under the Category Manager (CM) and Senior Category Manager/Category Lead, tasked with following:-Cold calling and lead genration-Sales and marketing Pitches-Operations: Professional/Pro (freelancers) onboarding and management; onboarded and managed 50+ professionals across the city of Bangalore to deliver client bookings in a timely manner. •Operations was a major part of my internship since I worked directly with the CM and senior leadership wherein, I learned everything about running a business (category); the risks involved and the tough calls that need to be made in order to generate cash inflow. •The increase in responsibility starting from cold calling to running the operation and keeping track on professionals taught me a lot about the human psyche, behavior and motivations. All in all, it helped me grow as an individual. It taught me more than any course I had ever taken up until that point.

Bachelor Of Commerce, International Finance

High School Diploma, Sociology & Commerce