In continuation with the previous role, my areas of contribution have shifted from pre-sales to a more business strategy position. Now I am more involved with the following:1. Formulating a business strategy to build a roadmap and growth charter.2. Acting as a liaison among the business leadership to navigate the challenges and execute the business plan.3. Managing internal communications while organizing engagement activities to help create bonds within the talent force.4. Working with platform partners to drive joint-marketing initiatives and increase mindshare of target audience at events and social media channels.5. Connecting and forging relations with analyst firms while participating in their studies, and surveys.6. Managing stakeholder coordination to create and sign agreements with partners as per business requirements.7. Collaborating with leaders to construct comprehensive presentations for business reviews, and solicit management feedback to ensure clarity, relevance, and alignment with organizational objectives.8. Improvising plan of action to achieve desired business outcomes based on the guidance and direction.

Broadly, I worked in close coordination with the Business Development Team of Supply Chain Management for niche products in proactive and reactive pre-sales activities.Areas of contribution include:1. Qualifying and Creating leads to nurture relationship and mine market intelligence to generate sales.2. Understanding client’s supply chain requirement and providing a solution to address the business challenges and needs by driving industry specific IT transformation.3. Working with the sales team to develop a selling strategy for the target accounts.4. Creating and delivering effective presentations, case studies of existing engagements, reusable standardized collaterals, capabilities, and other sales tools for the client partner and account manager. 5. Assisting and participating in creation of response (along with financials and RL) to RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs directly as well as with partners to create a winning offer.6. Crafting response/offering deck for analyst surveys in Supply Chain Management space.7. Driving marketing initiative for the practice including internal communication (newsletters, mailers, dashboards & memos), creating assets/artefacts highlighting Cognizant expertise, revamping website and increasing social media footprint.8. Researching industry trends, developing innovative ideas for practice thought leaders and supporting the research, development, and design of consulting and domain mindshare.9. Hosting clients & vendors at office locations as part of relationship building and extending collaboration.

Contributed as an analyst to understand the super food market and recommend the target category and geography.

Worked with the Operations and Supply Chain team on Aggregate Planning, Demand Forecasting, Decision Analysis and Network Flow Modelling. Prepared a digital marketing strategy to increase sales and enhance online presence. Maintained customer relationships by analyzing consumer behaviour from real-time data. Worked with sales team to assess marketing techniques, projections, generate sales leads and prepare sales strategy based on market trends and future potential.

Ensuring smooth operations of Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning systems and other engineering works. Planning and Carrying out preventive maintenance work at Ecospace Business Park by coordinating with clients and addressing and analysing the break down of any machinery of the HVAC and associated systems. Proposing refurbishment and revamping of facilities for smooth operations of Business Park.

Analysed, Planned, and Scheduled maintenance process of the Paper Mill and associated equipment. Supervised on-time rectification & replacement of malfunctioned accessory mechanism and device. Suggest recommendations for improvement of the manufacturing, packaging, and materials handling processes.