Resume of Anubhav Agarwal, Updated as of September 2012

1. ANUBHAV AGARWAL, 26 M: +91 9930868619
Consultant, Life Sciences Email: anubhavagarwal7@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE 39 MONTHS
Cognizant Business Consulting (Domain: Life-Sciences) Pune
Consultant May’12-present
 Business Operations Transformation for a India Top-10 Generic Pharmaceutical
o Analyzed and documented business processes across the technical operations through multiple client meetings and workshops
o Key areas analyzed were Product Development, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management and Quality Management
o Distilled opportunities with respect to process improvement, RACI mapping and enabling systems
 RFP Response – ERP Assessment for a niche medical device manufacturer(US)
o Performed preliminary research and authored the key sections of approach and methodology in the baseline version
IBM Global Business Services (Domain: Consumer Electronics) Pune
SAP Consultant July’ 07- June’10
 Designing & implementing SAP applications (Material Management and Supply Chain Management)
 Responsible for application changes in Demand Planning as part of a Business process re-engineering project
 Led a team of 5 in a knowledge sharing platform for over 100 consultants at IBM Pune
o Resulted in pool of ready reference collateral for consultants, assisting in enhanced delivery across verticals and Risk mitigation
Professional Accomplishments
 Nominated for annual ‘Consulting Engagement Execution’ training within a month of joining CBC
 Awarded a certificate for 'Outstanding Contribution’ to Panasonic Account of IBM in 2009 among 90 practitioners across all practices
 Designed a project management and tracking solution for senior management. Reduced management efforts by 20%
MBA INTERNSHIPS
MIEBACH CONSULTING, Bangalore (Domain: Logistics) (9 Weeks)
 Business plan to establish a 3PL entity in a joint-venture setting in Saudi Arabia; Investment worth 10 Mn USD
o Understanding and mapping client's business and revenue aspirations to joint investment models in 3PL sphere
o Developing strategy scenarios with different asset ownership models, service portfolio design and target segments
o Modeling each strategy scenario for resource requirements and detailed financial projections till expected business stabilization
Shri Prem Das Rai’s office (Member of Parliament, Sikkim Constituency, Lok Sabha) (6 weeks)
 Public Policy Assessment and Analysis of centrally sponsored schemes in Sikkim
o Analyzed design pertinence, implementation and impact of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS),
investigated projects worth ~11 crore INR
o Developed a state level governance model for improving monitoring of the scheme in Sikkim.
o Impact: Our work was presented to all District Collectors of Sikkim and was covered by Sikkim Media (Sikkim Now, Print)
EDUCATION
o M.B.A from S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai (2010-2012)
o B. Tech(Electronics) from National Institute of Technology, Surat (2003-2007)
Scholastic Achievements:
o Runners-up in 3000 teams, Grand Finale,LIME’11(India’s Biggest Business Strategy competition sponsored by HUL & CNBC)
 Indian Railways: Turnaround and growth strategy for Indian Railways. Presented to Dinesh Trivedi, Union Minister (Railways)
 FMCG: Market Development for Hair Conditioners (HUL).Presented to VP, Laundry, South Asia, Unilever and GM, Hair care, HUL
 Automotive: Sustain Market Leadership for BMW. Presented to Marketing Head, BMW India and VP, Customer Development, Unilever
Research & Publications:
o Designed a majors’ course in strategy for self as a research subject in second year MBA, only one to do so in the batch’12
o Published a case on ‘Vertical Integration Strategy’ in the prestigious ‘Journal of Strategic Management Education’ by Senate Hall
Publications
MBA LIVE PROJECTS
 Zenesys Consulting, 2011 : Market potential and Competitive landscape analysis of US DVD Kiosk industry (5 Weeks)
o Identified demographics of an ideal consumer and devised a growth strategy for an existing player based on competitive intelligence
o Made final presentation to the client team consisting of CEO and Marketing Heads
 Rediff.com, 2011: Go To Market Strategy for Rediff Playgully, a Social Gaming platform (4 Weeks)
o Devised and executed a strategy for content partnership - worked with clients across China, Australia, Austria and USA
o Rewarded for achieving 15% conversion ratio and exceeding content partnership targets by 300%
EXTRA CURRICULAR/INTERESTS
 Runner’s-up in basketball at national level inter b-school sports fest. Was a member SPJIMR’s basketball team
 Avid Trekker – trekked extensively in Western Ghats and North-Western Himalayas
 Theatre Enthusiast – was a core member of SPJIMR’s theatre production team. Led sponsorship and Public Relations.
 Started a quizzing club in graduation college and represented college twice at national level quizzing contests, was also part of SPJIMR’s
quizzing team