Ramesh Babu M

Management Consultant

Hyderabad, Telangana, India10 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in Automotive and E-Mobility strategy
Led strategy for a $6B Automotive Business Unit
IIT-IIM graduate with diverse industry experience

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in the Automotive and E-Mobility sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

StrategyMergers & Acquisitions (m&a)Management ConsultingAutomotiveMarket EntrySales

Other Skills

Market AssessmentsBusiness StrategyDue DiligenceProject ManagementAnalyticsCorporate Strategy

About

Ramesh is a seasoned consulting/ strategy professional with ~10 yrs of overall experience. He brings in extensive experience across Automotive/ E-Mobility industry (OEMs/ Tier-1/ Tier-2 player and 2W/3W/PV/ LCV segments). Currently, he is leading strategy for Automotive BU (>$6B revenue) of TE Connectivity (a global Tier-2 supplier with >$16B revenue) with a special focus on E-Mobility/ Electric Vehicles. He is an IIT-IIM graduate, Half-Marathon runner, organizer of competitive Half-Marathons. TE work ex: All things Automotive/ EV/ E-Mobility/ electric vehicles. Strategy and M&A Avalon work ex: Started as Consultant. Grown in the organization to become Engagement Manager. Primarily worked across automotive, agribusiness, chemical sectors Bajaj work ex: Led sales of KTM (two-wheeler) and Bajaj (three-wheelers) Reliance work ex: All things chemical engineering. Led the commissioning of India’s first (and global second largest) Butyl Rubber plant.

Experience

Te connectivity

Manager Corporate Strategy and M&A - Automotive

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Bangalore / Hyderabad

TE Connectivity is a $16B revenue company which is primarily into supplying mission-critical components to multiple industries including Auto, Communication, Industrial (Tier-2 Supplier).
I work with BU leadership to develop and manage end-to-end strategy for the Auto BU (>$6B rev) including - Identifying growth areas, Making Go/No-Go assessments, Evaluating organic/inorganic choices, Strategic M&A, Due diligence of potential targets
Areas of work: All things EV/ Auto ( Battery, Inverter, Converter, Onboard charger, Power electronics, Busbars, Architecture evolution), Mission critical connectors (High voltage/ EV/ low voltage Signal/ power/ data), New age materials (Adhesives), Edge Computing
Key Select Projects
1. Develop comprehensive Strategy Roadmap for the Auto BU (>$6B rev) for next 5 years
2. Identification of next generation of growth opportunities for Auto (specially in EV space)
2. Evaluating Go/No-Go choices to enter select opportunities
3. Evaluating the Organic/ Inorganic entry choices
4. M&A Target identification and due-diligence of potential targets
5. Execution of market entry via organic methods
6. Track the global auto markets (EV/ PHEV/ Hybrid/ FCEV/ ICE/ 48V) monthly to finetune the strategy
Other works
1. Support leadership in communicating the strategy to Board of Directors
2. Develop the sustainability strategy (Scope 1/2/3) roadmap

Management ConsultingAutomotiveStrategyMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Avalon consulting

3 roles

Engagement Manager

Oct 2021 – Jan 2022 · 3 mos

Started as a consultant and grown in the organization to become Engagement Manager. Worked across automotive and agribusiness verticals. Extensive experience in automotive (2W, 3W, LCV, MHCV segments, Tier-1) with wide variety of projects (NPD, international expansion, network development, market entry)
Select projects - Auto
NPD and international expansion for a leading Indian OEM [Client rev ~$2.7B] - Identified new product opportunity in the Indian LCV (sub-2-ton payload) segment. And identified few suitable international markets for the new product introduction and developed GTM strategy. Conducted extensive customer research for drafting the first iteration of spec sheet
Network development: Network development for a global 2W OEM across the Indian market in limited time [Client rev ~$1.7B]
Market assessment: Worked on a thought paper which estimated the 2031 MHCV demand accounting for current and future developments such as new axle norms, GST, dedicated freight corridor
Market entry: Evaluated the global market attractiveness of a specific auto component for a leading Tier-1 supplier [Client rev ~$1B]
International expansion: Evaluated the attractiveness of the China market for hydraulic cylinder tubes application and developed GTM strategy for a leading Tier-1 supplier [Client rev ~$1B

Management ConsultingAutomotive

Senior Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2020 – Sep 2021 · 11 mos

Select projects - Agribusiness and others
Agribusiness
Turnaround strategy: Developed and implemented a turnaround strategy for a leading hybrid seeds company for 3X revenue growth [Client revenue ~$45M]
Market entry: Identified suitable markets and evaluated attractiveness for a biomaterial developed by leading Indian agri-inputs company [Client revenue ~$1.1B]
Diversification strategy: Evaluated ~1000-acre landbank for a leading Indian business house to diversify into processed food space
International expansion: Evaluated the attractiveness of Indonesian market for 5 agri commodities and developed GTM strategy for leading global agribusiness firm [Client revenue ~$33B]
Transaction support: Supported a leading global agribusiness firm in bidding for a wheat processing unit in Saudi Arabia [Client revenue ~$33B]
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Paper and Packaging
Market entry: Evaluated the attractiveness of Indian corrugated box, kraft paper market for a leading paper manufacturer and developed GTM strategy for market entry [Client revenue ~$0.6B]
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Chemicals
Market entry: Evaluated the attractiveness of Indian flame retardant market for a leading global bromine suppler [Client revenue ~$7B]

Management ConsultingAutomotive

Consultant

Feb 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

Analyzed the impact of COVID 19 on ~1500 Indian companies across the sectors. The analysis got featured across news. Online version can be accessed at http://www.consultavalon.com/insights/the-avalon-pandemic-test-impact-of-covid-19-on-indian-inc/

Management ConsultingAutomotive

Bajaj auto ltd

Management Trainee - ASM

Jun 2018 – Feb 2019 · 8 mos · Pune Area, India

Led the sales of KTM (2W) and Bajaj (3W) business.

AutomotiveStrategySales

Reliance industries limited

Engineer Technology IIR & HPIB

Jul 2013 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Jamnagar

Led the commissioning of India's first Butyl Rubber (IIR) and Isobutylene (HPIB) complex. Managed operations of Alkylation complex (Sulfuric Acid Based Tech).