Ashwani Kumar

Product Manager

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in telecom and technology sectors.
  • Expert in driving product innovation and revenue expansion.
  • Proven track record in managing complex product portfolios.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Management expert in Telecommunications and Technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementStrategyProgram ManagementManagement ConsultingBusiness Transformation

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentChemical EngineeringCross-functional Team LeadershipDatabase AdministrationDigital StrategyEmployee TrainingGembaGo-to-Market StrategyGoal OrientedInspectionJioMobiLockKaizen LeadershipLeadershipManagementMicrosoft Office

About

#Transformational Leader | Product Management Expert | Driving Growth & Innovation# 👉 Ashwani's experiences build around Business Strategy, Operations and Consulting. Problem Solving and Structured Thinking are his core competencies that come along with a strong business acumen, multi cultural work experience, and an entrepreneurial spirit to maximize client and organisational satisfaction and help them realize sustainable competitive advantage. ↘️Hear from him what he has to say about himself :) “As a seasoned business leader with over 10 years of experience in the telecom and technology sectors, I excel at driving product innovation, growth, and revenue expansion. My expertise lies in managing complex product portfolios, leading cross-functional teams, and developing strategic partnerships. With a proven track record of delivering high-impact results, I am passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems and drive business outcomes. My experience spans product management, business strategy, team leadership, and partnership development. I am excited to connect with like-minded professionals, thought leaders, and innovators who share my passion for driving growth, innovation, and excellence”. 👉 In his experience as Management and Strategy consultant, he has helped multiple clients in different sectors to build and execute successful strategies. Chemicals, Pulp & paper, Oil& Gas, Petrochem, Telecommunication are the major sectors where he has closely worked with the Top Management of leading firms to bring Business, Operational, Process, HR, Sales, and Digital Transformation related projects. 👉 Prior to completing his MBA, as a production manager, he has successfully led multicultural teams with a shared vision based on proactive problem-solving, handling automation projects and operations management. He has a great passion for working with new technologies in different manufacturing functions in order to achieve new benchmarks of operational excellence including cost optimization, waste reduction and overall enhanced productivity of the existing processes. Overall, he is a hard-working, achievement-oriented, perseverant and highly optimistic person with exceptional analytical, decision-making, problem-solving and management skills that enable him to organize activities in a fast and speedy team environment. His deep interest and experience in strategy, business and operations, and team leadership enable him to use his skills for winning!

Experience

11 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Jio

Product Strategy and Management

Mar 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Navi mumbai

  • Devices (Products and Services) Strategy, GTM, Lifecycle Performance and Analytics - 4G feature-phones & 5G phones
  • product conception of creating a product portfolio
  • establish market competitive and benchmarked product requirements with customer value propositioning and the unfair advantage
  • manage and indicate the product roadmap features on a high level and feature level to ensure device pragmatism
  • GTM and product market launch
  • Device analytics and life cycle management
  • Program management (New Technology roll out)
  • part of 5G program management team to ensure India’s largest and fastest True5G network roll out Pan India from Devices side
  • Leadership and management reporting
Product ManagementStrategyGo-to-Market StrategyProgram ManagementDigital Strategy

Takshashila consulting

Management Consultant

Jan 2020Mar 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Ex McKinsey Partner led niche, boutique management consulting firm- New Product Launch, Go To Market Strategy, Program Management, New Business Development and Monetisation Strategy for India’s leading Telecommunication Operator and Technology company
Management Consulting

Kanvic consulting

Senior Consultant - Business Strategy and Operations

May 2019Dec 2019 · 7 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France · Hybrid

  • Leader Performance Excellence (Operations, Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing strategy)
  • Strategy for Business Transformation and operation excellence
  • work with leading manufacturing and industry C level executives to achieve performance excellence (operational, organizational, process, sales & marketing, and digital excellence)
  • New market (India) Entry strategy - Market research, channel and go to market strategy
  • Helping the clients to enter, establish and strengthen their holds in India Inc. through strategic analysis and support
Business Transformation

Srf overseas limited

Assistant Manager - Polymerization and Dipping Operations

Sep 2016Aug 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mueang Rayong, Rayong, Thailand

  • Intercultural sensitivity
  • Daily Plant operations and management
  • Raw Material procurement and production planning
  • Finished goods delivery and inventory management
  • Customer orientation
  • Problem Solving
  • Self initiative for continuous improvement
  • TQM Tools & Techniques : 5S, Kaizen, Pokayoke, PSP Methodology.
  • EMP (Energy Management Programs) Waste Reduction and Energy saving
  • Plant Shutdown and start up : Have been able to successfully lead and co-ordinate the Polymerization team to complete the shutdown and startup in the shortest period in the history of the plant
  • ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) operations and management
  • ISO & TS (Now IATF) system audits and management
Stakeholder Management

Srf limited

Senior Executive Engineer - Polymerization, Nylon 6

Jul 2014Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gwalior Area, India

  • Plant Operations Management
  • Product process capability : Successfuly completed the highly analytical and complicated project to improve process capability of the Polymerization process from (<1,0) to (>1,67)
  • Total Quality Management: 5S, Kaizen, Pokayoke, PSP Methodology etc.
  • Proactive problem identification and solving
  • Quality and Safety Management systems, OHSAS, ISO audits and working
  • Was the project lead for the successful & timely implementation of the OPM (Oracle Process
  • Manufacturing) ERP and management.

Indian oil corporation limited

Internship Trainee

May 2013Jul 2013 · 2 mos

Csir - institute of industrial research

Intern (CSIR-IMMT)

May 2012Jul 2012 · 2 mos · Bhubaneshwar Area, India

Education

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Chemical Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

EDHEC Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2018Jan 2019

Stellenbosch University

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Sustainability Studies

Jan 2018Jan 2018

Central Hindu Boys school, Varanasi, UP, India

12th — Mathematics

Jan 2008Jan 2010

D.A.V Public School

High School

Jan 2006Jan 2008

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