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Vishwajeet Karmwar

Product Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India11 yrs 5 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Led multiple strategic initiatives for top-tier firms.
  • Achieved significant cost savings in supply chain projects.
  • Expert in FinTech and automotive product development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic consultant with expertise in FinTech and automotive industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechPaymentsGo-to-market StrategyStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional CoordinationBusiness Case DevelopmentNegotiationDue Diligence

Other Skills

Activity PlanningAnalytical SkillsBusiness AnalyticsBusiness Case PreparationBusiness LeadershipBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementClient RelationsCollaborationCommunicationData AnalysisData AnalyticsData ScienceData VisualizationEconomics

About

I am currently working as a Consultant at Bain & Company. Before this I have worked as a Senior Manager at apna and as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte USI. I have completed my MBA from IIM Bangalore and have a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from VIT Vellore. As a consultant I have worked on projects involving network strategy, S&OP, logistics and distribution and inventory analysis. Prior to my MBA I have more than 30 months of experience in Automotive sector and have worked extensively in product development, component and vehicle validation, costing and product souring strategies. I thrive in a rapidly growing and innovative environment. I am someone who can be trusted to come up with a new and efficient approach to solve problems. I am passionate about solving critical problems which can help create a better world.

Experience

11 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 11 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Housing.com

Senior Product Manager

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Remote

  • Building and growing the adjacency products for Housing.com (REA Group) from 0-1 and 1-100 for Payments and Mortgage.
  • Managing the business P&L and a team of PMs + Product Ops + Analysts
FinTechPaymentsLoansRevenue & Profit GrowthGrowth Strategies

Bain & company

Consultant

Aug 2022Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Worked with top-tier global & Indian firms to drive CXOs strategic priorities and lead multiple workstreams of 3-5 people
  • Conducted post-merger integration for $8B+ IT co., increased revenue 5x, improved PAT by ~1-2pp over 5 years
  • Identified potential new growth engines and full potential strategy for a large Indian EPC co. (3K Cr+ revenue)
  • Defined opportunity worth INR 300+ cr for an Indian insurance co. as an integrated player across health care continuum
  • Mass-market GTM & digital lead generation strategy for a global paints player’s India business (4K Cr+ revenue)
  • Developed POVs for multiple clients and IPs across healthcare, real estate, specialty chemicals, automotive, etc.
Go-to-Market StrategyStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Case DevelopmentNegotiationCross-functional CoordinationTeam Management+16

Apna

Monetisation Strategy

Dec 2021Jul 2022 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Go-to-Market StrategyCross-functional CoordinationTeam ManagementRelationship BuildingEconomicsData Analytics+9

Deloitte india (offices of the us)

3 roles

Senior Consultant

Jun 2021Nov 2021 · 5 mos

Business Case DevelopmentNegotiationTeam ManagementRelationship BuildingEconomicsDue Diligence+9

Consultant

Jun 2019Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Network Strategy Transformation: Developed model to identify savings by optimizing warehouses and restructuring customer lanes to reduce time to customer and logistics costs. Developed a model for a US based Off Price retailer to study the impact of transforming the current logistics model from Truckload to inter-modal and identified savings opportunity worth $9 M
  • Aftermarket Inventory Analysis: Developed model for lead time and safety stock calculation for reevaluating the inventory requirements for an Automobile company and identify prospective savings worth 10% of baseline
  • S&OP Process: Leveraged Kinaxis Rapid Response in the area of demand planning and enabled Material Forecasting and Order generation processes for a Global Automotive OEM using Statistical forecasting capability
  • Network Distribution: Identified synergies among the top 40 percentile vendors for a Off Price retailer client established in US. Also, developed approach to automate DC / warehouse operations to reduce labor costs by up to 30%
  • Supply Chain Due Diligence: Performed end to end supply chain due diligence of a major retail client to identify savings worth $50M by improving their supply chain practice specifically in logistics and warehousing.
Business Case DevelopmentRelationship BuildingDue DiligenceClient RelationsLeadershipResearch Skills+3

Summer Intern

Apr 2018May 2018 · 1 mo · Greater Hyderabad Area

  • Received Pre-Placement Offer to join as Consultant
  • Revamped the supply chain network to improve visibility and identify synergies among the vendors and the international centers for a major US Retailer (Fortune 100)
  • Analyzed the aftermarket inventory to identify prospective savings for a major US automotive company (Fortune 50)

Fiat chrysler automobiles (fca)

2 roles

Product Development Engineer

Jul 2015Apr 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Head of Validation and Homologation for Body Components for the Jeep Compass India Vehicle.
  • Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Developed the Design Verification Plan & Report for all the Body Components for the Jeep Compass
  • Led a team of 3 for completing all the Component and Vehicle Level Validation for the Body Team for the Jeep Compass Vehicle
  • Negotiated testing costs with suppliers and testing agencies.
  • Coordinated homologation and safety requirement certification for all the Body components
  • Outcomes:
  • Achieved on time completion of all tests to ensure on time vehicle build.
  • Achieved 23% cost savings by negotiating validation and homologation costs with suppliers and testing agencies

Graduate Engineering Trainee

Jul 2014Jun 2015 · 11 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Design and Develop parts for Body Exterior components.
  • Manage DVP&R and homologation activities.

Pravega racing

Head of Vehicle Dynamics, Head of Cost and Manufacturing

Sep 2011Sep 2013 · 2 yrs · India

  • Pravega Racing is the Formula Student Team of VIT University, Vellore. It competes in the well known Formula Student competition in Germany and Italy.
  • Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Developed the suspension and steering system of the Formula SAE vehicle.
  • Analysed the Tire Data to further imrpove the Suspension and Steering design
  • Developed quarter and half car model for optimization of spring damper system
  • Developed mathematical model for determining lateral weight transfer during cornering
  • Implemented cost templates and manufacturing Technical Cost Reduction ideas
  • Outcomes:
  • Led the team to the 2nd position in the Cost and Manufacturing Event at Formula SAE Italy 2013
  • Achieved the highest by an Indian team in the history of Formula SAE contributed
  • Improved by 61% in the design score over 2012 event to become the best Indian team
  • Overall position stood at 20th in 2013 at Formula SAE Italy

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Post Graduate Programme

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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