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title: "Mahendra Akkapatruni - Product Management in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
description: "Meet Mahendra Akkapatruni, Product Manager | Tesco | IIM Bangalore’24 | VNIT’19 based in Greater Bengaluru Area. AI stack includes claude code, codex, and cursor. Explore public work links including mahendfolio-7hys4bbi.manus.space."
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# Mahendra Akkapatruni on Tal

## Headline

Product Manager \| Tesco \| IIM Bangalore’24 \| VNIT’19

## About

Seasoned Product Manager with 4\.5\+ years experience in supply chain management & retail technology platforms\. Driving strategic decisions through data, AI, and market research\. Proven ability to collaborate across functions & deliver effective solutions that align with business objectives\. Held multiple hats & pivoted from Mechanical engineering \(VNIT, Nagpur\)\-> Project Management \-> MBA \(IIM Bangalore\) \-> Management Consultant \-> Product Management Curious & passionate about exploring diverse cultures, cuisines, and landscapes\. Been to 19 countries so far\. Professional badminton player with 15\+ years of experience

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

claude code

codex

cursor

deepmind

elevenlabs

gemini

## Work experience

Product Management at Tesco, Jul 2024 \- Present · 2 y 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Product manager in the store platform team Platform teams are the enablers for all core APIs in the 40k\+ Tesco check out machines across 5 countries \(UK, ROI, CZ, SL, HU\) \- Working on a 0\-1 product that reduces inefficiencies for tech\. & store teams in Tesco \- Setting vision, strategy, OKRs

Summer Associate at Strategy&, Mar 2023 \- May 2023 · 3 mos, India, Growth Strategy: • Formulated strategy for $1\.6Bn\+ UK Textile firm to inc\. EBIT from 14% to 18% & revenue by $180Mn\+ • Identified 2 key segments out of 100\+ in technical textiles, developed GTM strategy & sales org\. structure Market Research: • Conducted 30\+ expert & 200\+ distributor interviews, analyzed sales data, suggested 180\+ key accounts • Estimated India mkt\. size of performance threads as $130Mn, scrutinized textile MSMEs, composites mkts

Project Manager at Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions Private Limited, Aug 2019 \- May 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Pune, Leadership Initiatives: • Spearheaded 100\+ members, 10\+ depts\., supervised 30\+ vendors, managed EPC contracts of ₹30Cr\+ • Strategized a ₹7Cr\+ pilot project, liaised with 10\+ dept\. heads, achieved performance target of 90% • Automated heaters efficiency calculation using VBA, designed best fit curves, reduced man hrs\. by 90% Business Impact: • Streamlined operations, analyzed 50\+ designs, optimized ₹18Cr\+ raw materials, inc\. profit by ₹2Cr\+ • Recognized ₹50Cr\+ market potential, remodeled procurement strategy, reduced expenses by ₹1\.6Cr\+ • Arbitrated with client, red\. penalty by 80% in ₹16Cr\+ contract, reversed liquidated damages of ₹60L\+ • Deliberated with clients, received price escalation of ₹34L\+ in contracts, inc\. profit margin by ₹10L\+ Operations Management: • Improved Days Sales Outstanding for 2 projects from 80 to 30 days, boosted working capital of ₹2Cr\+ • Oversaw 2 teams, led 10\+ members, moderated market reverse auction, red\. logistics expense by ₹10L\+ • Executed EPC contracts worth ₹18Cr\+, exceeded client satisfaction, led to repeat orders worth ₹12Cr\+

Student Council at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Jul 2018 \- May 2019 · 11 mos, • Secretary, SAC \(Student Affairs Council\), 1/13 of 5K\+ students, budget ₹20L\+, mediated academics & sports affairs • Head, Placement Committee, elected 1 of 40\+ members, 100\+ companies, 10% Year on Year rise in visiting firms • Head, Accommodation Committee, Inter NIT Annual sports meet, led 50\+ organizers, 1K\+ participants, 6K\+ footfall

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Business Analytics, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Marketing for Product Managers, Audencia

## Public links

- mahendfolio\-7hys4bbi\.manus\.space: https://mahendfolio\-7hys4bbi\.manus\.space/

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