Headline

Accenture Strategy || BCG || blinkit || IIM Bangalore || CFA L1 || Indian oil Corp.

About

I am currently a Strategy Manager at Accenture Strategy, with focus on Retail and Consumer Goods and key expertise in supply chain and fulfilment, merchandising, data monetization - retail media and insights, value realization office, store network design and operations, cost reduction etc. My recent experience is with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where I worked as a Consultant, specializing in Consumer Goods and SaaS, focused on Indian Startups where I led client engagements for nearly 1.5 years across industries & solved problems around growth, merchandising strategy, cost optimization, diversification and due diligence Prior to this I was part of the founder's growth team at Blinkit and responsible for the growth, innovation and entire PnL for Bangalore city. The business model was to serve any unplanned spontaneous customer needs efficiently while driving the business towards profitability. Before this, I have worked with Accenture Strategy in resources industries and gathered functional expertise around cost reduction, retail network strategy and expansion, diversification, digital transformation strategy, logistics and supply chain optimization, RPA strategy and CoE setup, Process optimization etc. My professional journey began at Indian Oil Corporation, where I focused on supply & distribution and health safety & security I hold an MBA from IIM Bangalore (2017-19 batch) and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gauhati University, and during my time at IIMB, I interned with Standard Chartered Bank in their Transaction Banking division for exploring Fin-tech capabilities, which led to a Pre-Placement Offer. Along the way I also completed my CFA level 1 and won multiple case competitions at different levels curated by prominent companies like Airtel, TATA, Renew Power, Zoom car, Colgate etc. and received cash rewards, PPI etc. I am deeply passionate about the Indian startup ecosystem, and also co-authored reports with Matrix Partners (Z47) and Accel Partners on consumer tech and SaaS topics. During my time at MBA, I also co-founded a startup "wanderer's escape" that carefully and thoughtfully curated surprise travel plans for our clients and also our team won Reliance TUP pitch with cash in rewards.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

ChatGPT

Work experience

Strategy Manager (Retail and Consumer Goods) at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, May 2026 - Present · 5 mos, Warehouse Management System Solution for America’s leading big box retailer. • Currently building warehouse management system (WMS) scoping framework (incl. functional capabilities, process areas, site-level flexibility needs, technology and data architecture) for replenishment regional distribution centers i.e., RDC, and provides a common language for scope discussions for the in-house WMS solution being built by the client to replace a 3P legacy solution. The scope decides what to build for pilot, and for other RDCs, through iteration over time along with advisory on the tradeoffs between scoping options. • Further, defining the readiness criteria for confirming pilot completion and readiness to begin at the second RDC, covering operational performance, technical stability, training readiness, and deployment readiness. • And finally, building the deployment toolkit which provides a structured methodology to prepare and implement WMS in a building (physical preparation, site team engagement, training, cutover, and a structured feedback loop), based on pilot learnings and our experience that enables them to run multiple buildings in parallel in FY27. Currently building the proposal for supply chain Capital Strategy, Investment Prioritization and Portfolio Optimization plan and design for America’s leading big box retailer.

Senior Strategy Consultant (Retail and Consumer Goods) at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jul 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 11 mos, GTM Strategy | Retail, CPG • Leading go-to-market strategy for North America across sales and staffing priorities • Developed POVs and engagement plays across varied problems to build a pipeline for growth Supply Chain Strategy | Big-Box Retailer (US) • Defined E2E capability blueprint of supply chain and 5-year roadmap to improve profitability, speed to customer, and purchasability • Benchmarked KPIs, assessed capability maturity, defined future back priorities and recommended initiatives to achieve the North Star goals • Defined the strategic blueprint to redesign the supply chain alongwith recommendations on stop/start/continue/accelerate for in-flight initiatives • Built value case for high priority 14 initiatives across supply chain with roadmap until 2030 and potential ROI • Stood up the Strategy and Portfolio capability under CSCO office for portfolio governance and value realisation for suppy chain initiatives • Built Unified plan for the next 5 yrs in line with LRP and an interactive dashboard with AI tools and automated workflows • Set glidepath targets for LT level financial and operational KPIs across all programs in the supply chain. Lead-to-Cash Reinvention | CPG Client (US) • Mapped Lead to cash processes, identified 100+ friction points at L4 process level, and built future-state design with GenAI/AI/RPA use cases • Quantified impact with 3-year KPI and ROI model across transformation initiatives Retail Media & Insights Strategy | Grocery Retailer (Canada) • Benchmarked global RMN and syndicated insights platforms across product offerings, pricing, GTM, and operations • Identified growth opportunities across product, service, and platform enhancements to match competition data monetization capabilities and retain dominance in the market and ownership of customer and supplier's confidence

Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Nov 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Growth Tech (PE/VC and Startups) • Part of new practice area to engage and work with start-ups. • Working with startups to build PoV on cutting edge topics and help develop the practice across sectors Coauthored reports with top PE/VCs cultivating relationship with their portfolio startups • Orchestrated a SaaS event with top SaaS founders along with Accel, interviewed CXOs and built a report, 'Lean Scaling – A SaaS founder’s handbook' to scale growth and profitability • Conducted founder discussions and developed, designed and led the publish and launch of the report - 'Digitizing Consumers in India' along with Matrix Partners Merchandising strategy | Leading D2C eyewear retailer startup (India) • Conducted due diligence and assessed client health across E2E merchandising and evaluated selling experience • Identified potential improvement areas to optimize merchandise planning and selling experience for core/continuity products and estimated revenue uplift Margin and cost optimization| Leading SaaS CLM startup (India) • Analyzed clients’ product, sales and P&L to identify opportunities for revenue uplift and cost reduction Reimagined growth strategy | Leading fashion retailer startup (India) • Identified online/offline growth levers through client’s financial and capabilities analysis, consumer studies, C-suites discussions, and competitive benchmarking • Identified hypotheses across store optimization, selling experience and assortment optimization Business development activities • Led multiple pitches and proposals in B2B marketplace, SaaS, Agri tech & Health tech domains. • Helped steer the keynote discussion at TiE Mumbai (largest event of startups) 2022 & 2023

City CEO (Growth Strategy) at Blinkit, Apr 2022 - Aug 2022 · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, >Accountable for entire P&L for Bengaluru across 50 dark stores >Overhauled various underperforming levers to reduce costs and increase growth & productivity

Chief Executive Officer at Blinkit (Leading quick commerce, Eternal Group), Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 · 8 mos, Accountable for entire P&L for Bengaluru of INR 1cr+ weekly turnover, managed a team of 350+ employees across 50 dark stores.

Senior Manager - Growth at Blinkit, Jan 2022 - Mar 2022 · 3 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Solving for conversions through availability, assortment fit-gap assessments, assortment planning, product merchandising and process optimisation

Strategy Consultant (Resources) at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Dec 2021 - Jan 2022 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Management Consultant at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jun 2021 - Dec 2021 · 7 mos, India, Business Process Modelling | Retail Transformation | Retail Network Strategy | Cost Reduction | Zero based Optimization | Supply and Distribution | Storage and Logistics | RPA Strategy and CoE setup | ERP transformation strategy | Digital Transformation

Management Strategy & Consulting Analyst at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jun 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Education

Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanics, Gauhati university