Abishek R. Subramaniam

Bain & Co. | IIM B | Mondelez | IIT M

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About

Experience

  • Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    Pharma & Agrochem APIs — Advised a ~₹2,000 Cr listed Indian chemicals company on full potential strategy for its core API business and evaluated Engine 2 opportunities in Skincare, Haircare, and Animal Health APIs through organic capability building and inorganic growth Cement Post-Merger Integration — Supported integration of two of India's largest cement manufacturers; designed market-wise brand transition strategy to protect share from local players and benchmarked plant performance against key competitors to lay out improvement roadmap Wires & Cables Market Entry — Helped a large Indian conglomerate enter the Wires & Cables market from scratch; covered geo prioritization, distribution network design, org structure, product portfolio strategy across housing and industrial cables, and influencer management Printing Consumables Full Potential — Working on cost efficiency and full potential for one of the world's largest printing consumables companies; focused on automation and process re-engineering of corporate services alongside SKU complexity reduction across manufacturing and commercial operations

  • Investments Intern at DSG Consumer Partners
    Jul 2024 - Dec 2024 · 6 mos

  • Summer Associate at Bain & Company
    Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos

    • Estimated Market size, growth rates, trends of Indian ophthalmological surgical equipment industry • Analyzed and modelled margins for major MNC and local players in Indian ophthalmological market • Drafted Market overview for Indian packaging space across renewable, plastic firms

  • Mondelēz International (3 yrs)
    • Project Manager, NPD and Expansions
      Aug 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs

      • PPO, Mondelez, iTaste intern program, 1 of 5, nominated by Business development and Engineering director, • BU President's award, 1/2 of 50+, for leadership in debottlenecking projects, increased capacity by 145%, • Manager's award, 1/25 of 200, cash prize for excellence in cocoa liquor, packaging line commissioning, • Fast track promotion to Project manager in 18 months; trusted with business critical new product deliveries, Project Management: • Managed $10M+project portfolio, addition of Dairy Milk, 5star capacity; increased plant output by over 30% • Relocated assets from CHN, EGY; handled 20+ int'l stakeholders; machine lead time down by over 50% • Commissioned shell line, EOL automation, reached 85% efficiency faster than best in class by over 30% • Led localization of packing machine; including spares, change parts; saved $150K+ every future machine Business Development: • Optimized logistics network through co-packing expansion saving $2 M PA • Built business case for low cost automation; $3.3M investment improving labor utilization by 42%

    • iTaste Trainee
      Aug 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr

  • Centre fellow & fundraising lead at U&I Trust
    May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Steered 250+ members to raise ₹2.8M , first NGO with ₹10M+ funds in a single campaign • Best fundraising city lead and 3 top centers of 40+ learning centers , U&I, NGO, accredited by CAF America , • Led 35+ tutors; liaised with child care home, managed curricular plan, value goals for 25+ kids , • Set up library with 250+ books ; arranged 10+ sessions on careers, POSH, sanitary hygiene ,