Lakshmanan R

Associate Category Manager @ Xiaomi India | IIM Kozhikode ’25 | NIFTEM - Kundli ’23

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

About

Lakshmanan is an MBA graduate from IIM Kozhikode and holds a B.Tech in Food Technology and Management from NIFTEM – Kundli. A smartphone enthusiast since his teenage years, he is now channeling his passion for technology into his role as a Management Trainee at Xiaomi India, where he blends his deep-rooted interest in consumer tech with the strategic insights gained from his business education. His interests extend beyond the workplace, with a keen focus on travel, photography, fitness, and gaming.

Experience

  • Xiaomi India (On-site)
    • Associate Category Manager
      Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

      GTM - AIoT Smartwatches & Wired Audio

    • Management Trainee
      May 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Stint 2: Online sales - Quick Commerce & New Initiatives Stint 1: Sales GT - Channel Sales Tamil Nadu, TN 1, North Chennai cluster

  • Sales And Marketing Intern at Indian Oil Corp Limited
    Apr 2024 - May 2024 · 2 mos

    Project title: Strategies to address the challenges in non-domestic packed LPG

  • Digital Marketing Intern at FarmDidi
    Aug 2022 - Dec 2022 · 5 mos

  • Freelance Content Writer at Freelance
    Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr

    – Wrote 132+ SEO-optimised marketing copies in the Health, SaaS, Food, & Travel niches published on 30+ sites – Received a fast-tracked promotion to a higher pay band within 6 months due to consistent & reliable performance

  • Summer Intern at AAVIN (Tamilnadu Co-op milk producers' Federation ltd)
    Aug 2021 - Aug 2021 · 1 mo

    Observed and learnt about the various processes involved during the procurement, storage, processing, quality analysis, and packaging of milk and the manufacturing of milk products. Also performed various analysis tests on raw and processed milk samples.