Nikhil Shukla

Manager - Danone | Accenture Strategy | IIM Calcutta | KPMG | IIT Bombay

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Project manager, business analyst and consulting experience in consuner good industry. Skilled in business strategy, enterprise data and analytics strategy and agile/Scrum methodology. Completed MBA from IIM Calcutta and Btech in Civil engineering from IIT Bombay. Interests: Data and analytics, Management Consulting - Projects that require strategy and business analytics in the consumer good industry.

Experience

  • Transformation Manager and Chief of Staff at Danone
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Accenture Strategy (5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Management Consultant
      Jun 2021 - Sep 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Management Consulting Analyst
      Jun 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Summer Intern at Accenture Strategy
    Apr 2018 - May 2018 · 2 mos

  • Analyst IGS-S&O at KPMG India
    Jun 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    GTM – Food Processing ▪ Proposed Starch Industry to invest INR 100Cr as part of portfolio diversification; analysed 6 industries ▪ Interviewed 15 SMEs to determine market size; analyse historic trend, profit margin & export potential ▪ Designed INR 350 Cr business plan detailing capital expenditure to set-up plant with capacity 500 tons/day ▪ Formulated GTM strategy; where to play (geography) and how to play (operating model and key risks) Skill India – Aviation Collaborated with GoI’s initiative to upskill aviation labour force; prioritized 70 job roles out of 600+ roles ▪ Prepared KPAs & assessment criterion for shortlisted roles; 27/70 published on NSDC official website ▪ Published KPAs to impact ~1.2 million jobs and 2500 industrial training institutions PAN India Feasibility – Indian Railways Conceptualized 5 scenario-based financial models to determine feasibility of INR 160 Cr railway line ▪ Analysed operational impact of new line; travelling time to reduce by ~70% & operating cost by ~20% ▪ Projected 10 MTPA traffic, 2% y-o-y growth; identified traffic growth potential & competitive advantage ▪ Recommended ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ operating model via cost-benefit, SWOT & sensitivity analysis Feasibility Study and Alternate Revenue Model - Indian Railway Performed financial assessment of INR 4500 Cr railway line project; suggested alternate revenue models ▪ Analysed ramp-up time of demand and proposed phase-wise execution to reduce cost by ~INR 140 Cr ▪ Identified alternate revenue streams worth INR 5 Cr and augmented project IRR from 4.2% to 8.9%

  • Engineering Intern at Thornton Tomasetti
    May 2014 - Jun 2014 · 2 mos

    1. rectification of shop drawing of the project on which i was working 2. analysis of different structure of multi-storey buildings 3. aiding structural engineering to create design of different components of a the project.