Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Working as a Trader at Aditya Birla Global Trading, a physical commodities trading company under the Aditya Birla Group. I have completed an MBA in International Business from IIFT, Delhi and a Bachelor in Management Studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, University of Delhi. Before my MBA, I worked briefly in the social impact space, striving to solve complex problems through strategy and implementation of large-scale programs across sectors, such as agriculture, education, environment.
Working with Non Ferrous Metals including Aluminium, Copper, Nickel, Tin, Zinc and intermediary materials such as Alumina & Bauxite
Trader for physical bulk commodities such as Rice, Sugar, Alumina, with an objective to develop new commodities & untapped geographies in West Africa. Concluded ABGT’s inaugural trade flow for Alumina from India to West Africa Aditya Birla Global Trading is a leading bulk commodities trading organisation with annual trading volumes exceeding 35 Million MT & with presence in 25 countries. It is a part of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate with a market capitalisation of USD 100 Billion
Completed multiple stints across departments including finance, risk management, documentation, shipping, and operations as a Global Management Trainee at Aditya Birla Global Trading, as part of the 'Young Trader Program' Completed a 2-month stint in Ghana, collaborating with local sales distribution, merchandising and marketing for ABGT's Rice brand 'Arima'
- Led a team of 17 student coordinators, as the Convener, to fulfill the professional aspirations of 800 students, including batches from both IIFT, Delhi & IIFT, Kolkata - Managed an extensive company portfolio, placement cycles, corporate outreach programs such as Leadership Talks, Guest Lectures, Live Projects & Corporate Case Competitions -Oversaw sub-committees including the Corporate Support Committee, the Preparation Committee, the Competition Committee & the IMCC -Oversight of all placement related activities, including management of finances, liaising with staff, students and administration and management of process logistics
Undertook pro-bono consulting projects as part the Asia Pacific cohort at Impact Consulting
- Part of the Group Management Cadre (GMC) at Mahindra Group, interned with Mahindra Finance for a 2 month duration, as a part of the Strategy team - Designed a customer loyalty program & reward framework for Mahindra Finance customers - Conducted primary research including 2 branch visits, 8 expert interviews, and overall 50+ interviews - Competitor landscaping & experience mapping to develop Kuber - Mahindra's loyalty card, user journey & wireframes -Developed 3 financial products, along with financial projections for a period of 5 years -Developed project roadmap, timelines and identified third party partners through 6 partnership meetings
- Assisted on a market integration & price discovery project for the Govt. of Odisha & the World Bank, to improve efficiency of agricultural markets & enhance farmer incomes -Developed a real-time price information platform, impacting 800,000 + farmers directly -Designed & deployed a training eco-system for 5000+ officers for digital initiatives