Mgmt Trainee at Ashika Sarees Ltd
Mumbai Area, India
Mgmt Trainee at Ashika Sarees Ltd
Mumbai Area, India
(Public Company; Apparel & Fashion industry)
September 2009 — Present (4 months)
Welcome to world of Ashika - We are one of the most leading manufacturer, exporter, wholesaler and retailers for fashion clothing including bridal sarees, indian sarees, online sarees, wedding sarees, indian wedding sarees, traditional women wear, ethnic wear, fashion accessories, exclusive sarees, exclusive designer sarees, ladies accesories, salwar kameez, salwar suits, Dress Materials, Cotton dresses, silk sarees, embroidered sarees. We are a one stop shop for bridal wear, casual sarees, formal wear, party wear, imitation jewellery, fashion handbags, clutch bags, online sarees, wedding outfits, georgette sarees, printed sarees, sarees and saris, dress materials, cotton dress materials. Visit our huge collection of indian outfits, purses, sarees, saris, salwar kameez, cotton salwar kameez, dress materials and fancy designer sarees
Our manufacturing base is in Mumbai, Kolkata and Surat. also visit our website www.ashika.com
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
January 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 8 months)
Working in teams for client projects/product development and developing valuation models, industry/sector research reports, equity research reports, products and presentations
–> Formulated growth strategies for a distribution company under a management consulting assignment
- Identified key investment opportunities for growth under various scenarios
–> Researched equities as a buy-side analyst for a UK based private equity client
- Covered Indian iron & steel sector and prepared investment memos / research reports
–> Involved in development of products such as India Style Matrivx, a suite of size-based, valuation-based and economic sector-based equity indices and passive/active investment strategies
- Conceptualized and designed product presentations for senior management to pitch the above mentioned products to potential clients
- Prepared monthly stock market diaries by analyzing the movement of Indian equities
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; AMZN; Retail industry)
October 2005 — June 2006 (9 months)
--> My responsibilities included providing Email based technical support to the third-party merchants selling on Amazon.com. Solving merchant problems via Email required good working knowledge of Amazon.com’s ordering and payment systems, their seller/buyer policies and agreements, Amazon’s server side tools and programs, XML and a knack of making decisions in uncertain situations.
--> My Achievements:
- Lowest Expressed Dissatisfaction Rate for Merchant Support at the India site, till the date of leaving the company
- First to handle over 1000 cases from India site
- Ranked all time #3 in “maximum number of cases handled by an individual in a week”
- ‘Independent Researcher’ Award for Week 51 and 52 of Year 2005
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Insurance industry)
April 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 7 months)
--> TATA-AIG life is the Life insurance arm of TATA-AIG Insurance Solutions. They are into Life insurance, General insurance, Micro insurance and also provide customized insurance solutions for individuals and corporations.
--> My responsibilities included identifying and approaching potential clients by collecting information regarding them and pitching life insurance products to the client after assessing his/her income, investments, requirements and appetite for risk.
--> My Achievements:
- Certified as an Insurance Agent by the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority of India (IRDA)
- Was ranked #3 in terms of premiums collected (sales) for the month of May 2004
GMBA , Wealth Management , 2006 — 2007
--> Dissertation on “Investor Behaviour in Bullion Markets”
- Analysis of gold price behaviour using Behavioural Finance theories on occurrence of certain predefined events in other asset classes like equity, bonds and fixed deposits
--> Special Group Project on Islamic Finance with Maybank, Singapore
- Researched and examined the challenges faced by the bank in Deposit Mobilization and Introduction of Islamic Financing Products
- Prepared a case study on Maybank and Singapore Market
- Designed new Shariah-Compliant products and a marketing plan for the same
BBM (HONS) , Economics, Accounts, Financial Management , 2002 — 2005
--> Merit Scholarship holder of Rs. 100,000
--> First prize for being class topper in IT & Systems in first Trimester
--> Part of the editors’ team for the college periodical – Tarangini
--> Prepared a report on “India: Agenda for Success by 2020” (under the guidance of Dr. Sivaram, Academic Wing, ICFAI Hyderabad)
Real Estate, Jewelry Design/Retail, Textiles, Hotel Management and hospitality, Commodity Markets
S.P. Jain Center of Management, Boston Analytics
(Collated)
Amazon India Development Center
- "Independent Researcher” award for week 51 & 52 of year 2005
- Lowest Expressed Dissatisfaction Rate for Merchant Support in India
- First to handle over 1000 cases from India site
- Ranked all time #3 in “maximum number of cases handled by an individual in a week”
TATA-AIG Life
- Ranked #3 at state level in terms of premiums collected for May 2004
- Certified as an Insurance Advisor by the IRDA
ICFAI Meritum College
- First Prize for being the Class Topper in IT & Systems
- Merit Scholarship holder of Rs 100,000
- Second Prize in intra-college HR competition
- Member of the Winners' Team in Intra-College Cricket Tournament
- First Prize in "Quiz on History of Indian Independence" organized by Sanskruti Prachara Samiti - Hyderabad
- Second Prize in Business Quiz at ESPRIT 0405 (Management festival of Christ College - Bangalore)
- Runners-up in the "Best Manager" event at VISTAS 04 (Management festival of PES-BBM - Bangalore)