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Shashank Prajapati, Manager- Strategy & AI Advisory

Shashank Prajapati

Manager- Strategy & AI Advisory·EY Parthenon

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 6 months

Manager- Strategy & AI Advisory

January 2024 - Present

EY Parthenon

Pune, India

January 2024 - Present

• Drove business case development efforts for AI GTM advisory for verticals like CPG, HC and TMT
• Worked on proof of concepts and thought leadership to build capability for AI centric workstreams
• Spearheaded enterprise transformation practice for CPG vertical leading a team of 4 through
performance improvement initiatives for global teams working on VC/PE engagements
• Managed key workstreams during the post-merger integration of two US-based O&G companies
• Acted as a key liaison with advisors, including investment bankers to advance due diligence & valuation
• Built financial models around cost reduction levers: G&A optimization, offshoring, nearshoring,
footprint consolidation, 4 wall profitability analysis, vendor consolidation and organization restructuring

Company industry:
Management Consulting

Strategy Consultant – Mergers & Acquisition

January 2022 - January 2024

KPMG Global

Bengaluru, India

January 2022 - January 2024

• Market Research and insights: Conducted comprehensive go to market analysis and customer
segmentation for a UAE-based nutraceutical client using survey analytics and APQC benchmarking
• Competitive Benchmarking: Performed strategic benchmarking assessments for a healthcare provider
with report consisting 50+ KPIs and conduction valuation analysis as per the benchmarks
• Cost reduction Initiatives: Identified value creation opportunities of $10.8 m for a leading US-based
retail firm by focusing on footprint consolidation, G&A optimization and financial baselining
• Commercial Due Diligence: Market entry strategy for South East Asia for whey protein market by
performing market sizing, competitor landscape, customer cohort analysis and price benchmarking
• Salesforce effectiveness Collaborated with client CRM teams (Salesforce & HubSpot) to evaluate
customer segmentation models and evaluate sales effectiveness metrics to improve sales by 17%

Company industry:
Accounting

Consultant – Customer Experience Strategy

January 2020 - December 2021

WNS Global

Pune, India

January 2020 - December 2021

• Go-to-market, analyst relations, target profiling for M&A, cost reduction initiatives, process
improvement, financial & business modelling and customer journey mapping
• Collaborated on a new customer experience framework by translating insights from customer journey
mapping into a predictive CX solution that reduced average issue resolution time by 20%
• Prepared interactive dashboards using SQL, Excel and Power BI : Sales, call-center KPIs and leads

Company industry:
Call Centers & Customer Care Outsourcing

EA to Sr. VP- New Installation Business

October 2018 - January 2020

Schindler India

Mumbai, India

October 2018 - January 2020

• Performed market sizing and competitor analysis for elevator and escalator business
• Collaborated with leadership on sales forecasting, annual budgeting and workforce projection
• Led a strategy initiative to conduct feasibility analysis of split shipment process for large-scale projects
• Prepared presentations and executive-ready materials for boardrooms and senior leadership

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy

Assistant Manager – Corporate Programmes

January 2017 - October 2018

Blue Star Limited

Mumbai, India

January 2017 - October 2018

• Prepared business plan for Blue Stars entry into spare parts through research and interviews
• Worked cross-functionally to study the campaign effectiveness of online and offline campaigns
• Initiated and managed implementation of ORM (online reputation management) system & reduce TAT

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy

Marketing Intern

January 2016 - January 2016

BPCL

Indore, India

January 2016 - January 2016

• Conducted market research on feasibility of branded fuel and implementation of customer loyalty app
• Analyzed primary data through SPSS and suggested improvements in branding and in-app features

Company industry:
Oil & Gas

Education

IIM

January 2017

January 2017

Master's degree, MBA

India

UIT RGPV

March 2014

March 2014

Bachelor's degree, BE

India

University Institute of Technology

January 2014

January 2014

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communication

India

St. Paul Sr.Sec School

January 2010

January 2010

High school or equivalent, Mathematics

India

St. Paul Sr.Sec School

March 2008

March 2008

High school or equivalent, Physics

India

Skills

ANALYTICS
Intermediate
ANALYTICS
Intermediate
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
CONSOLIDATION
Intermediate
CONSOLIDATION
Intermediate
COST REDUCTION
Intermediate
COST REDUCTION
Intermediate
DUE DILIGENCE
Intermediate
DUE DILIGENCE
Intermediate
FINANCIAL MODELING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL MODELING
Intermediate
INVESTMENTS
Intermediate
INVESTMENTS
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Intermediate
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
PADI certified open water SCUBA diver
Alteryx Foundation Micro Credential and Designer Core Certification
Yellow belt Six Sigma certification
AI for Microsoft Azure, ChatGPT for marketing, Art of prompt Engineering

Hobbies

  • Strategy board games
  • podcasts
  • Books
  • Playing guitar
  • Photography