Dear Sir / Maa'm.
Male, 34 years old,
B.Tech, NIT + PGDM Full Time, IIM
11+ years work-ex in supply chain / operations / consulting [
12 years by the time of R1 application 2024]
GMAT Target Score - 750 [Appearing Mid-Jul 2024]
Interest - Inclined towards 2-year full time MBA or MBA+MS dual degree.
Objective - To continue in supply chain / startegy field in a more global role in US / Europe. Hence, post-school employment oportunity will be a major deciding factor in school/course selection.
[i]Need your expert opinion on - - Suggest how suitable these are basis my profile.
- Are there any other schools / courses which I shall be targetting?
Some of the schools / courses I found relevant are listed below. I am even open to schools in Europe [eg. IMD, HEC Paris, etc. but unsure how well they align with my supply chain profile & long-term objective]
- MIT Sloan Fellow MBA
- MIT LGO
- Wharton MBA with Major in Operation, Info. & decision
- Stanford GBS MBA+MS in sustainable energy
- Chicago Booth MBA+MS in Applied Data Science
- Kellogs MBA-Major Ops, Pathway Energy & Sustainability
- Kellogs MBA+MS in Design Innovation
Below is a slightly detailed timeline -
2005 - 2007• Class X CBSE Board 94% marks
• National & State level scholarship for academic excellence
• Class XII CHSE Board 93% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Statistics
• Qualified National Defence Academy [NDA] Entrance exam, conducted by UPSC to recruit officers in the Indian Armed Forces
2007 - 2011• 8.54 CGPA Bachelors [Mechanical Engineering],
NIT Silchar•
Gold Medalist for Best Engineering Graduate [All-round performance]
•
General Secretary, Students' Union Gymkhana Body
• AUTOCAD & CATIA designing certified from CTTC
• Multiple awards in extra-curricular activities
2011 - 2013• Joined as Graduate Engineer Trainee . Production Engineer @
Oil India Limited• Special Project Internship at
NTPC [India’s largest Thermal power plant generating company]
• Summer Internship at
TATA Motors [India’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturer]
2013 - 2015• 2.73 CGPA Post Graduate Diploma in Management
(PGDM), IIM Kozhikode• Supply Chain, Logistics & Operations management electives in 2nd year
• Won various national level case study competitions
• Best Summer Internship Project Award
• Pre-placement offer from Coca-Cola during internship
2015 - Present• Worked across organisations like
Coca-Cola, ITC, Samsung & PepsiCo in various
verticals of Supply chain like
Planning, Production, Logistics, Procurement & Strategy.• Decent
international exposure in all the roles. In the current role leading Freight Procurement for
PepsiCo's Europe operation• Started with
operational logistics profile, transitioned to
consulting & gradually moved to
strategic mid-senior leadership roles•
Supply Chain Design Certification by Llamasoft
•
Post Graduate Program in AI for Leaders, Texas McCombs [Pursuing]
•
Published numerous research & white papers in supply chain & optimisation in international journals
•
Qualified UPSC Civil Services & IFoS Mains exam conducted to recruit for highest echelons of Indian bureaucracy
•
Qualified State Civil Services exam conducted to recruit for top state bureaucracy roles
Outside work, takes keen interest in geo-polictical developments around the world. Also paints sometimes.
A voluntary blood donor involved in spreading blood donation awareness among the public via various non-profit organisations.
An avid runner who is preparing to run a full marathon by the end of 2024