Aakanksha Messing
Senior Manager, New Business Verticals - Product Operations at DoorDash
Senior Manager, New Business Verticals at DoorDash - Product Operations
DoorDash
https://www.linkedin.com/company/doordash
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Senior Manager, New Business Verticals - Product Operations
Deloitte Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deloitteconsulting
- Managed a global team to design technology and analytics enabled process and operating model for Demand Planning and Sales & Operational Execution capabilities of a large Food and Beverage manufacturer
Chicago
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Manager, Supply Chain & Network Operations
Deloitte Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deloitteconsulting
- Managed a DE&I assessment at a consumer products manufacturer and identified opportunities to develop a supplier diversity program, advance culture and inclusion at a manufacturing plant, and mitigate bias in talent acquisition practices 
- Identified significant savings through supporting a global assessment for four supply chain planning functions’ processes, systems, and operating model for a large apparel and footwear retailer with 4 large and 10+ emerging brands in its portfolio
- Led a team of consultants and clients at a Food and Beverage retailer through a fast-paced execution of distribution model transformation
Chicago
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Senior Consultant, Strategy & Operations
Adobe
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adobe
San Francisco Bay Area
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Go-to-Market Strategy & Business Operations Manager Intern
Deloitte Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deloitte
•	Enabled $25M in product savings for a luxury athletic apparel retailer by creating and implementing a statistical demand planning tool to analyze sales and calculate inventory needs
•	Supported a food producer by designing alternate routes for ~28,000 grocery stores to transition from direct store delivery to customer warehouse delivery, designing a new distribution channel and generating projected savings in excess of ~$100M
•	Coached craft brewery leadership to create a more profitable distribution strategy at a time the brewery was facing significant sales fragmentation by conducting detailed analyses and redesigning distribution process
•	Managed a team of 4 at a retailer to merge reporting for digital and store merchandising, streamlining the reporting processes of 140 stakeholders
•	Developed strategic sales tactics and 3-year business case for a consumer electronics manufacturer that recently entered the B2B market and had been highly unprofitable
•	Encouraged consultants’ acceptance at top MBA programs by organizing 6 campus visits and 4 MBA advice panels; one of ten members selected for council across Deloitte Consulting nationally
•	Strengthened awareness of Supply Chain go-to-market strategy and provided education on trending client challenges by planning and executing a series of role-specific trainings for 300+ practitioners
Greater Chicago Area
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Consultant, Strategy & Operations
Deloitte Consulting
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•	Enabled a large brewery to double production volume within 1 year by identifying capacity constraints, implementing flexible future state processes, and supporting 3 ERP module implementations 
•	Calculated $85M in annual savings for a hospital by building a tool with industry specific benchmark measurements for each of 300+ initiatives across 25 profit improvement teams; led over 100 hours of program management trainings
•	Managed 10 members to increase awareness of Supply Chain Analytics capabilities and trends through leading development of a monthly newsletter distributed to over 3,000 employees in 32 countries
•	Coached new analysts on consulting tactics by leading training sessions and developing on-boarding guides 
•	Led project management of a Deloitte sales’ mobile application by collaborating with design and functional teams
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
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Business Analyst, Strategy & Operations
Nestle USA
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-
•	Identified $83K in annual savings by leading cost analyses of alternate suppliers and transportation options for direct materials
•	Recommended future state in-bound distribution process for direct materials to decrease cost
Solon, OH
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Supply Chain Strategic Planning Intern
Unilever
https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever
• Acted as primary support for 2 large cross-category Kaizens for Customer Service and Stocks processes by providing all data, leading brainstorming sessions, and identifying key kaizen teams
• Initiated documentation of Business Waste process by creating a Transition Management Makigami
• Created process for weekly tracking of inventory throughout Non-Perishables planning team
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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Supply Chain Operations Excellence Co-Op
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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BSBA Magna Cum Laude
Operations Management and Logistics Management
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The Ohio State University - The Max M. Fisher College of Business
https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-ohio-state-university-fisher-college-of-business/