Aakriti Kakkar
Client Manager, Mars Wrigley at NielsenIQ
Client Manager at NielsenIQ
As an MBA graduate and Senior analyst in EY's Global Consumer Products and Retail practice, by profession, I have helped clients such as those featuring on Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 companies lists, grow, optimize and protect their business by providing management consulting research/analysis services. 

My experiences of having lived across three countries (Dubai, India, and the US; US citizen), worked with people across multiple geographies including the US, the UK, APAC, Middle East and Africa, and traveled widely worldwide, have allowed me to develop a global mindset – always eager to learn about new cultures, lifestyles and working styles!

I am passionate about coaching/ mentoring and networking, and am always up for a discussion!

Specialties: Consumer products/ Consumer packaged goods/ FMCG, beverages, sportswear,  digital, omnichannnel, innovation, Industry analysis, Company analysis, Market strategy, Competitive analysis, qualitative and quantitative benchmarking analysis, financial analysis, opportunity assessment, Thought Leaderships, presentation, report and article writing, primary and secondary research, secondary sources, professional services
NielsenIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nielseniq
New York City Metropolitan Area
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Client Manager, Mars Wrigley
Nielsen
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nielsen
Aligned to Mars Wrigley's Seasonal and Ice Cream business
Greater New York City Area
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Associate Client Manager, Mars Wrigley
Nielsen
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- Aligned to the Beverage Alcohol Team, working onsite at Pernod Ricard's US HQs (No.2 in the wine and spirits sector worldwide)
Greater New York City Area
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Associate Client Manager, Pernod Ricard
Ernst & Young
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ernstandyoung
Strategic Market Intelligence analyst aligned to EY’s Global Consumer Products and Retail practice, responsible for:

• Delivering management consulting research and analysis for C-level/ leadership meetings and presentations, client pursuits/ proposals, engagements, client account team planning meetings and Thought Leaderships
• Collaborating with practitioners and client account teams to identify critical business needs and service delivery options, enabling EY to develop business
• Developing Thought Leaderships to enhance EY’s brand image in the external marketplace; co-authored “Imagining the Digital Future - How digital themes are transforming companies across industries” report released at the MINT Enterprise Tech Summit in New Delhi (2015), “The omni-channel option in India” article (2014), “Pulse of Indian retail market” report in collaboration with the Retailers Association of India (2014); contributed to material for EY to present at the Consumer Goods Forum ($2.7tr – combined sales of member companies) event in Japan (2014) 
• Providing indepth qualitative and quantitative/financial benchmarking analysis highlighting top line, pricing/ volume growth and profitability metrics
• Contributed to winning a digital pursuit with a leading global sportswear client, and subsequently driving expansion of the client's ecommerce business in BRIC economies
• Developing a beer market attractiveness model to present EY’s point of view in an innovative manner via a proprietary visual tool
• Performing store audits for market entry by international players in India 
• Presenting research findings, project management, scoping, reviewing analytical content, coaching


Additional initiatives:
• Developing manuals and organizing teaming activities to facilitate smooth transition of new hires
• Assisting in a hiring drive at FORE School of Management 
• Participating in cultural activities at a firm-wide level, including a dance presentation at the 2013 EY Annual Day function
Gurgaon, India
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Senior analyst, Consumer Products & Retail
HCL career development center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hcl-career-devlpment-center
HCL CDC is the IT education and training division of HCL Infosystems with $1b in annual revenues

Role and responsibilities: 
• Interviewing franchise business partners and conducting surveys to gain financial/operational insights on their centre 
• Developing a financial business model to result in a dashboard highlighting key performance indicators and corrective action items
Noida Area, India
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Summer Intern
MBA
FORE which stands for 'Foundation for Organizational Research and Education,' has been rated A** by research firm CRISIL on an all India basis, and A*** (the highest rating) on a state level basis in 2014

Graduated with a class rank of top 14% (batch size: 240 students)

Key projects:
• Analyzing consumer insights gained through primary research to develop a marketing pitch for the Indian tourism industry 
• Risk mapping within the pharmaceutical industry, with special focus on counterfeiting and faulty supply chain issues within J&J
• Estimating the Cost of Capital for Ambuja Cement Ltd.
• Conducting technical analysis for the NTPC stock by observing charting patterns (June – Sep 2010)
Finance, Marketing
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Fore School of Management
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B.Com (Hons)
An alumni of Jesus and Mary College, a constituent college of the University of Delhi (consistently ranked #1 in India as per India Today-Nielsen survey)
Finance, International Business
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Delhi University
https://www.linkedin.com/school/delhi-university/
Business/Commerce
Mater Dei Convent, New Delhi
Emirates International School, Dubai, UAE
Award presented to the top 5-10 employees (out of +200) every quarter, based on performance
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“Extra miler ― Superstar”
Part of the SMI team nominated for defining digital capabilities for a leading global sportswear client
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Nominee - Global SMI Excellence award
Certificate awarded for academic achievement in Maths, Business Studies, Accounts and Economics
Mater Dei School
Certificate of Merit
Certificate awarded to the student securing the #3 rank in the University, South Delhi campus (among +2,200 students)
University of Delhi
Certificate of Merit
Certificate awarded to the student securing the #1 rank in B.Com (Hons) IInd year, in the college (out of 120 students)
University of Delhi
The Miss Jayanti Deshmukh Prize
Social Services
National Service Scheme
Member involved in cleaning drives, raising money and attending informative seminars
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Wardha
VRUSHABH JAWADE
| BI Reporting Associate at Nielsen IQ | Student Manager at BIMM || SBUP ||
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-mccuddin-77959b5a
New York, NY
Lindsay McCuddin
MBA Candidate at NYU Stern | Associate Client Director - General Mills at NielsenIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-drooks-4bb7435a
New York City Metropolitan Area
Emma Drooks
Manager, Client Service - Insights at NielsenIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/esha-banerjee
Greater Chicago Area
Esha Banerjee
Manager, Data Science at NielsenIQ
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-gorman-b4039152
Washington, DC
Brittany Gorman
Managing Consultant at Gallup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-wears-61077ab8
Baltimore, MD
Will Wears
Account Executive @ Cappfinity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-hund
Omaha, NE
Laura Breedlove, MBA
Education Consultant at Gallup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-bundy-873531123
Elkhorn Township, NE
Megan Bundy
Workplace Consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-galvin-70ba0861
Omaha, NE
Alex Galvin
Senior Counsel
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pragatijain1187
Sunbury-on-Thames
Pragati Jain
🏆Microsoft Data Platform MVP🚎 Organiser at DataWeekender 👩‍💼Manager at Microsoft Power BI UK Group🎖Superuser at Power BI Community📣Speaker✅Certified Data Analyst Associate📊Senior Consultant at Avanade
https://cn.linkedin.com/in/jinryanzhao
Shenzhen
Jin (Ryan) Zhao
Gallup - Regional Director, Greater China | Organizational Psychologist
https://sg.linkedin.com/in/ryantxw
Singapore
Ryan Xinwei Tan
Director | 360 Feedback Specialist at NBOGroup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-nadel
Newnan, GA
Sarah Nadel-Hawthorne, PhD
Senior Consultant at Gallup
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aijazshaikhussain
Dallas, TX
Aijaz Hussain
Senior Research & Insights Leader | Thought Leader
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-arrington-8599ba18
New York, NY
Nick Arrington
Brand & Sponsorship Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/market-research-consumer-insights-customer-marketing-manager-lead-director-statistic-bilingual-latam
McLean, VA
Karla Escaffi
Market Research, Customer Experience, Shopper & Consumer Insights, Business Insights, Customer Data, Consumer Behavior, Statistician, Content Strategy, MBA, IE
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        Aakriti is a very talented analyst.  She produced an excellent piece of work for me for one of our major clients, Diageo, using the EY Growing Beyond Borders tool.  She completed detailed research and analysis on key African countries and uploaded it into the tool.  She then joined the meeting with the client in London via conference call and during the meeting explained the analysis.  The client was very pleased with the work and her efforts really helped with our client relationship and business development activities.

She is also a great person to work with, she is very proactive and has excellent interpersonal skills
 Chinmay Ojha
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aakriti is one of the most pro-active analysts I have worked with. A quick learner who is passionate about consumer markets, she developed good analytical skills over a period of time. Her deliverables on several key projects got recognized for their sector insights and use visual frameworks/graphics. Most importantly, Aakriti consistently displays right attitude aimed at providing the best solution to the client and is a great team player. Wish you all the best Aakriti!
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Gurugram
Aakriti Kakkar
Senior Marketing Executive at DR. MOREPEN LIMITED
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Toronto, ON
Aakriti Kakkar
QA Engineer at Veeva Systems | ISTQB Certified
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Delhi, India
Aakriti Kakkar
Tech lead at GSpann Technologies
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Mumbai
Aakriti Kakkar
Associate at Goldman Sachs
The Strategy Consulting Network
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Strategy Consulting Network
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Trend & Shopper Insights
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Big Four Account Advisory Alumni Big 4 Consulting Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC big4 (www.GreenTurn.co.uk)
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CAGE | Consumer Analyst Group of Europe
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Soka Gakkai International
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FMCG & CPG  (Consultants & Recruiters)
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EY
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Beer Wine Spirits Network
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Global Beverage Network - Powered by BeverageDaily.com
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Alcohol/Beverage, Drinks Industry Beverage Jobs and Networking Forum, #1 Beverage Jobs Group
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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just-drinks Futures
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FoodNavigator-Asia
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