Abhishek Kumar

About Abhishek Kumar

Strategy professional with ~ 4.5 years of experience across manufacturing, energy, and airport services, delivering efficiency-led impact at scale. At PwC India, I drive enterprise performance improvement through bottleneck analytics, process re-engineering, and predictive maintenance models, delivering substantial annual benefits for critical metals recycling operations.Previously at Coal India Limited, I led large-scale digitization and automation initiatives, integrating procurement and maintenance workflows into SAP, optimizing spare inventory, and increasing machine uptime through analytics-led decision systems. My contributions were recognized with two top-tier leadership awards — Best Performer of the Year (1/1200+) and Top Safety Performer (1/150+).I thrive in high-ownership environments, collaborating cross-functionally to design Go-to-Market strategies, build real-time MIS dashboards, and structure data-driven decision models — as demonstrated during my Business Development Internship at Adani Enterprises, where I streamlined finance visibility and accelerated operational turnaround cycles.With an MBA from IIM Bangalore and B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Dhanbad, I bring a balance of strategic thinking, execution rigor, and analytical depth. My core strengths lie in:• Digital Transformation | Process Optimization | Go-to-Market Strategy• Project & Stakeholder Management | Cost Reduction | Data Analytics• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, Python for data analysis and Tableau for data visualisationI enjoy solving complex operational challenges and translating them into scalable business value. I’m actively exploring opportunities in strategy, the CEO’s office, digital operations, and transformation roles where I can build, optimise, and scale impact.

Experience

1. Associate

   PwC India

   Jun 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Project 1- I have facilitated the implementation of Smart TPM, which includes the implementation of the Autonomous Maintenance Pillar, Planned Maintenance Pillar and Focused Improvement Projects. During this project, I have driven multiple teams to achieve the desired target and built ownership and accountability.Project 2- I have led a dispatch improvement project through stakeholder interaction, asset tracking and data analysis in SAP. I have done data analysis of the assets involved and built an inventory model to strategise the roadmap to achieve the desired dispatch.Business Development Initiative- 1. For an Indian multinational cement company- Diagnosed root causes of low demand forecast accuracy for a leading cement manufacturer and quantified business impact across revenue and cost; recommended targeted interventions in forecasting granularity and external demand driver integration.2. Indian multinational commercial vehicle manufacturer -Benchmarked India vs. China EV battery pack costs and designed a benchmark-led sourcing reset, identifying 7-8% cost reduction via index-linked cell pricing, re-sourcing, and localization levers.Developed data-driven should-cost and index-based procurement models for direct materials and tail parts, enabling stronger negotiations and delivering 2-8% BOM savings with improved cost predictability.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical engineering

  2015 — 2019

• Gyan Niketan Public School - India

  AISSE :- Class X

• Gyan Niketan Public School - India

  AISSCE : Class XII, Science

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General