Saurav Shastry

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SAURAV SHASTRY

Saurav is a professional with over 4 years of experience across consulting, product management, sales & marketing, operations, and chemical engineering. Saurav has completed MBA from Queen’s University Belfast, complemented by an international exchange programme at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, which strengthened my global perspective on strategy, leadership, sustainability and financial decision-making. Starting as a Trainee and Junior Officer, I gained hands-on manufacturing and process control experience before advancing to Senior Executive at Cipla, where he led plant-wide operational initiatives. Saurav\'s transition into Sales & Product Management allowed him to drive go-to-market strategies and customer value creation in fast-paced startup environments. Saurav has strengthened consulting capabilities through Blackmont Consulting, The EU Consultancy and completed virtual consulting programmes with BCG and Accenture focused on market entry strategy, cost transformation, and digital strategy.Project and Leadership experience• Digital Product Optimization: Led sprint planning and backlog refinement in JIRA, reducing feature delivery time by 25%.• Conversion Improvement: Executed A/B testing to enhance UX workflows, increasing conversion rates by 12%.• Data-Driven Decision Making: Built Power BI dashboards for real-time monitoring of student application trends, improving decision accuracy across admissions.• Operational Excellence: Reduced processing time by 35% through collaboration with Academics and Finance teams.• Lean Six Sigma Impact: Implemented efficiency improvements across production lines, reducing cycle time by 20%.• Cost Optimisation: Analysed plant KPIs using Excel and Python, identifying bottlenecks and contributing to ₹2 million in annual cost savings.Future Prospects Saurav aims to build a high-impact career at the intersection of consulting, operations, and sales and marketing where he can lead strategic transformation, optimise business systems, and drive measurable value for global organisations. Saurav\'s long-term vision is to transition into strategic leadership roles that shape innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable business growth at scale.