Konversations Cafe

Reality Of Marketing Visible In Stores, Not Excel Sheets, Ft. Varun S, Category Head, Nestlé

Imagine working in the same company for 9 long years in an age and time where everything comes with an expiry date. This is what Varun’s relationship with the FMCG behemoth Nestlé has been like. Varun Sethuraman joined Nestlé right out of SPJIMR. A marketing graduate, Varun took up challenging roles within Nestlé in the first year of his Management Trainee stint. From there grew manifold within the organization. Category and Channel Head of Nestlé West India, Varun currently is in a Trade Marketing role. Varun takes us through to his career trajectory within Nestlé in this video, mapping his time and learning within the company.

InsideIIM Career Services21 Jul 2020

I Marketed Maggi Right Out Of B School | Jagriti R, Nestlé, IIM A Alum

Jagriti did Biotechnology and with very little knowledge about the MBA world, she started preparing for the B-school examination. And with a tinge of hard work and a lot of confidence, Jagriti made it to one of the top management institutes in the country; IIM Ahmedabad. It is at IIM Ahmedabad that her love for marketing started and when it was time for her to join Nestle, that too happened all of a sudden. Spending over 8 years at Nestlé, working with the god of brands Maggi, Jagriti has now become a true blue marketeer holding hands of the worlds’ largest FMCG brand. Let's find out more about Jagriti’s journey in this episode of Konversations Cafe Online.

InsideIIM Career Services18 Jul 2020

From A Factory In Haryana To A Global Team In Switzerland Ft. Sankalp N, HRBP, Nestlé

Sankalp got through to Nestlé after finishing his B-school days in TISS Mumbai. Right after his MBA, the Management Trainee programme at Nestlé prepared him for the challenges that lay ahead of him. From getting roles out of his comfort zone to trying out new things within the business, Sankalp was pushed to achieve more by Nestlé, and that reflects in his journey from there on with the organisation. With over 7 years in Nestlé now, Sankalp handles the hat of an HRBP, working hard to make the best of it during the coronavirus induced lockdown. This and a lot more in this episode of Konversations Cafe Online.

InsideIIM Career Services13 Jul 2020

I Was Wrong About Having It All Figured Out In My B-school, Nupur Arora, Supply Chain Head, Nestle

A NITIE graduate, Nupur Arora realized that Supply Chain is where she wants to see herself working in. But, that did not come easy. Although she initially thought that she had everything figured out when she started her MBA journey with NITIE Mumbai, it was during her time at the institute and internship with Nestlé, that she got an overview of the world of business. She delved deeper into how the cogs in the wheel works for an FMCG behemoth like Nestlé and that somehow made her realize that supply plays a pivotal role in this. From there on, Nupur never looked back. Spending over 8 years at Nestlé, Nupur now heads the Demand and Supply Planning for Breakfast Cereals at Nestlé. In this episode of Konversations Cafe Online, we go deeper into Nupur’s journey to understand how she made it this far.

InsideIIM Career Services10 Jul 2020

Want To Be On The Summer Placement Hotlist Of Nestlé Even Before Your B-school Year Begins? Register Now!

Imagine getting an opportunity to be on the summer placement hotlist of an FMCG behemoth like Nestle, even before you enroll in your B-school! Fascinating right?

Team InsideIIM07 Jul 2020

From Manufacturing to Insurance to Retail Lending, My journey with Aditya Birla Group, Ft. Sandeep S

We are back with Konversations Cafe! This time online. And in the very first episode of Konversations Cafe Online, we have Sandeep Singh from Aditya Birla Group sharing his long journey of almost a decade with the group. From being a part of the LEAP programme of ABGLP, Sandeep now heads the products and strategy division of Aditya Birla Capital in the Retail lending business. From his early days at XLRI to joining ABG, Sandeep delves into the different roles that he took up and how he grew within the company by taking different roles in varied sectors.

InsideIIM Career Services07 Jul 2020

ABG Has A Long History Of Finance Professionals Growing Manifold, Ft. Krishna R, Aditya Birla Group

In our episode today of Konversations Cafe Online, we have someone who has a very different profile than the usual ones you see. A true blue Finance person, Krishna Gopal Rathi, is a CA, CFA, who joined the FLP program of the Aditya Birla Group in the year 2013. Since then, there has been no looking back for him. Krishna took up varied roles within the organization and rose to the ranks of heading corporate MIS & Finance at Grasim Industries. In this video, Krishna talks about his humble beginnings with the group and how he has risen in the ranks in the years he has spent in the organization.

InsideIIM Career Services26 Jun 2020

Investment Banking Isn't Fun, Insurance Is Where The Big Moolah Is, Ft. Anujan K, Aditya Birla Group

We are back with another episode of Konversations Cafe Online and today we have with us Anujan Krishnamoorthy who presently heads the Strategy & Affinity Insurance division in the Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company. He decided to do an international MBA from IE Business School, and just when he thought he would shift to a new role and life altogether, he was hit by a health hiccup. In this video, he talks about how his life took a turn, how ABG happened to him, and what has it been to work in the insurance industry.  

InsideIIM Career Services23 Jun 2020