Prakash Sonkar
Manager - Business Strategy & Planning
New Delhi
Summary
Results-driven Analyst with a proven track record in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Strategy Planning, and process mapping. Recognizes business needs and devises valuable solutions to enhance accuracy and optimize processes. Drives business success by providing data-driven recommendations. With 15+ years of successful financial roles within large and fast-paced corporations, brings a personable and professional approach. Trained in advanced Excel modeling and skilled in release-planning, creative solutions architect with the ability to solve problems in real-time.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Manager - Business Strategy & Planning
Mrs. Bectors Food Specialty Limited
New Delhi
09.2023 - Current
- Mentoring Junior analysts, providing guidance on best practices on Business Strategies, technical skills and development.
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully execute complex projects within scope, budget, and timeline constraints.
- Coordinated with IT teams to design and implement custom applications tailored to specific business needs, resulting in increased efficiency and effectiveness of workflows.
- Contributed to the establishment of standard operating procedures for business analysis processes, resulting in more effective and efficient project delivery.
- Collaborated closely with executive leadership to define project objectives, develop strategic roadmaps, allocate resources appropriately, and oversee execution efforts from inception to completion.
- Conducted training sessions for end-users on new software features, increasing overall user adoption rates and improving system utilization.
- Increased team productivity through effective communication, collaboration, and resource management strategies.
- Ensured successful project outcomes by proactively identifying potential risks and implementing mitigation plans.
- Leveraged strong analytical skills to identify trends, patterns, and insights from complex data sets, informing strategic business decisions.
Business Analyst - Team Lead
One97 Communications Limited
10.2022 - 08.2023
- Finalizing the Budget using various methodology towards impactful.
- Execution/Planning of various campaigns to boostup incremental business.
- Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
- Assessed impact of current business processes on users and stakeholders and evaluated potential areas for improvement.
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and Impactful project scope.
- Monitoring Business KPIs to identify the business gaps, and align the strategy to deliver the projections across business segments.
- Budgeting and Planning for Manpower at the level of respective geographies keeping considering the cost orientation.
- Supporting leadership team with reporting, analysis and business presentations to inform divisional strategies.
- Alignment of Routine Dashboards/Reports with Team Members to identify the gap areas and provide support to Sales Team towards effective planning of key action plan.
Business Analyst
Zydus Wellness Products LTD
05.2019 - 10.2022
- Monitoring the Performance Update for Business KPIs using business rules and cases based on requirement analysis.
- Highlighting the GAPs at the level of respective stakeholders and across the business geographies.
- To Monitor the supplies of business products against the month projections and forecasting.
- Coordination with Cross-Function Team for smooth business operations and end to end resolution for Team.
- Preparing the business presentations for Fortnightly/Monthly Business Performance Review.
- Preparing the Analysis for specific trademarking programs for strengthening the business performance.
- Induction programme for New Joiner in sales team to brief the business operations and other process related to business parameters.
Business Analyst
Dabur India Limited
09.2017 - 05.2019
- To facilitate the MTD Update for Sales Projections on regular basis to track the business performance.
- Preparation of Monthly/Quarterly Business Review Presentation for Sales Team and Regional Head.
- To track the Daily/MTD Receipt against the monthly forecast at SKU/Brand Level.
- To track the YTD Achievement at various level for Last 5 Years onwards.
- To monitor the claims of channels and Sales team to be processed on priority .
- To Coordinate with Sales team to collate various information/data as per business requirement and submission to the Corporate Authorities
- To Validate Various Payouts/Incentive working as per circular to avoid calculation mistake and settlement with accuracy and priority
- To Validate Various Payouts/Incentive working as per circular to avoid calculation mistake and settlement with accuracy and priority.
Business Analyst (S&D)
Telenor India Pvt LTD
09.2016 - 09.2017
- To Provide Various Reports for Business Tracking and adhoc details as per business requirement.
- End Level Spoke Person for Calculation of Monthly Provisioning for Tactical / Regular Trade Payouts.
- To Monitor the Operation Team of 9 Zones to align the uniformity in business deliverables by Zonal Coordinators.
- To Prepare the Calculation for Trade Payout (Tactical/Regular) Settlement and processing with Finance Team.
- Responsible to assist Functional Head to Plan the strategies to boost up the business with additional mileage.
- To Prepare the Business Presentations for Monthly/Weekly Review to analyze the GAPs on various parameters.
Zonal Sales Coordinator
Telenor India Pvt LTD
06.2013 - 09.2016
- To provide the functional reports for the Sales Team and other required data including (Activation, CEF Pendency and all Business KPIs).
- To provide all the data about All KPIs including Various Parameters.
- To report against all the mails and letter dispatching .
- To Reporting for Zonal Head regarding all the required data Including all the Business KPIs and Various Parameters.
- To Prepare the Presentations for Monthly/Weekly Review for Business Progressions & Other Activities/Initiative and various Parameters.
Zonal Sales Coordinator
Aircel India LTD
05.2011 - 06.2013
- To provide the functional reports for the Sales Team and other required data including (Activation, CEF Pendency and all Business KPIs) .
- To provide all the data about All KPIs including Various Parameter.
- To report against all the mails and letter dispatching .
- To Reporting for Zonal Head regarding all the required data Including all the Business KPIs and Various Parameters.
MIS Executive
Reliance Communications
01.2008 - 05.2011
- To provide all the data about All KPIs including Various Parameters.
- To Facilitate the Business Update for regular intervals on daily basis.
- To Ensure 100% Completion of CDMA Activations as per process aligned with Management.
- To Support the MIS Lead as per business requirement.
- End to end closure over issues related to business process as per escalation by Sales Team.
Education
MBA - Management Information Systems
SIkkim Manipal University
Sikkim 08.2017 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth
Varanasi 07.2006 - 06.2009
Intermidiate - Biology
DAV Inter Collage
Varanasi 07.2002 - 06.2004
Skills
Sales Strategy
Accomplishments
Star Performer of the Year - 2016-17 (Telenor India Pvt LTD)
CEO Excellence Award - 2018 (Dabur India LTD)
Best RPA - 2019 (Zydus Wellness Limited)
Rising Star - 2023 (One97 Communications LTD)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
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Timeline
Manager - Business Strategy & Planning
Mrs. Bectors Food Specialty Limited
09.2023 - Current
Business Analyst - Team Lead
One97 Communications Limited
10.2022 - 08.2023
Business Analyst
Zydus Wellness Products LTD
05.2019 - 10.2022
Business Analyst
Dabur India Limited
09.2017 - 05.2019
MBA - Management Information Systems
SIkkim Manipal University
08.2017 - 08.2020
Business Analyst (S&D)
Telenor India Pvt LTD
09.2016 - 09.2017
Zonal Sales Coordinator
Telenor India Pvt LTD
06.2013 - 09.2016
Zonal Sales Coordinator
Aircel India LTD
05.2011 - 06.2013
MIS Executive
Reliance Communications
01.2008 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth
07.2006 - 06.2009
Intermidiate - Biology
DAV Inter Collage
07.2002 - 06.2004
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