Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
Projects
Accomplishments
Timeline
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GARIMA BAJAJ

Dehradun

Summary

Dedicated and focused Project Specialist with over 1.5 years of experience excelling at prioritizing, completing multiple tasks simultaneously and following through to achieve project goals. Flexible, detail-oriented and adaptive team player with expertise in agile and waterfall methodologies, demand management and portfolio management . Seeking an opportunity in a healthy work environment where I can utilize my skills and knowledge efficiently for organizational and personal goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Specialist and Demand Manager

Advance Auto Parts
Hyderabad
04.2023 - Current

Project Specialist

  • Worked as a Project Manager for projects such as Intune Autopilot , Migration of Apple devices from JAMF to Intune and, IGA Tool Implementation and POD Solution .

Responsibilities as a Project Manager:

  • Led project scope development with estimates, budgets and schedules to plan successful projects.
  • Delivered status reports to stakeholders for budgeting and planning purposes.
  • Managed project team, coordinating project team activities to execute projects under-budget and within strict deadlines.
  • Experience in working with both waterfall and agile methodologies.
  • Interacting with partners such as Microsoft , KPMG , Workday, Okta ,business analysts through daily scrum/weekly calls.

Worked as a Demand Manager for Infrastructure and Information Security demands like Upgrade Corporate Windows devices from Win 10 to Win 11 , SCCM Upgrade and Integration Project , Mobile Engineering Android OS Upgrade etc.

Responsibilities as a Demand Manager:

  • Responsible for analyzing business requirements and business cases as a part of the demand process and was a part of the prioritization process to know which demand will be beneficial for the business.
  • Gathered, analyzed, and presented relevant information to the Core Committee and Technology Assessment Forum about a portfolio's performance, risks etc.

Worked as a Business Analyst and was responsible for the status and reporting of the contractors and analyzing if the resources that are onboarded are in alignment to the budget of the organization.

Market Research Intern

Kantar
Mumbai
02.2023 - 05.2023
  • Conducted a thorough analysis of the market to determine the target audience, market dynamics, consumer trends, and competitors for Government of India , Hershey's , Cadbury , Godrej etc
  • Created thorough surveys and questionnaires, made business projections, and took part in weekly team meetings with managers and executives

Human Resource Intern

Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd
Dehradun
09.2018 - 11.2018
  • Was responsible for the onboarding and documentation of new hires.
  • Provided administrative support to the Human Resources department including filing, data entry and record keeping.

Marketing Intern

Feel Alive Today Venture Private Ltd.
Jaipur
01.2017 - 01.2017
  • Produced content for other social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
  • Contributed to the rollout of fresh marketing plans and initiatives

Education

MBA - Marketing & Operations

ICFAI Business School
01.2023

BBA -

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Banasthali</span> <span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Vidyapith</span>
01.2022

ISC - Commerce

Convent of Jesus & Mary
01.2017

ICSE - Science

Convent of Jesus & Mary
Dehradun
01.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • PowerBI
  • SPSS
  • SAP
  • ITBM
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Microsoft Access
  • Canva
  • Adobe Photoshop

Affiliations

  • Member of Corporate Social Responsibility and Branding Team at Advance Auto Parts India
  • Member of National Social Service Member
  • Hyderabad Pet Adoption
  • Vice President For ADmire (The Branding and Advertising Club for IBS Hyderabad)
  • Digital Head for Prakriti (The Nature and Adventure Club of IBS Hyderabad)
  • Block Printing
  • Making handmade bead jewellery

Certification

  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Six Sigma (Green Belt)
  • Business Intelligence Specialist

Projects

  • Effect of social media on Buying Choices

Objective: To understand the influence of social media on purchasing pattern of consumers and its future. 

  • Impact of Online Streaming Applications on Consumer Preferences

Objective: To understand the influence of social media on purchasing pattern of consumers and its future.

  • Supply Chain of Mumbai Dabbawallas

Objective: To understand the supply chain efficiency of Mumbai Dabbawallas and their operations.

Accomplishments

  • Awarded for being the Most Compassionate at School.
  • Awarded the second and third position in Athletics.

Timeline

Project Specialist and Demand Manager

Advance Auto Parts
04.2023 - Current

Market Research Intern

Kantar
02.2023 - 05.2023

Human Resource Intern

Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd
09.2018 - 11.2018

Marketing Intern

Feel Alive Today Venture Private Ltd.
01.2017 - 01.2017

MBA - Marketing & Operations

ICFAI Business School

BBA -

<span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Banasthali</span> <span style="border-bottom: 2px dashed #cf4343; padding-bottom: 1.2px;">Vidyapith</span>

ISC - Commerce

Convent of Jesus & Mary

ICSE - Science

Convent of Jesus & Mary
GARIMA BAJAJ