Aqua Management Consulting Group, a newly formed Logistics and Supply Chain Consulting Organization is looking for people in areas of SCM Consulting. The remuneration shall be excellent and the location is at Delhi or Mumbai. Interested may please contact shiv.kumar@aquamcg.com
Job Description:SCM Consulting
We have plans to grow the consulting arm aggressively with a mandate to start servicing the domestic clients first and international clients going forward. The Supply Chain Management Consulting organization shall house individuals who shall help clients develop strategies and operating models that integrate planning, procurement, product design, manufacturing and fulfillment functions within an organization, as well as connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. Focus shall be on developing and implementing integrated supply and demand planning strategies that improve cost efficiency, increase business effectiveness and create synergies and collaboration across the value chain.
Key responsibilities of the role shall include:
· Leading the Organization: Being in a startup envirnonment, the candidate shall get chances to be in leadership roles early on. Therefore the candidate must be highly driven to assume responsibilities to grow the organization. Must bring thought leadership, consulting, senior executive relationship and team building capabilities to the table
· Growing the Offering: Building the capability of the Offering, Ensuring quality of the domain development and the engagement support work delivered by the offering
In addition to the key reponsibilities, the incumbent shall be involved in any of the following activities :
· Engagement Management: Manage engagement delivery, risk, project economics including planning and budgeting, manage account receivables, define deliverable content, ensure buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
· Business Development: Work as part of a joint team to identify and win potential sales opportunities. Assume revenue and profitability responsibilities
· Domain Development: Development of assets and methodologies, development of point-of-view, research or white papers, support development of marketing collateral, public speaking and publication in industry periodicals.
Specific Experience includes:
· A minimum of 3 years of experience.
· Experience in a consulting firm is desirable
· Experience working with "C" level executive clients
· An Engineering /MBA from top (Tier 1) schools or a CA
· An entrepreneurial instinct is desirable
Key Competencies and Characteristics:
· This individual should be comfortable working at the highest levels of client organizations and interacting closely with the "C" level executives in a range of environments
· The individual should be comfortable functioning in a focused area of Supply Chain Consulting.
· The individual should possess an impressive executive demeanor, a team oriented and collaborative approach, and excellent presentation skills, including strong oral and writing capabilities
· The individual should possess and demonstrate high integrity and credibility as perceived by all those with whom s/he will work
· The individual should have strong intellect coupled with proficient commercial instincts
Interested may please get in touch at shiv.kumar@aquamcg.com
Friday, May 16, 2008
Openings - Nasscom-ICICI Knowledge Park India Innovation Fund
Profiles for the NASSCOM-ICICI Knowledge Park India Innovation Fund
1. Chief Executive Officer
NASSCOM and the ICICI Knowledge Park are jointly launching an Early Stage Venture Capital fund. The India Innovation Fund, a first of its kind initiative, has been created with the intent of providing seed stage investments in order to promote technology advancement and IP driven innovations in emerging technologies. The fund will also endeavor to encourage entrepreneurship and enable start- ups to reach a stage of self sustenance and growth. This fund is targeted at early stage companies with a core focus on creating Intellectual Property, and academicians, researchers and incubates looking to commercialize inventions. The fund will operate through an independent entity that is currently being set up.
The CEO will head the "Investment Manager Company" (IMC), the corporate entity of the India Innovation Fund. This role will report as per statutory requirements to the Board of Directors of the IMC. The role includes managing the entire operations of the Fund from deal
sourcing, through the investment process and till divestment. The CEO will manage a team of Investment Managers and Investment Associates and will assume the responsibility for Investment decisions in portfolio companies.
The role will also involve portfolio management of Investee companies, interfacing with the Investment Council and the Strategic Advisers to ensure that the fund is being operated in line with its objectives, interfacing with the Mentor Panel to ensure that Portfolio companies
receive the requisite guidance and mentoring at the appropriate times. The performance in the role will be measured through the returns generated by the fund and the ability to meet the fund objectives.
The ideal candidate would fulfill the following criteria
1. Been a technology entrepreneur or headed a business unit within a technology organization
2. Strong entrepreneurial ethic with a track record of growing an independent business unit
3. Minimum of 10 years of work experience with at least 2 years at the helm of a business
4. Strong network with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs is an added advantage
5. Demonstrated operational and business capabilities
6. Good understanding of financial management concepts and an understanding of valuation
7. Demonstrate a genuine desire to nurture entrepreneurial activity in disruptivetechnologies
2
Investment Manager/ Principal Investment Manager (2 positions)
The Investment Manager will be responsible for managing the entire operations of the Fund from deal sourcing, through the investment process and till divestment in the identified focus sectors of the fund in either the Information Technology or the Life Sciences/Medical Devices streams. Identifying investment opportunities, valuation, portfolio management, and the operational activities related to the day to day running of the fund will fall under the ambit of the Investment Manager's role. The Investment Manager will also be responsible for exploring and identifying exit options and in guiding the entrepreneurs through their equity dilution
process.
The requirements for this position are:
1. Exposure to technology in the Life Sciences/ Information Technology sectors or with a Venture Capital firm with a focus on these sectors
2. Strong entrepreneurial ethic
3. Prior experience of a minimum of 3 years with a Venture Capital firm
4. Demonstrated ability to evaluate start-up companies
5. Demonstrate a genuine desire to nurture entrepreneurial activity in disruptive technologies
1. Chief Executive Officer
NASSCOM and the ICICI Knowledge Park are jointly launching an Early Stage Venture Capital fund. The India Innovation Fund, a first of its kind initiative, has been created with the intent of providing seed stage investments in order to promote technology advancement and IP driven innovations in emerging technologies. The fund will also endeavor to encourage entrepreneurship and enable start- ups to reach a stage of self sustenance and growth. This fund is targeted at early stage companies with a core focus on creating Intellectual Property, and academicians, researchers and incubates looking to commercialize inventions. The fund will operate through an independent entity that is currently being set up.
The CEO will head the "Investment Manager Company" (IMC), the corporate entity of the India Innovation Fund. This role will report as per statutory requirements to the Board of Directors of the IMC. The role includes managing the entire operations of the Fund from deal
sourcing, through the investment process and till divestment. The CEO will manage a team of Investment Managers and Investment Associates and will assume the responsibility for Investment decisions in portfolio companies.
The role will also involve portfolio management of Investee companies, interfacing with the Investment Council and the Strategic Advisers to ensure that the fund is being operated in line with its objectives, interfacing with the Mentor Panel to ensure that Portfolio companies
receive the requisite guidance and mentoring at the appropriate times. The performance in the role will be measured through the returns generated by the fund and the ability to meet the fund objectives.
The ideal candidate would fulfill the following criteria
1. Been a technology entrepreneur or headed a business unit within a technology organization
2. Strong entrepreneurial ethic with a track record of growing an independent business unit
3. Minimum of 10 years of work experience with at least 2 years at the helm of a business
4. Strong network with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs is an added advantage
5. Demonstrated operational and business capabilities
6. Good understanding of financial management concepts and an understanding of valuation
7. Demonstrate a genuine desire to nurture entrepreneurial activity in disruptivetechnologies
2
Investment Manager/ Principal Investment Manager (2 positions)
The Investment Manager will be responsible for managing the entire operations of the Fund from deal sourcing, through the investment process and till divestment in the identified focus sectors of the fund in either the Information Technology or the Life Sciences/Medical Devices streams. Identifying investment opportunities, valuation, portfolio management, and the operational activities related to the day to day running of the fund will fall under the ambit of the Investment Manager's role. The Investment Manager will also be responsible for exploring and identifying exit options and in guiding the entrepreneurs through their equity dilution
process.
The requirements for this position are:
1. Exposure to technology in the Life Sciences/ Information Technology sectors or with a Venture Capital firm with a focus on these sectors
2. Strong entrepreneurial ethic
3. Prior experience of a minimum of 3 years with a Venture Capital firm
4. Demonstrated ability to evaluate start-up companies
5. Demonstrate a genuine desire to nurture entrepreneurial activity in disruptive technologies
The contact person details for this posting are:
Ashwin Raguraman [ ashwin@nasscom.in ] 91-9818664229
Thursday, April 17, 2008
National Sales Head - Media
Our Client is one of the most respected Media houses, as part of its aggressive growth strategy is planning significant investments in building a robust Internet business recognizing the importance of Internet as the most important media vehicle of the future. They already have a successful news portal. The big initiatives in next few months will be launching state-of-the-art portals in various business opportunities in the internet space. The client has s a growing pool of young leadership from premier Indian B-schools like IIM's, ISB, MDI, FMS etc.
Skills and Experience
The candidate should have 12 years+ experience and should be an MBA from a premium institute.
* Team management skills to build and enthuse a team of young energetic professionals to perform in a start-up environment
* Leadership skills
* Strong analytical and business acumen
Job Description:
Control National sales across India with a network of 7 offices in the first year
Develop Vision and Strategy
Establish Sales Infrastructure and ramp up the team from 150 to 600 people
Business development and Alliances
Establishing a sales network
Will interact with the top management and board members
Job Location:
NCR Region
Contact:
Vipul Varma, Vipul@focusonIT.com, 98201 59566
Skills and Experience
The candidate should have 12 years+ experience and should be an MBA from a premium institute.
* Team management skills to build and enthuse a team of young energetic professionals to perform in a start-up environment
* Leadership skills
* Strong analytical and business acumen
Job Description:
Control National sales across India with a network of 7 offices in the first year
Develop Vision and Strategy
Establish Sales Infrastructure and ramp up the team from 150 to 600 people
Business development and Alliances
Establishing a sales network
Will interact with the top management and board members
Job Location:
NCR Region
Contact:
Vipul Varma, Vipul@focusonIT.com, 98201 59566
Monday, April 14, 2008
Corporate Finance - Lanco Infratech
Our client, the big Lanco Infratech seeks 5 Corporate Finance Professionals for position
CFO of project, to manage project financing end to end for project closure, primarily thru' raising Debt and little P/E.
Applicant to be from IIMs/ XLRI, and 10+ years in experience.
Offered package is 30-50 lacs.
Location: the lovely non-wintry non-summer Hyderabad.
Pls mail CV on interest/ send conact info for discussions.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Consulting openings
A startup Logistics and Supply Chain Consulting Organization is looking for people at various cadres in areas of SCM Consulting. The remuneration shall be excellent and the locations are at Delhi and Mumbai. Interested may please contact shiv.kumar@aquamcg.com.
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