Business Case Development &

- Analysis

- Identify new product and project opportunities based on market intelligence and internal capabilities, in line with the business's growth objectives.

- Build robust business cases and financial models, validating key assumptions (market size, pricing, costs, capex, ramp-up) with inputs from customers, suppliers and internal teams.

- Engage with business, R&D;, operations and commercial stakeholders to gather accurate information and translate it into clear insights.

- Analyze organizational and industry data, trade and export-import flows, and competitor and pricing trends to derive conclusions and recommendations.

- Prepare decision-ready documentation and presentations for the Head Strategy, CEO and leadership team.

Margin &

- Portfolio Initiatives

- Drive assigned margin-improvement initiatives, such as strategic sourcing, by-product valorization, grade and product-mix upgrading, and new applications, from analysis through implementation tracking.

- Support raw material outlooks and price forecasting for key inputs.

- Partner with procurement to evaluate alternate vendors, suppliers and materials for an optimized cost position.

- Support the design of new business and operating models, including service-led and contract-manufacturing approaches for select businesses.

Speed to Market &

- Market Establishment

- Take assigned new products from prospect assessment through market evaluation, financial evaluation and commercialization, ensuring progress against defined timelines.

- Work with marketing on segmentation, product definition,



positioning and pricing strategy to win in the marketplace.

- Collaborate with R&D;, operations and quality to ensure the product delivered meets customer specifications and target cost.

- Establish the market for new products as a proof of concept, securing initial customers, approvals and repeat orders.

- Transfer established products to the sales team, typically within three months of market stabilization, with a documented handover.

Market &

- Competitive Intelligence

- Track competitor actions, market behavior and geopolitical, trade and regulatory developments, and present implications with recommended actions.

- Identify attractive markets, segments and geographies, and support business plans to enter them.

- Help the business anticipate and respond to market shifts to protect operations and growth objectives.

Growth Pipeline &

- Inorganic Opportunities

- Maintain the growth-project pipeline and stage-gate documentation; track progress against the business's growth ambition and flag gaps early.

- Screen and evaluate new markets, unexplored segments, outsourcing and partnership opportunities to extend product reach.

- Support M&A; and strategic partnership evaluations through target screening, market and financial analysis, valuation inputs and due-diligence coordination.

Collaboration &

- Capability

- Work as the bridge between strategy and business, marketing, R&D;, operations and procurement teams on assigned initiatives.

Mentor analysts and contribute to building the strategy team's analytical and business-analytics capability.

📌 Lead-Strategy (Vadodara)
🏢 Deepak Nitrite
📍 Vadodara