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Internship Organisation: Wipro Organisation: Titan

Name: Yash Gangwal
Role: Process Excellence Intern Name: Soumajit Chail
Role: Supply Chain Intern
Diaries 2022 My summer internship at Wipro involved devising a framework At Titan, the project I had undertaken was an excellent
learning opportunity because of the sheer scale of business
for data flow and bifurcating the supply chain into three areas
where automation is required. I was unfamiliar with coding
packaging material supply chain for the Tanishq brand
and automation, which initially appeared to be a difficult it involved. During my internship, I optimised the jewellery
assignment. However, owing to unwavering support from across 450 showrooms pan India. I developed end-to-
Organisation: Accenture Organisation: Amazon my buddy, guide, and DOP team, I easily sailed through all end real-time visibility of the stocks for all the SKUs
Name: Shubham Mor Name: M Sai Samhitha challenges. across these showrooms with a continuous review and
auto-replenishment policy by utilising the Demand Driven
Role: Data Science Analyst Intern Role: Account Manager My internship helped me realise that it is critical to approach Material Resource Planning approach.
During my rewarding summer internship at Accenture, I had the I had an extremely memorable internship experience with Amazon a problem with an open mind and develop a holistic view while I got to work with the TATA group, which was an amazing
opportunity to work with a fast-paced and nurturing consulting as an Account Manager. My stint involved being part of a pilot considering the client’s viewpoints. In the end, the organisation experience altogether.
team on a major life sciences project. Leveraging my MBA project, which sought to conduct a root cause analysis of vendors’ awarded me the best intern award.
program learnings, I applied my business acumen to a myriad pain points and deliver strategies for growth.
of real-life problem statements. Despite the initial challenge In the initial days, I remember feeling overwhelmed by the vast data Organisation: Wonder Cement
of interfacing virtually, the well-defined internship program repositories at Amazon. However, with the constant support of my Organisation: PwC Name: Mrunal Sheth
structure and consulting workshops held as part of training at team members and senior Amazonians from VGSoM, I was able to Name: Ayush Gupta
Accenture helped me in overcoming obstacles. acclimatise quickly and dive deep into the data. Role: Technology Consultant Role: IT & Operations
My key learnings from that time are to embrace a proactive mindset,
Assuming ownership of a comprehensive marketing Data pay keen attention to details and deliver thought leadership. My internship experience with PwC was enriching and allowed The internship experience at Wonder Cement Limited
Science project with a Next Best Action (NBA) analysis me to build my network and develop soft and technical enabled me to understand and apply engineering and
deliverable provided me with a platform to experiment with skills. The project involved building a road map for the CRM management knowledge. The opportunity to work in the
models and metrics. I gained critical insights into transforming transformation of a healthcare firm. I worked with the client to very competitive cement industry was a new and enriching
analyses into compelling stories that drive business-critical Organisation: Optum develop PowerBI dashboards under said KPIs to strategise the experience for me.
decisions using data-driven insights, while honing my analytics, Name: Anshu Kumar Raj following action plan. This helped me improvise my technical
visualization, and presentation skills. Role: Product Manager skills with Visualization, Dynamics 365, and Power platforms. The cement industry is a Resource Intensive Industry (RII)
with the use of a large number of natural resources such as
My summer stint at Optum as a product management intern My journey at PwC was truly meaningful. I am privileged to Limestone and Coal. My project involved the optimisation
Organisation: ITC Ltd was a wonderful learning experience. I was tasked with have met many wonderful people and learned much during my of Raw material mixture costs for cement production. To
Name: Sreeram R building a product outline and a go-to-market strategy for internship. achieve the project objective, I learned the entire raw
material chemistry by understanding the significance
Role: KITES Management Intern Care Management Products. The internship required extensive of different quality parameters. Then, I learned the raw
research of existing US healthcare market product portfolios
My internship experience with ITC was exciting and fulfilling and analysis of Optum’s offerings. Being new to US healthcare, material sourcing mechanism, which involves sourcing
both in terms of the work I was tasked with and the learnings I finding a suitable set of products across multiple verticals was Organisation: Tiger Analytics agreements, logistics constraints and supply constraints for
had. I was a KITES management intern with the New Business daunting. Name: Ajay G numerous vendors.
Development cell of the ITC Foods Business Division. Tasked to Role: Analytics Consulting After analysing the As-is process, I implemented Vendor
improve the process capacities and set up systems for on-ground But multiple interviews with various stakeholders helped me Management System (VMS) to automate raw material
operations, I got the opportunity to wear multiple hats during find the optimum set of products that could be leveraged The internship at Tiger Analytics was of two parts. The first is a sourcing and optimise raw material mixture cost by satisfying
my time. I interacted with a multitude of different stakeholders. to formulate a new strategy to offer a better experience for case study, and the other is a P&C insurance certification project. quality and procurement constraints. I also explored the
I got first-hand experience setting up foundational systems in Optum’s customers. The case study allowed me to learn new analytical tools like python world of alternate fuels in the wake of soaring coal prices for
the early phase of business operations. and Power BI. It also helped me to expand my thinking outside of cement manufacturing.
the box. This learning experience was further enhanced by learning
Organisation: ICICI and applying sophisticated algorithms filled with various practical During the internship, one of the biggest challenges was
Organisation: TresVista Name: Vaibhav Ganipi challenges that led me to research and find a tailored solution. working in different departments such as process, quality,
Name: Doppalapudi Sriharshavardhan Also, regarding the project, I was introduced to a totally new domain technical cell, procurement, etc. However, regular meetings
Role: Management Trainee (Product Manager) of Property and Casualty Insurance. It helped me to increase the with all the stakeholders from different departments ensured
Role: Summer Associate depth and breadth of my knowledge in the P&C insurance domain. that I stayed on the right track throughout the internship.
During my internship at ICICI Bank, I learned how to use various Under the sophisticated supervision of the mentors and guides, I I will be obliged to my mentor and wonder cement to give
My summer internship at TresVista entailed developing a UX tools to give the development team a glimpse of the product. successfully learned, understood and applied the new concepts to me complete ownership of the project with the freedom to
confidential information memorandum for the organisation. I The product research enabled me to dive deep into the processes achieve the deliverables smoothly. experiment and smooth execution.
had to go through a steep learning curve to conduct industry followed to develop banking applications and the digital data Further, the knowledge transfer sessions with my mentors and
research, construct financial models, and extract crucial journey throughout the customer interaction with the application. the skill development team helped me complete the internship
insights from the data. The project helped me garner valuable insights into working in a successfully. This internship was a rich learning experience
business and integrating different company ERP applications with phase in my MBA journey. The internship has not only helped me
Each interaction with my mentor gave me a fresh perspective, the open banking process. Also, it gave me a good understanding improve my analytical skills but also contributed to my personal
allowing me to delve deeply into multiple scenarios. This of Open banking methods giving me a lot more to explore with development. I am indebted to my guides, who helped me to
journey allowed me to push my limits and venture outside different competitors and Fintech companies. complete the internship with suave.
my comfort zone. Whenever self-doubt arose, my mentor or
management team was always there to offer their valuable
advice and support.

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