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Life at Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting
S Prasanna Rai
S P JIMR, 1997 (Currently working as VP Marketing)
Vivek Janardhan
Currently working as Business Manager, Unza
Smitha Narayanan
IIM Lucknow, 2001 (Currently working as Marketing Manager)
Venkat Jangam
IIM Ahmedabad, 2002 (Currently working as Marketing Manager)
S Prasanna Rai
S P JIMR, 1997 (Currently working as VP Marketing)
Journey
Diverse roles provided growth opportunities both “Organic” – with my brand head role and “Inorganic” with my M&A and NPD role. This has provided me with a Strategic and Operational business growth experience. The brand team drives as a business head with cross functional decisions taken by them. Unlike other FMCG which provide a very specific functional exposure, the role in brand in Wipro prepares an individual for an overall business exposure with a skillset improvement to enable taking over a responsibility of a General Manager/CEO
What kept you engaged for 7 years?
Role Enhancements
Opportunity to lead some projects for the organization with external consultants which enhanced my role further.
Startup culture with quick decision making based on an objective financial discipline driven approach.
Culture
The culture is very business driven and so the cross functional team working is very critical and the incentive structure of senior teams is only on company performance, which drives collaborative working with all stakeholders committed to growth. There is a sense of urgency with all team members and passion for results is paramount.
What can a new joinee expect ?
Should be ready to go through the rigor of understanding various functions and be ready for actions based on quick decision making with a passion for results
Vivek Janardhan
Currently working as Business Manager, Unza
Journey
I had an opportunity to have a good mix of experience in various divisions. A journey in different domains sales, marketing across businesses; groomed me well to take leadership roles. In my current role, I work end to end on the products deciding pricing, schemes, sales- and being responsible for the P&L
What kept you engaged for 12 years?
Apolitical Culture.
Multiple opportunities across organization and opportunity to do something new everyday.
Culture
An independent and entrepreneurial culture that gives you the freedom to do things the way you want to do. You running a business like your own business The support and guidance from the leaders helps you flourish and outgrow yourself as a professional.
What can a new joinee expect ?
You cannot ask for a better opportunity and a better place to be in at the start of your career. Expect a very good working culture.
Smitha Narayanan
IIM Lucknow, 2001 (Currently working as Marketing Manager)
Journey
Joined Wipro Consumer Care as Category Manager for Chandrika, 6 years back. Chandrika was a 20 crore brand when i joined, which has now grown to be a 100 crore brand. I had an entrepreneurial role with backing of the company. I decided what I want to do and the budgets were approved by my seniors. The leaders help you grow as a business leader as well as a mentor.
What kept you engaged for 6 years?
Love the brands I work on and excellent bosses to work with multiple opportunities to create value and lead from front
Culture
A very trustworthy company with down to earth culture. An open door culture where you can learn from best of the leaders in industry
What can a new joinee expect ?
Get ready for 100 percent accountability; there is no passing the buck. You will be given multiple opportunities and strong backing in everything you want to do
Venkat Jangam
IIM Ahmedabad, 2002 (Currently working as Marketing Manager)
Journey
A fulfilling and challenging journey so far. I feel advantaged to get opportunities to handle assignments across functions of Sales, Marketing and International business. This has immensely helped me evolve both personally & professionally.
What kept you engaged for 6 years?
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Early Responsibility with strong accountability
Culture
Unique Winning culture which makes everyone feel valued and helps bringing out the best in them. Built on strong pillars of integrity, respect and attitude to win.
The approachability and frequent interactions with senior leaders helps align everyone towards a common goal
What can a new joinee expect ?
Get ready for challenges-benchmarks keep getting raised. Get ready to witness a better version of yourself….everyday !!