Salil Kanade

• Assisted in defining the accessories product line-up for passenger & utility vehicles, leading to launch of 3 new products. • Curated a brand strategy for an unreleased passenger vehicle for Renault positioning it for a successful market launch. • Improved CX of 3+ internal portals for brands Renault, Dacia and Alpine increasing user engagement by 5%. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams across 4 markets to refine product strategies aligned with group guidelines. • Initiated 2 creative promotional campaigns for accessories portfolio for Renault R5 launch boosting accessory sales and customer engagement.

Master Consulting Project on Generative AI in Continuous Foresight: A Framework • Spearheaded the development of an innovative framework, significantly boosting foresight process efficiency by integrating GAI at strategic touchpoints (Process improvement). • Streamlining predictive analytics and analysing GenAI potential to advance clients’ strategic planning capabilities.

• Assisted in the development of an Autonomous Procurement Platform using AI to advance E-Procurement. • Analysed technical capacities and business priorities to consolidate User Stories to enhance software capability. • Facilitated Sprint Planning, reviews, team sync-ups and retrospectives for 2 SCRUM teams. • Ideated new features based on user feedback. • Developed visual mock-ups by eliciting requirements from multiple sources for visibility to business stakeholders

• Researched, reviewed and suggested energy conservation alternatives for Steam Trapping. • Produced a report embodying comparative analysis of stea systems lining with Industry 4.0. • Interpreted Flow Metering, Steam Distribution and supported systems.

• Executed SCN Coding for 100+ Mercedes-Benz commercial homologation vehicles. • Performed Flashing of Electronic Control Units of Mercedes-Benz commercial automobiles. • Assisted on multiple vehicle repair assignments and procurement of spare parts.