Rakesh Karmakar

Currently assigned in Mineral Auction and IT Division

* Studied trade issues related to WTO and Regional trade agreements, and prepared note on their impacts on Indian steel industry. * Coordinated with JPC and conducted various studies on the production, consumption, country wise import and export of finished steel and CBAM. * Provided insights on issues related to trade remedial measures in the steel sector, including ADD, CVD, Restrictive Quotas, Safeguard Measures, international trade etc. * Helped organizing India Steel Biennial International Exhibition and Conference on steel sector to attract investments in steel sector in India and to promote export of quality steel products from India. * Worked on implementation of Made in India Branding of steel products by the steel industry - currently at logo finalization stage. * Provided input on behalf of the ministry on policies, reports, and high-level events (conferences, diplomatic visits, COP 28, Parliament sessions) where the MoS has been represented or is a stakeholder. * Working on review of Steel Scrap Policy 2019 with Director Neha Verma (Chairperson of the review committee). * Managed the Ministry's "Green Steel" initiative, for which 14 taskforces were formed to decarbonize the Indian steel industry, and whose inputs were used for the roadmap document titled “Greening the steel sector in India: Roadmap and action plan”. * (Contributor) Greening the steel sector in India: Roadmap and action plan, Ministry of Steel - Government of India (2024): Served 2 task forces whose inputs were used in the report. Also contributed personally to the report and assisted in drafting it. * Organizer, “National Workshop on Forging Sustainability in Steel” & “Greening Steel: Pathway to Sustainability”, hosted by Ministry of Steel, New Delhi.

Taught AP Mathematics to US students and managed the LMS platform. Also, i was working closely with the marketing team to engage and acquire clients.

* Developed a strong working relationship with clients (Construction Equipment dealers, existing customers, field staffs, team leaders etc) within Kolkata circle. * Managed acquisition and revenue growth for 10-15 accounts for construction equipment vertical during 5 month tenure; generated a revenue of 5 crores. * Established team and individual sales goals and provided effective coaching of sales representatives to consistently improve their performance * Worked with senior management on a strategic roadmap; onboarded SREI finance by creating DSA; revenue for Oct, 2019 shot up by 23%. * Worked on implementation of a digital platform partnership model with TCS for faster approvals and processing's. • Managed end to end lending cycle for customers and provided support, ultimately leading to customer satisfaction.

* Simultaneously managed two projects pertaining to Excavator market and Debt collection department. * Gathered data on consumers, competitor, and market conditions of Excavator market of West Bengal. Interpreted data and generated meaningful insights using qualitative and quantitative analysis. * Formulated strategies and identified gaps and opportunities in excavator financing space. * Estimated Excavator market size, forecast ed sales and revenue for a short period & market share analysis. * Presented the findings to company stakeholders and senior managements; received appreciation in return. * Worked on improving the communication system of the company towards debt collection. * Understood Customer preferences, expectation and suggested improvement areas via strategies extensively based on primary data collection method. * Ensured collaboration, stakeholder engagement and relationship building in the process.

* Interned 3 months with ADITYA BIRLA PANTALOONS FASHION AND RETAIL LTD. (KOLKATA, DCN MALL). * Analyzed the consumer base arriving at the men’s casual department using questionnaire. * Studied the consumer buying decision making. * Studied the level of satisfaction and any problems faced by the shoppers on 5 point scale. * Worked closely with sales reps to aid in closing sales.

* Market survey of a small area to detect the penetration for Milky Moo newly launched pack. * Worked on primary and secondary data, did quantitative and qualitative research, chalked out sales penetration and market potential of the product using chain ratio method. * Suggested way to go strategies for successful marketing and financial benefits out of it.

* During the tenure of 2 years was responsible for maintaining the day to day operations of the student mess of the college and facilitating hygiene of the food being served. * This involved vendor management, grievance redressing, and operations management. * Apart from that organised various events and campaigns with Finance club and ensured maximum participation from classmates.

* During the academic tenure of 3 years, i was involved very much in the cultural society of the college. In addition to it, skilled myself on various field of physics like maths, statistics, programming languages. * Was involved in various academic projects as a team leader among my group of classmates and ensured timely completion of each and every project.