Ankit Arora
About Ankit Arora
Ankit Arora is a Senior Brand Manager at Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai, with extensive experience in category management, trade marketing, and sales across various companies.
Current Role at Aditya Birla Group
Ankit Arora is currently employed as a Senior Brand Manager at Aditya Birla Group, located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His role involves on-site responsibilities within this major multinational conglomerate. Ankit's experience in brand management is leveraged to enhance and sustain the company's market presence.
Role and Experience at 1K
From 2022 to 2023, Ankit Arora served as a Category Management & Trade Marketing professional at 1K in Gurugram, Haryana, India. In this role, he focused on scaling In House Brands at 1K Kirana Bazaar. His work involved overseeing category management, trade marketing, and implementing strategies to drive category growth and brand success.
Experience with Pidilite Industries Limited
Ankit Arora spent significant time working with Pidilite Industries Limited. He began as a Summer Intern in 2019 in Mumbai and later served as a Management Trainee from 2020 to 2021 for five months. He then progressed to Branch Manager from 2021 to 2022. During his tenure, he managed special projects in Area Sales for 22 months, contributing to business development and strategic initiatives within the company.
Educational Qualifications
Ankit Arora holds an MBA in General Management from the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, where he studied from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Production and Industrial Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, completed between 2013 and 2017. Additionally, he has a solid foundation in science from his schooling at Nc Jindal Public School, New Delhi, where he completed his 10th and 12th grades.
Early Career and Internships
Ankit Arora began his professional journey at TransOrg Analytics as an Analyst-Client Development from 2017 to 2018 in Gurugram. He also interned at Hindustan Unilever Limited in 2019 and completed a summer internship at Pidilite Industries Limited in the same year. His early career focused on business development, pre-sales consulting, and marketing functions, laying a strong foundation for his subsequent roles in brand and category management.