Divyanka Gangurde

I'm Divyanka, Indian, working for a conglomerate in Nigeria for a bit more than 6 years now. Currently, I'm on a sabbatical and looking for new opportunities, which will help me broaden my skill set.

I've over 7 years of multi-sectoral experience (metals and chemicals manufacturing, farming, agro-processing and packaging, minerals exploration and mining, and non-banking finance), handling a range of strategy-related responsibilities from primary research, business analysis and development, financial modelling and analysis, due diligence for potential acquisitions followed by transition periods, expense management and P&L responsibility.

I'm a quick learner who bridges the gap between business ideas and its commercials, detail-oriented and flexible. I possess good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills and like to take up and fulfil challenging assignments.

African Industries Group, Lagos, Nigeria

• Assistant General Manager, Strategy, MD’s office Jun’18 – till date
• Business Analyst, Strategy, MD’s office Oct’16 – Jun’18

• Reporting cashflows, budgeting and financial modeling of USD 300 Mn Integrated Steel Plant: 

- Highlighted internal flaws to bring down cost of imported items by 4.7%. 

• Tracking and budgeting of mineral exploration activities (across Nigeria) while onboarding international consultants, equipment renters and laboratories. 

• P&L responsibility of exploration drilling contracts, client management and procurement: 

- Recorded 15-20% net profit margins for external contracts. 

- Implemented app to record timesheets, maintenance reports, logging and recoveries on real time basis. 

• Conducted market feasibility studies and financial modelling for acquisitions and diversification: 

- Identified bottleneck, evaluated viability and tracked setup of 10-tonne rotary to double lead production. 

- Analysed USD 8 Mn project for expanding refractory division to cater to external clients. 

- Acquired Lela Agro Sacks following financial evaluation, thorough due diligence, bank negotiations (~37% haircut), tolling and transitioning period. 

• MIS reporting for 9 manufacturing units: 

- Tracked LME prices for lead sales pricing and buybacks. Generated profit of USD >75,000 in 4 months. 

- Pipe factory – Introduced QC protocols to effectively catch wastages from appearing in finished goods; Monitored production to reduce inventory and interest on working capital. 

- Helped refractory division to breakeven by handling external sales of refractory products. 

- Implemented app to monitor production and maintenance on real time basis and achieving 100% compliance within 6 months for lead and steel plants. 

• Managed pilot study for farming cassava, maize and soybean experimenting with land usage, varieties and fertilizer usage to setup ethanol and sorbitol plant.

L&T General Insurance & L&T Finance Holdings, Mumbai, India 

Manager, Actuarial Department Apr’16 – Sept’16 

• Prepared Financial Condition Report, Asset Liability Management Report and Product Performance Reports and provided due diligence datasets to HDFC Ergo for concluding acquisition of L&T Insurance. 

Manager, Corporate Strategy Nov’15 – Mar’16 

Management Trainee, Corporate Strategy May’15 – Nov’15 

• Established competitors’ analysis (for asset management, loans and insurance) to monitor growth and product development. 

• Mergers & Acquisitions-related evaluation and due diligence for expansion and market penetration. 

• Business-related projects i.e. evaluating new products in order to facilitate cross-sell and portfolio hedging.

PGDM - MBA Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India 2015 

Foreign Exchange Groupe Sup De Co Montpellier Business School, France 2014