Suchitha Potul

A seasoned professional with 6+ years of experience spanning across Fleet Management Services, After sales business planning and Market Research roles. Led data driven analysis and provided some path breaking insights to increase market impact by identifying and capitalizing on white spaces.

Work Experience

Market Insights Manager | Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle Ltd | Mumbai

  • Tailored customized studies such as New Feature Assessment, Price Testing, Acceptor Rejector, Customer Segmentation, Brand Health Track, and other research endeavours to drive product-market fit and competitive analysis.
  • Solicited customer feedback and refined Avinya, Curvv, and Sierra prototype models through product evaluation clinics and through customer engagement during Auto Expo 2023.
  • Conducted ‘Bangladesh Consumer Understanding Study’ and delivered actionable insights to the International Business team based on customer archetypes.
  • Provided valuable insights on CNG customer preferences and conducted Baleno feature assessments, contributing to the product planning and launch strategy of the Altroz iCNG.
  • Managed agency relationships, oversaw the market research budget and coordinated the research calendar to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs.

Regional Coordinator-After Sales Service | Tata Motors Ltd | Mumbai

  • Devised a 3-year plan for network expansion basis the current vehicle inflow, vehicle per bay per day load of the workshops and scope of expansion. 
  • Created dashboards for vehicle breakdown analysis and planning for efficient resource utilization in workshops. This contributed to reduce vehicle turnaround time by upto 2 hrs for few States. 
  • Analysed and closed gaps on customer feedback for product / non - product issues, after sales performance indicators and dealer profitability.
  • Led Shiksha mission (Technician computer literacy program) and trained 300 workshop technicians in Western Region - Customer Care division.

GET | Tata Motors Ltd | Mumbai

  • Effectively managed a team of 100 technical and non-technical staff responsible for the upkeep of LPO1623 CNG buses in Delhi Transport Corporation depot. 
  • Contributed to achieve lowest ’Cost per km’ of Rs. 4.5 per km for the entire fleet among all the bus depots. 
  • Undertook a project for Enhancing engine alternator life which helped in reducing cost of repair by 4 lacs and achieving a life of 10000 kms on average. Conducted technical analysis to identify the causes of premature part failure, diagnosed faults, resolved issues, and provided field team training.
Accomplishments
  • Rising Star Award: Won the ’Rising Star’ award for the project ’Enhancing Engine Alternator life’ which helped in cost reduction of the operation and established standard operating procedures. 
  • Best Research Methodology-Innovation (2022): Won the Market Research Society of India’s award for ’Best Research Methodology - Innovation’ for ‘Usage and Attitudes Segmentation study’ conducted in 2022. Many major findings were incorporated in product design and positioning. 
  • Appreciation notes: Received Appreciation note for managing Auto Expo 2023 research studies and Bangladesh market study
  • Academic Achievements: Received Certificate of Merit for scoring highest marks in the academic years of 2013-14 and 2015-16 in B.Tech (Electronics and Communication).
Education

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Usha Mittal Institute of Technology

Certificates
  • Microsoft Power BI – A Complete Introduction, Udemy
  • Pre-MBA Statistics, Coursera
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Participated in cultural fests like Arcane Illusions, Tech Tornado and IEEE-UMIT events
  • Participated in Walk-A-Thon for Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Finished the Dream Marathon at the Mumbai Marathon

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 6.5 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Market Insights Manager, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle Ltd

    Regional Coordinator, Tata Motors Ltd

  • Function : Sales & Marketing
  • Industry/Sector: Aerospace/Aviation/Automotive
Work Experience

Market Insights Manager | Tata Motors Passenger Vehicle Ltd | Mumbai

  • Tailored customized studies such as New Feature Assessment, Price Testing, Acceptor Rejector, Customer Segmentation, Brand Health Track, and other research endeavours to drive product-market fit and competitive analysis.
  • Solicited customer feedback and refined Avinya, Curvv, and Sierra prototype models through product evaluation clinics and through customer engagement during Auto Expo 2023.
  • Conducted ‘Bangladesh Consumer Understanding Study’ and delivered actionable insights to the International Business team based on customer archetypes.
  • Provided valuable insights on CNG customer preferences and conducted Baleno feature assessments, contributing to the product planning and launch strategy of the Altroz iCNG.
  • Managed agency relationships, oversaw the market research budget and coordinated the research calendar to ensure the delivery of high-quality outputs.

Regional Coordinator-After Sales Service | Tata Motors Ltd | Mumbai

  • Devised a 3-year plan for network expansion basis the current vehicle inflow, vehicle per bay per day load of the workshops and scope of expansion. 
  • Created dashboards for vehicle breakdown analysis and planning for efficient resource utilization in workshops. This contributed to reduce vehicle turnaround time by upto 2 hrs for few States. 
  • Analysed and closed gaps on customer feedback for product / non - product issues, after sales performance indicators and dealer profitability.
  • Led Shiksha mission (Technician computer literacy program) and trained 300 workshop technicians in Western Region - Customer Care division.

GET | Tata Motors Ltd | Mumbai

  • Effectively managed a team of 100 technical and non-technical staff responsible for the upkeep of LPO1623 CNG buses in Delhi Transport Corporation depot. 
  • Contributed to achieve lowest ’Cost per km’ of Rs. 4.5 per km for the entire fleet among all the bus depots. 
  • Undertook a project for Enhancing engine alternator life which helped in reducing cost of repair by 4 lacs and achieving a life of 10000 kms on average. Conducted technical analysis to identify the causes of premature part failure, diagnosed faults, resolved issues, and provided field team training.
Accomplishments
  • Rising Star Award: Won the ’Rising Star’ award for the project ’Enhancing Engine Alternator life’ which helped in cost reduction of the operation and established standard operating procedures. 
  • Best Research Methodology-Innovation (2022): Won the Market Research Society of India’s award for ’Best Research Methodology - Innovation’ for ‘Usage and Attitudes Segmentation study’ conducted in 2022. Many major findings were incorporated in product design and positioning. 
  • Appreciation notes: Received Appreciation note for managing Auto Expo 2023 research studies and Bangladesh market study
  • Academic Achievements: Received Certificate of Merit for scoring highest marks in the academic years of 2013-14 and 2015-16 in B.Tech (Electronics and Communication).
Education

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Usha Mittal Institute of Technology

Certificates
  • Microsoft Power BI – A Complete Introduction, Udemy
  • Pre-MBA Statistics, Coursera
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Participated in cultural fests like Arcane Illusions, Tech Tornado and IEEE-UMIT events
  • Participated in Walk-A-Thon for Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Finished the Dream Marathon at the Mumbai Marathon