shreya lamba

Co-founder at The Mommy Network

Bio Summary

Passionate innovator and entrepreneur with experience leveraging disruptive business models to build and scale D2C businesses.

•Pioneered the category for healthy food for children in India as the first 100% natural, no added sugar brand for kids at The Mumum Company (@themumumco)

•Crafted a one stop shop parenting and retail experience for a curated community of mothers at The Mommy Network (www.themommynetwork.in)

Twelve years of management consulting experience in multiple industries – Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Oil & Gas, Telecom and Business Process Outsourcing across APAC

Specialties: Growth Strategy, Market Entry, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Portfolio and Pricing Strategy, Sales and Business Development, Marketing Strategy (Digital and Offline), Business Planning, Project Management and Implementation, Business Process Restructuring

Employment History

Co-founder And COO

The Mumum Company

January 2017 - December 2021

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

•Created the category for healthy snacks for kids with the launch India’s first ever range of 100% natural, ready-to-eat packaged snacks built on a ‘Mum's Promise’ of no added sugar or preservatives •Recognized as a leading consumer brand with a cutting edge crowd-sourced product range •Raised $0.75M in angel funding from prominent industry players and investors •Brought together a strong Board of Advisors: Nisa Godrej (Chairperson, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd), Siddharth Parekh and Sumeet Nindrajog (Paragon Partners); Vivek Gambhir (Ex-Managing Director & CEO, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd), Samana Tejani (Director of Operations, Gits Food Pvt Ltd) •Developed and launched a range of 25+ proprietary SKUs spanning different food processing technologies •Built a network of contract manufacturers with best in class operations and a JIT manufacturing approach •Developed a high quality distribution network with listings at 300+ stores across key cities at Modern Trade chains like Natures Basket, Foodhall and Modern Bazaar as well as 100+ General Trade stores •Built, trained & managed a pan-India sales team for merchandising and POS promotions across stores •Built a conversion focused digital-first D2C presence covering key online retail platforms including Amazon, Big Basket, FirstCry and Scootsy as well The Mumum Co website •Developed a strong institutional sales channel covering schools and cinemas with the launch of the first ever ‘Kids Meal Combos’ at 400 PVR cinema outlets across the country •Implemented a 360 marketing strategy through offline events, digital marketing, influencer marketing, POS engagement as well as large campaigns including brand partnerships like Peppa Pig Live •Ran investor relations with detailed business planning and MIS reporting as well as fund raising efforts resulting in several term sheet offers

Co-founder

The Mommy Network

August 2014 - present

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

•The TMN team is committed to working on creating curated communities of mothers across key cities in India with a vision to disseminate learnings and best practices for the mother & child community •The first network ...see more

Senior Manager

Kearney

January 2004 - December 2016

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Strategy Development and Implementation •Ran an extensive internal HR exercise along with the APAC MD to measure and track senior leadership performance; Led the internal PMO to track KPIs and partner performance with direct translation to strategy imperatives & compensation •Led the market and competitive assessment for a global logistics player across 13 countries to deliver key imperatives for APAC to regional management as inputs to developing regional strategies (Asia-Pacific) •Developed the globalization strategy and market value propositions for a leading Indian auto manufacturer •Developed the India market entry strategy and detailed business & roll out plan for a global retail major; worked with global teams to run cross-functional organization structuring for the Indian entities (New Delhi) •Developed the corporate strategy and product portfolio for a leading Indian apparel retailer across a portfolio of national and international brands (Bangalore) •Redefined the product portfolio strategy and identified growth opportunities for the largest Indonesian Telecom player (Jakarta) •Developed the Pan-Asian market entry strategy and acquisition plan for a global telecommunications player across India, Australia and China (New Delhi) •Led the competitor assessment initiative for a global logistics player across India and Thailand to deliver key strategy imperatives to management teams (Mumbai/Bangkok) •Developed the global pricing/contracting strategy for an Australian mining company and ran manufacturing capacity based war games with management to drive decision-making (Sydney/Melbourne) •Implemented the service organization transformation and globalization strategy for a leading Indian power utility covering redesign of the MIS structure and international alliances (New Delhi) •Conducted a global off-shoring industry study for a leading global automotive manufacturer and identified emerging off-shoring opportunities and strategic implications (New Delhi/Mumbai/Bangalore) •Developed vision statements and corporate plans for several companies across sectors (India) Project Management •Led PMO for cross-functional fast track procurement for a leading international Oil & Gas player looking to set-up an oil pipeline in India – delivered process improvements of over 100 days in sourcing lead times o Managed work-streams across engineering, operations, projects and procurement o Ran the PMO and drove key communications and issue resolution initiatives across functions •Led the PMO for operationalizing the India market entry strategy for a global retail major o Ran the program management office for cross-functional issue identification and resolution o Developed the detailed project baseline and communication plan o Initiated and maintained project tracking & communication for implementation across functions •Led the project management for marketing spend sourcing for a global handset player across ME & India o Led a 7-member team in delivering savings of $30MN through sourcing & strategy improvements o Ran the program management office for project tracking, issue identification and resolution

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

INSEAD

2009

Master's in Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science

2003

Bachelor's in Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science

2002

Language Skills

English Hindi

Country Experience

Australia India Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Taiwan Thailand United Arab Emirates

Skills

Business

Capacity Management & Planning,

Manufacturing,

Operational Excellence,

Operation Management,

Change & Implementation,

Transformation Management Office,

Business Case,

Business Planning,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Strategy,

Growth Strategy,

Innovation Strategy,

New Business Build,

Operating Model,

Portfolio Strategy,

Business Development,

Channel Management

Marketing and Public Relations

Branding,

Competitive Analysis,

Digital Marketing

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Demand Planning,

Distribution,

Inventory Management,

Logistics,

Material Planning,

Procurement,

Production Planning,

Strategic Sourcing,

Supply Chain Optimization

shreya lamba

Bio Summary

Employment History

Co-founder And COO

The Mumum Company

Co-founder

The Mommy Network

Senior Manager

Kearney

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

INSEAD

Master's in Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science

Bachelor's in Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science

Language Skills

Country Experience

Skills

Business

Marketing and Public Relations

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Industry Experience

Oil & Gas

Transportation & Logistics

Telecom