Simar Malhotra

About

I am a recent graduate of Columbia Business School and an alumnus of Stanford University. Prior to the MBA, I worked as an operator in the freight industry, handling enterprise accounts of major auto manufacturers and managing their entire sea export process from pricing and vendor coordination to placing bookings when needed. I also led new business development initiatives for the Indo-Guatemala and Indo-LATAM trade lanes, landing contracts of $225k/month and $3.5M/month respectively. Additionally, I spearheaded FreightJar, a proprietary freight discovery and shipment management platform at my company, aiming to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and serve as a sales funnel for SMBs. While heading this new vertical, I managed c

Experience

• MBA Candidate · Columbia Business School01-01-2023

  Engaged in leadership roles, fostering community and professional development among MBA students. Roles include VP Community at Columbia Outdoors Club, VP Events and Social at Family Business Club, and member of Media Management Assoc. and General Management Assoc.

• Project Head · Tiger logistics (India) Ltd.01-01-2022 – 12-01-2022

  Spearheaded development and implementation of proprietary digital freight-forwarding platform, leading cross-functional teams of engineering, design, operations and sales. Developed product roadmap and established project timelines. Created a pipeline of SMBs driving $50K in sales leads in the first month and reducing costs by 20%.

• Key Account Manager · Tiger logistics (India) Ltd.01-01-2021 – 12-01-2021

  Managed key export accounts of major auto manufacturers and led go-to-market strategy for Indo-Mexico and Indo-Guatemala trade lanes driving revenue contracts of $225k and $3.25M per month respectively.

• Founder · Inkpot India Conclave10-01-2019 – 12-01-2020

  Launched India's first zero-waste cultural conclave, leading event execution and marketing efforts and achieving a total reach of 12M. Established long-term partnerships with key industry stakeholders such as venue partners, national cultural organizations as well as industry stalwarts.

• Strategy Intern · Funworks08-01-2019 – 10-01-2019

  Developed creative strategy with Senior Strategist and Chief of Strategy for brands like Credit Sesame, Marmot and Hint. Performed primary and secondary research to understand market sentiment around outdoor sports brands.

Education

• Stanford UniversityBachelor's degree, English Creative Writing
• Columbia Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, General Management and Strategy

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