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Ashutosh

Marketing Planning Manager, GI Business
Mumbai

Summary

Results-driven Pharma marketer with a proven track record of driving growth across brands and therapy areas. Insight-led and creative, with experience shaping the alginate antacid category, implementing hospital access and diagnostic initiatives, and executing award-winning marketing campaigns. Skilled in long-range planning, portfolio optimization, and product pipeline development, consistently delivering measurable business impact and strengthening brand leadership.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Manager

Abbott India Limited
09.2023 - Current
  • Directed strategy for a diversified portfolio worth $11.30 million, across therapy areas, delivering a consistent market-beating growth of 23% year-over-year.
  • Instrumental in shaping and scaling the alginate antacid category, successfully building consumer preference, and growing the market from $12.43 million to $40.68 million in 3 years.
  • Developed and presented a 5-year long-range growth plan to leadership for the Digeraft portfolio (Alginate Antacid) to become the fastest $11.30 million brand in EPD India by 2028, at a robust CAGR of 50%.
  • Recruited, trained, and managed a 14-member technician team to execute reflux diagnosis clinics within HCP practices, increasing diagnosis rates and driving category uptake.
  • Managed and mentored two colleagues, fostering capability building, and delivering sustained business results.
  • Spearheaded strategic packaging changes for Digeraft Group, resulting in a 5.5% improvement in gross-to-net, decreased breakages, and lower expiries.
  • Received India’s highest recognition — the EPD India Best Brand Award for Digeraft Group from the VP for outstanding brand performance and strategic impact.

Group Product Manager

Abbott India Limited
09.2021 - 08.2023
  • Directed strategy for Librax and Pankreoflat Group worth $7.91 million, delivering a consistent, market-beating growth of 15% year-over-year.
  • Displayed agility to mitigate risk from potential product quality issues for Librax by implementing a business continuity strategy, ensuring uninterrupted supply, and preventing a loss of $3.56 million.
  • Pioneered a hospital access roadmap for Pankreoflat to strengthen its presence in the institutional channel, leading to $0.33 million in incremental sales and delivering strong double-digit growth of 22%.
  • Received India’s highest recognition — the EPD India Best Brand Award from the VP for outstanding brand performance and strategic impact.


Product Manager

Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
07.2019 - 08.2021
  • Devised a strategy for the Haircare and Skincare portfolio worth $7.91 million, delivering consistent, market-beating growth of 20% year-over-year.
  • Relaunched Minichek Shampoo, a previously underperforming brand, is driving strategic repositioning and marketing initiatives to achieve a 4% market share gain and strong revenue recovery.
  • Recipient of the MD Award for the best brand campaign, "Follihair: Food for Hair," driving a 23% year-over-year robust sales growth, and enhanced market visibility.
  • Established a forward-looking product pipeline for Follihair and Selsun, positioning them for continued growth and category leadership, enabling a competitive advantage.

Education

MBA - Marketing

SIBM Pune
05.2018

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Financial decision-making skills

Accomplishments

  • Winner EPD India VP Award (04/2025) Best Brand - Digeraft Plus
  • Winner EPD India Best Brand Idea (04/2025) for Digeraft Plus
  • Winner AIL MD Award (12/2024) Best New Product Innovation - Digeraft Plus
  • Runners Up Confluence 2023 (07/2023) Best Brand Exhibit Award - Digeraft
  • Winner AIL MD Award (06/2023) Best New Product Innovation- Digeraft Plus
  • Winner EPD India VP Award (06/2022) Best Brand - Pankreoflat
  • Winner Best Marketing Campaign (01/2021) - Minichek
  • Winner Best Marketing Campaign (01/2020) - Follihair
  • Pre-Placement Offer, L'Oreal, 2017
  • Pre-Placement Offer, Asian Paints Ltd., 2017
  • National Winner, L'Oreal Brandstorm, 2017
  • National Finalist, HUL Lime, 2017
  • National Finalist, Mahindra War Room, 2017

Timeline

Marketing Manager

Abbott India Limited
09.2023 - Current

Group Product Manager

Abbott India Limited
09.2021 - 08.2023

Product Manager

Abbott Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
07.2019 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Manipal Institute of Technology
04.2001 -

MBA - Marketing

SIBM Pune
Ashutosh Marketing Planning Manager, GI Business