CEO's Office Role - Strategy & Operations

About Open Secret:

Open Secret is a brand with a vision to make every Indian family eat better. Powered by a strong operating team of strategists and marketers from Harvard Business School, IIM, and IIT with 40+ years of collective FMCG experience and backed by the strongest set of mentors - Matrix, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal, and Vivek Gambhir.

Open Secret began as a challenger F&B brand offering a range of unjunked snacks from no-maida cookies to unjunked chocolates and a better-for-you bhujia. In 2021, Open Secret expanded its focus to become a one-stop platform for all things unjunked to cater to the consumer desire for 'better-for-you' food and beverage options across the day. Working closely with nutritionists and food experts, Open Secret offers a thoughtfully curated range of local and Un-Junked brands and products which are available across various channels.

About the CEO and Co-Founder:

Ahana Gautam is an experienced operator with a passion to build and grow the biggest consumer brands in India. She has a B.Tech from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She started her career at P&G where she worked across multiple functions - supply chain, finance and marketing. Ahana grew her passion for food brands at General Mills in the US where she launched natural and organic products.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work closely with the CEO and leadership team to drive high-impact strategic and operational projects.

- Support decision-making by conducting research, analysis, and data-driven insights across functions like Procurement, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Category Management, and Sales.

- Coordinate with multiple departments to ensure project alignment and timely execution.

- Track and monitor progress on key initiatives and business priorities.

- Prepare presentations, dashboards, and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

- Identify process improvement opportunities and help implement efficient solutions.

- Handle ad-hoc problem statements and special projects assigned by the leadership team.

Who You Are:

- Highly organized, analytical, and proactive.

- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

- Strong communicator who can collaborate across teams and levels.

- Quick learner with a bias for action and ownership.

- Excited to understand the nuances of FMCG operations, strategy, and growth.

- Very high bias for action, Hungry & high ownership & Smart.

Qualifications & Skills:

- Bachelors degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, or related field.

- 2-3 years of experience (Startup / Consulting / Strategy Implementation / Founder's Office / Operations Sales roles preferred).

- Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with minimal supervision.

- Passion for the consumer goods / FMCG industry and Open Secrets mission.