Ali Mizaj
I am an aspiring management professional currently pursuing PGDM (General Management) at XLRI – Xavier School of Management, with a background in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology. With 42 months of professional experience, my journey started from managing plant maintenance operations at Jubilant Ingrevia, a global leader in chemical manufacturing. I later joined Urban Company as a Category Manager, contributing in the fast-paced category management domain. I am passionate about strategic management and solving business problems, especially in the field of operations. I enjoy working at the intersection of analytical thinking, execution, and business impact. My experiences across engineering and business environments have strengthened my ability to adapt, collaborate, and deliver results in dynamic settings.
Work experience
42 months in total
- Jubilant Ingrevia35 months
- Urban Company7 months
Career highlights
Category Manager, Urban Company
- Led end-to-end operations for Full Home Cleaning across 4 Tier-2 cities, managing 20 partners and improving service delivery consistency, while reducing supply-demand gaps during peak periods
- Set up the Partner Success Program across Tier-2 partner base for enhanced performance tracking based on deliverable metrics, leading to improvement in net promoter score (NPS) from negative to positive within a timeframe of 3 months
- Expanded partner base through targeted identification, training, and onboarding, improving supply availability and supporting market penetration
Assistant Manager, Jubilant Ingrevia
- Supervised a team of 7 technicians and workmen for preventive, predictive, and breakdown maintenance of process and plant equipment, ensuring proper equipment operation and up-keeping for maximum plant productivity.
- Reduced breakdown time by 40% by increase in Mean time before failure (MTBF) and reduction in Mean time between repair (MTBR).
- Carried out root cause analysis of breakdown/irregularity and reduced repair and maintenance cost by 12% in FY23.
- Generated savings of Rs 120 lac in FY2-24 by implementation of TPM, 5S and capex activities.
- Led daily Toolbox Talk (TBT) and organised workplace safety initiatives for adhering to safe industrial practices and ensuring zero major accidents during FY2023-FY2025.
Graduate Engineer Trainee, Jubilant Ingrevia
- Improved the efficiency of Air Handling Units (AHUs) at the Gajraula site by implementing ISO 14644 for cleanroom classification.
- Enhanced the performance of water chillers at the Bharuch site by 50 percent through gap identification in equipment maintenance.
Achievements
- Received ‘Outstanding Team Award’ in Q3 of FY23-24 for implementing cost-effective reliability initiatives at Jubilant Ingrevia
- Ranked among the top 1% nationwide in Xavier Aptitude Test 2026 with a 99.03 percentile among 1.4+ lakh candidates
- Secured Merit Scholarship for ranking among the top 10 percentile of students of my branch in the academic year 2018-19.
