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FMCG & CPG AI curriculum — demand, trade, supply mesh▌

Ground exercises in channel reality—distributor data quality, promo calendars, and brand safety.

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About the Instructor

Yash Thakker

AI Instructor & Product Leader

Yash Thakker has 12+ years of experience building AI products and has taught 160,000+ students across 50+ courses. He facilitates corporate AI training for enterprises including Tata, PayPal, and Fortune 500 teams. Yash holds an MBA from SIMSREE and a B.Tech in Information Technology. Based in Mumbai, he delivers programs globally, specializing in Claude AI, generative AI, and practical AI implementation for regulated industries.

Credentials

  • MBA, SIMSREE (Sydenham Institute of Management Studies)
  • B.Tech, Information Technology, University of Mumbai
  • 12+ years building AI products
  • 160,000+ students trained across 50+ courses
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program objectives

  • Prioritize AI bets where shelf, distributor, and marketing data can realistically sync.
  • Design scenario drills for revenue management and S&OP alignment.
  • Guard brand voice when agents touch external comms.

how we deliver

  1. 1

    Discovery call & problem framing

    We align on sponsors, success metrics, and constraints (2026 tool landscape, data rules, procurement gates) before anything is scheduled company-wide.

  2. 2

    Stakeholder interviews & day-in-the-life context

    Short conversations with practitioners (not only leadership) so scenarios reflect real workflows—not generic slide demos.

  3. 3

    Curriculum design & artifacts

    Modular agenda, exercise scripts, evaluation rubrics, and governance checkpoints matched to your vocabulary (banking, FMCG, engineering, etc.).

  4. 4

    Engaged, hands-on delivery

    Facilitation-led sessions with live exercises, breakout prompts, and documented failure modes—minimum passive lecture time.

  5. 5

    Post-session support: documentation & next steps

    Written recap, pilot backlog, links to explainx.ai courses for scaled upskilling, and optional office hours so momentum doesn’t stop at the workshop.

modules

Mesh planning workshop

Cross-functional alignment exercises.

session outline

  • Demand shock scenarios
  • Inventory policy hooks
  • Retail media implications

labs

  • War-room prioritization

beyond-catalog topics (custom)

  • Traditional trade vs. D2C analytics integration—we tailor to your category.

quick contact

Scope or pilot this curriculum

Share sponsor, headcount, and cities — we reply with timing and options. Rough budget helps us match the right depth.

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faq

Category managers only?

We mix sales, supply, and marketing leads to avoid local optima.

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