Dr. Rajneesh Mahajan

Niagara Falls University as Associate Professor, ON, Canada | Sept 2024
Teaching Excellence
• Deliver engaging and industry-relevant courses in Strategy Management, Project Management and Supply Chain Management equipping students with practical skills and knowledge to thrive in competitive environments.
• Implement innovative teaching methodologies, such as flipped classrooms and case-based learning, to enhance student engagement and critical thinking abilities.
Coaching and Mentoring
• Mentor and coach students and course participants, fostering their professional development, leadership skills, and analytical capabilities.
• Guide students in research projects and capstone assignments, ensuring a strong emphasis on critical analysis and real-world applications.
Curriculum Development
• Lead the design and continuous improvement of Project Management and Supply Chain Management curricula, ensuring alignment with evolving industry standards and academic best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop interdisciplinary courses and training modules tailored to diverse learner needs.
Accreditation Leadership
• Spearhead institutional accreditation efforts, successfully achieving ACBSP and GAC certifications by aligning academic programs with global benchmarks such as the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Work closely with accreditation committees to ensure compliance with quality standards, performance metrics, and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive institutional excellence by implementing robust evaluation frameworks and continuous improvement initiatives.
Institutional Building
• Serve as a core committee member for capstone projects, promoting collaborative efforts and high-quality deliverables that reflect institutional excellence.
• Contribute to the development of policies and practices that enhance institutional reputation and global competitiveness.

• Lead the training and development department
• Supervised junior training team members
• Created training programs course materials
• Supported Business school in teaching MBA program courses of Strategy Management, Global Business, Global Research Methodology, Cross Culture Management, PMP and GSCM

• ACADEMIC COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Conference organization
• 2018 Convener 3rd Marketing Conference on Emerging Marketing Practices for Practitioners and Scholars organized at Apeejay School of Management, 2018 Co-convener 8th National Conference on Sustainable Business Practices organized at Apeejay School of Management, Dwarka, Delhi, India, Co-Convener 7th National - Green Business organized at Apeejay School of

• Reviewed papers for System Dynamics Society Conferences

• Conducting training programs for corporate groups and individuals
• Offering tailor made training, learning and teaching programs
• Creating training courses namely Global Business, Global Research, GSCM, PMP, PMI-ACP, CBAP, SAFe and Communication Management in P.M
• Working in collaboration as well as independently on project trainings

• Expertise in Teaching: Global Business, Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM), Project Management Applications and Business Strategies in Projects and Business Analytics
• Planned and executed a classroom curriculum using outcome-based approach keeping student centered teaching methodologies
• Introduced appropriate evaluation, assessment, and feedback to students to encourage participation

• Part of +50-Year-, Taught Strategy Management, GSCM, Supply Chain and Business Analytics, Project Management Applications and Business Strategies in Projects
• Supported instruction to course participants, evaluated, designed, developed and administered upgraded curriculum

• Supply Chain Projects Heads
• Planed, executed and evaluated supply chain activities to ensure completion of initiatives, contributed to team's direction and function and provided coaching to the team members
• Collaborated with other senior leaders and their teams in Marketing, Sales, Finance, Law, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Product Innovation departments to enable the company to achieve its revenue growth aspirations
• Developed and improved the capabilities of business units, deployed continuous improvement methodologies like lean, six sigma, validation and ERP utilization along with critical path management of key projects

• Supply Chain Management Projects
• Developed, implemented, monitored and maintained supply chain management strategies that increased the efficiency and speed of supply operations
• Handled all correspondence and negotiations with suppliers
• Optimized warehouse functions and trained employees about safety guidelines and protocols
• Reported any accidents or injuries, collaborated with internal departments to identify and close any operational gaps and prepared weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports

• Worked with Sales Operations and finance on retailer Pricing
• Worked with 3PL warehouse, vendor manager on shipment status
• Managed consignment retailer, prepared/sent invoices and credit memos to retail partners
• Generated, supervised and presented periodic KPIs