Unlock Real Growth With India’s Leading GTM Strategy And Sales Execution Experts

About Us

At ZA Consulting, we help businesses unlock growth and profitability by transforming their sales and distribution engines. We analyze existing systems and processes, identify root challenges, and co-create realistic Go-To-Market strategies backed by detailed execution plans. Our work spans across General Trade, E-commerce, Modern Trade, Cash & Carry, Warehousing, and 3PL—serving mid-sized Indian businesses, startups, and global brands.

The ZA Story: Strategy, Execution, and Impact

Our Services

Comprehensive Sales & Distribution Strategy, Planning & Execution Support

  • Omni Channel Sales Strategy – Structure, Margins, Processes, Inter-channel harmony
  • Build Sales Organization Structure, Roles & Responsibilities, Recruitment support
  • Developing a Business plan, Distribution and Sales KPIs, Strong Sales Processes
  • Developing Go to market Plans, Merchandising, Marketing & Promotions.
  • Structured Coverage Plans, Effective and Motivating Incentive Plans
  • Turnaround Businesses & restore them to growth and Profitability

Modern Retail / Cash & Carry – Strategy And Operations

  • Store Operations & Cost optimization
  • Buying & Merchandising strategy
  • Customer led category management & Localized Assortment
  • Pricing, Promotions & Margin optimization
  • Team Structure, Recruitment and Talent development
  • Customer Loyalty Programs & Local 360º marketing programs

Training and Coaching for Mid and Senior Sales Leaders

  • Provide one-to-one and one-to-many sales and behavioural training
  • Provide training on sales related planning, forecasting, distribution
    network building
  • Help create success plan and appropriate metrics.
  • Be the sounding board for the leadership team on strategic plans
  • Competency mapping

Product Portfolio and New Product Launch

  • Develop deep consumer understanding
  • Review Current Portfolio – SKU contribution, Market Share & Profitability
  • Competition Mapping
  • New Product Ideas & support development
  • Launch Strategy covering Pricing, Packaging, Omni-Channel Distribution Structure
  • Sales Org. Structure, Product training & Sales Call training to the Sales team

Embedded Consulting Services

  • Embed one or more consultants in the client organisation for a specific duration
  • Work from within and as part of the client team
  • Pre-determined time and expertise commitment to the client
  • Project supervision by one of the partners

Logistics 4PL

  • Assessment & design of 3PL structure
  • Evaluating & Onboarding warehouse Locations & Partners
  • Setting up Transportation partners, negotiating Rate Contracts
  • Creating SOP’s for sales, w/h management, finance & marketing
  • Supply Chain Organization design, roles & recruitment

Strategy and Mentoring for Startups

  • Mentor the founders
  • Build enterprise goals
  • Build 5 year plan
  • Create a roadmap for growth
  • Help tackle constant challenges

E-commerce and Quick Commerce Consultancy Services

  • Channel Transition Strategy
  • Retail and Distribution Development
  • Sales Process, tools and operations
  • Brand and Product Readiness
  • Revenue and profitability Modeling

Data Analytics, Visualisation & Decision-making Readiness

  • Data Strategy and Roadmap Development
  • Assessment and Audit
  • Visualization and Reporting
  • Data Mining and Pattern Recognition
  • Sales Performance Optimization and Scalability
  • Data-driven Decision Support

Focused Recruitment Services

  • Mid & Senior level recruitment for clients
  • Understanding the job and creating appropriate JD
  • Sourcing candidates through network
  • Shortlisting, Personal interviews and validation
  • Negotiations & finalising candidates
  • Documentation & Joining

Our Services

Comprehensive Sales & Distribution Strategy, Planning & Execution Support

  • Omni Channel Sales Strategy – Structure, Margins, Processes, Inter-channel harmony
  • Build Sales Organization Structure, Roles & Responsibilities, Recruitment support
  • Developing a Business plan, Distribution and Sales KPIs, Strong Sales Processes
  • Developing Go to market Plans, Merchandising, Marketing & Promotions
  • Structured Coverage Plans, Effective and Motivating Incentive Plans
  • Turnaround Businesses & restore them to growth and Profitability

Modern Retail / Cash & Carry – Strategy And Operations

  • Store Operations & Cost optimization
  • Buying & Merchandising strategy
  • Customer led category management & Localized Assortment
  • Pricing, Promotions & Margin optimization
  • Team Structure, Recruitment and Talent development
  • Customer Loyalty Programs & Local 360º marketing programs

Training and Coaching for Mid and Senior Sales Leaders

  • Provide one-to-one and one-to-many sales and behavioural training
  • Provide training on sales related planning, forecasting, distribution network building
  • Help create success plan and appropriate metrics
  • Be the sounding board for the leadership team on strategic plans
  • Competency mapping

Product Portfolio and New Product Launch

  • Develop deep consumer understanding
  • Review Current Portfolio – SKU contribution, Market Share & Profitability
  • Competition Mapping
  • New Product Ideas & support development
  • Launch Strategy covering Pricing, Packaging, Omni-Channel Distribution Structure
  • Sales Org. Structure, Product training & Sales Call training to the Sales team

Embedded Consulting Services

  • Embed one or more consultants in the client organisation for a specific duration
  • Work from within and as part of the client team
  • Pre-determined time and expertise commitment to the client
  • Project supervision by one of the partners

Logistics 4PL

  • Assessment & design of 3PL structure
  • Evaluating & Onboarding warehouse Locations & Partners
  • Setting up Transportation partners, negotiating Rate Contracts
  • Creating SOP’s for sales, w/h management, finance & marketing
  • Supply Chain Organization design, roles & recruitment

Strategy and Mentoring for Startups

  • Mentor the founders
  • Build enterprise goals
  • Build 5 year plan
  • Create a roadmap for growth
  • Help tackle constant challenges

E-commerce and Quick Commerce Consultancy Services

  • Channel Transition Strategy
  • Retail and Distribution Development
  • Sales Process, tools and operations
  • Brand and Product Readiness
  • Revenue and profitability Modeling

Data Analytics, Visualisation & Decision-making Readiness

  • Data Strategy and Roadmap Development
  • Assessment and Audit
  • Visualization and Reporting
  • Data Mining and Pattern Recognition
  • Sales Performance Optimization and Scalability
  • Data-driven Decision Support

Focused Recruitment Services

  • Mid & Senior level recruitment for clients
  • Understanding the job and creating appropriate JD
  • Sourcing candidates through network
  • Shortlisting, Personal interviews and validation
  • Negotiations & finalising candidates
  • Documentation & Joining

Why Us

At ZA Consulting, we S.T.R.I.V.E — not just to solve problems, but to build lasting impact through
Solutions, Trust, Results, Insights, Verification, and Expertise.

Solutions (Pragmatic)

Our Solutions are pragmatic, efficient, easy to execute and cost effective. They are always relevant to the current context of the company and the industry.

Results

We are result focused. We use our expertise to articulate the appropriate strategy and back it up with execution plans and take accountability of business outcomes.

Verification (Fact-Based)

We invest time in diagnosing the relevant strategic, business, and organizational context as part of every assignment. We first understand the client needs, people capabilities, current products, marketing environment, policies, and processes. This diagnostic approach ensures that our solutions are grounded in reality—not assumptions. It also helps align internal teams with a common understanding of the problem before moving to solutions. We use a mix of fieldwork, data analysis, and stakeholder conversations to build a 360° view.

Trust (Accountability)

We work with the client, taking equal responsibility for decisions, actions and implementation of plans within the scope of our role; encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable.

Insights

We enjoy field work and face to face meetings and prefer to meet all the stakeholders, including customers, to understand the ground realities and use our expertise to develop the right insights.

Expertise

Our strength lies in the depth and diversity of our team’s experience. With a combined track record across leading Indian and global businesses, our consultants bring together over 200 years of expertise in GTM strategy, sales execution, distribution management, and business transformation. Whether navigating complexity for mid sized Indian family-led businesses or unlocking scale for high-growth ventures, we bring hands-on problem-solving, sharp execution focus, and a relentless drive for measurable impact.

Solutions (Pragmatic)

Our Solutions are pragmatic, efficient, easy to execute and cost effective. They are always relevant to the current context of the company and the industry.

Trust (Accountability)

We work with the client, taking equal responsibility for decisions, actions and implementation of plans within the scope of our role; encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be answerable.

Results

We are result focused. We use our expertise to articulate the appropriate strategy and back it up with execution plans and take accountability of business outcomes.

Insights

We enjoy field work and face to face meetings and prefer to meet all the stakeholders, including customers, to understand the ground realities and use our expertise to develop the right insights.

Verification (Fact-Based)

We invest time in diagnosing the relevant strategic, business, and organizational context as part of every assignment. We first understand the client needs, people capabilities, current products, marketing environment, policies, and processes. This diagnostic approach ensures that our solutions are grounded in reality—not assumptions. It also helps align internal teams with a common understanding of the problem before moving to solutions. We use a mix of fieldwork, data analysis, and stakeholder conversations to build a 360° view.

Expertise

Our strength lies in the depth and diversity of our team’s experience. With a combined track record across leading Indian and global businesses, our consultants bring together over 200 years of expertise in GTM strategy, sales execution, distribution management, and business transformation. Whether navigating complexity for mid sized Indian family-led businesses or unlocking scale for high-growth ventures, we bring hands-on problem-solving, sharp execution focus, and a relentless drive for measurable impact.

Our In House Tools

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Market Health
Check Up

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands.

Duration: 30 to 45 days from the first day of market work.

 
Group 9

Distribution
Optimization

This product helps companies to make the current distribution more effective and efficient and prepare a plan to enter new geographies.


Duration: 180 days and above.

 
Group 8

Modern Retail Optimisation

It’s a tool to conduct a detailed study of the Modern Retail Store/s covering the entire product and cash flow process to assess the opportunities for optimization.

Duration: 30 to 60 days depending on the number of stores.

 
Group 7

Sales Team Competency Mapping

This product is used to first create a competency framework for the sales team and then assessing them on each of the competencies.


Duration: 30 to 90 days.

 
Group 6

Functional Sales
Training

This module deals with developing functional skills required for successful sales personnel. ZA Consulting delivers sharp, practical sales training focused on frontline performance and real-world selling.
Our programs blend market insights with hands-on techniques to drive better conversions, channel execution, and productivity.

Duration: 2 to 3 days per month for 6 to 12 months.

Group 12

Leadership Capability
Development

This expertise helps develop leaders who think strategically and execute decisively. We equip leadership talent with the mindset, tools, and discipline to align vision with action and lead with action.
The result: sharper decisions, stronger ownership, and leadership that delivers measurable business outcomes.

Duration: 2 to 3 days per month for 6 months.

 
Group 11

E-Commerce
Optimisation

Our in-house E-Commerce tools help brands scale profitably across D2C and marketplace channels. We craft winning channel strategies, build or refine D2C platforms, and set clear roadmaps for growth. Our team optimizes product catalogues and content for higher conversions, runs efficient ad campaigns to lower CAC and improve ROI, and streamlines operations—from inventory to last-mile fulfilment. We also build performance dashboards, segment customers, and fine-tune marketing spends to maximize revenue and profitability.

Duration: 30 to 60 days.

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Our In House Tools

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Market Health Check-up​

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

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Distribution Optimization

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

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Modern Retail Optimization & Ecommerce

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

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Sales Team Competency Mapping

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

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Functional Sales Training

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

image

Market Health Check-up​

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

image

Distribution Optimization

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

image

Modern Retail Optimization & Ecommerce

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

image

Sales Team Competency Mapping

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

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Functional Sales Training

A tool to conduct a reality check on the Market infrastructure, Sales Team working, Availability, Visibility and Freshness of the brands, Retailer research on the company and its brands

Duration: 30-45 days from the first day of market work

Some of Our Projects

Client: A Media Technology Company
Geography: Pan India

Backed by Premji Invest and Others
Created a Go TO Market Strategy for the Retail Business resulting in significant scale up of Turnover. Also created an innovative indirect channel partner model resulting in business growth at low cost.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A SME in Ayurvedic Beauty Segment

Geography: Maharashtra

Two stage project with first stage being assessment and Benchmarking of the distribution infrastructure, sales processes and sales team competencies against desired standards. The next stage was to recommendation a comprehensive action plan followed by implementation of the mutually agreed plan. The company bounced back with accelerated growth in the desired geographies.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Regional Packaged Foods Company in East India

Geography: Bihar, Jharkhand and WB

Created a District-wise Hub n Spoke model based on Super-stockist / Sub- stockist to cover lower pop-strata Towns. This resulted in improved rural penetration and more efficient logistics.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: An Indian FMCG Giant

Geography: Mumbai and Indore

Coverage efficiency changed after extensive field work by segmenting the outlets and adjusting coverage frequency basis classification. The result was increased coverage with same field force and increased distribution width.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Well-Known Player In Biscuit Market

Geography: Uttar Pradesh

Assessed the distribution infrastructure, Retailer perception and service levels and benchmarked them against two national and one regional competitor to enable the company to improve their infrastructure and service levels.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Large OTC / FMCG Company

Geography: Pan India

Conducted a comprehensive Training Needs Assessment and designed a modular, experiential learning program aligned to business goals. Delivered through a hybrid model—combining classroom sessions with on-the-job application—the intervention drove measurable impact, significantly enhancing sales force engagement and productivity.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: One Of The Biggest Quick Commerce Companies

Geography: Metro Cities

Identified high-potential categories for private label entry across General Trade and Modern Trade channels. Developed an end-to-end GTM strategy covering SKU selection, pricing strategy, margin structure, and in-store execution to drive market penetration and profitable growth.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Perfume Brand

Geography: Metro Cities

Developed a 3-year growth strategy to scale the business from ₹15 Cr to ₹50 Cr. The roadmap included deep opportunity analysis across sales channels, e-commerce expansion, and brand positioning—supported by a competitive SWOT to guide focused execution.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Spices Brand

Geography: Delhi/NCR

Targeted high distribution costs with a pilot in Delhi, leveraging operational analysis, sales data insights, and market immersions. Designed and implemented a 3-step plan that optimized GTM strategy, improved sales efficiency, and streamlined the cost structure—reducing distribution costs by 50% (as a % of sales).

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Staples Brand

Geography: J&K

ZA Consulting led the end-to-end rollout of a new sales strategy—restructuring the sales organization, implementing B2B/B2C performance tracking, and building a robust MIS framework. Targeted training interventions empowered teams to deliver sharply on KPIs, positioning the company as the region’s fastest-growing staples brand.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Client: A Staples And Snacks Brand

Geography: Northeast India

Implemented a comprehensive sales strategy encompassing market expansion, distributor management, and structural alignment—reinforced through targeted team training. Seamless coordination on the new portfolio enabled a high-impact late-stage launch, resulting in nearly doubling the company’s turnover by project completion.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

The Team

Sandeep Zutshi

Founder & Principal Consultant

V Suresh

Head – Distribution Practice

Arvind Venkatachary

Head - Strategic Initiatives

Mudit Mathur

Head – Retail, E- Commerce & Technology Initiatives

S P Subramanian

Senior Consultant - Projects

Suresh Ramachandran

Senior Consultant - Projects

Rajesh Sharma

Senior Consultant - Projects

Meenakshi Sharma

Senior Consultant - Projects

Sheetal Mukherjee

Associate Consultant & Lead

Ashutosh Patney

Associate Consultant - Projects

Our Trusted Clients

Testimonials

Shantaprasad V Nagarmath

Head Consumer Health (otc+nutrition)
Dr Reddy’s Labs

We were building our sales and distribution team's version 2.0 to prepare for the consumer health acceleration and business expansion. We on boarded ZA Consulting team to work with us on this mandate. The team has a diverse distribution experience and deployed a methodical  approach - first understood the current context, systematically laid down the tasks and then got down to operational tasks and finally executed the plan. In the interim, we also added a couple of market intelligence projects which were also executed successfully. Sandeep, Suresh and Arvind did a great job on this project and we would highly recommended the team.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Sidharth Singh

EVP Sales India
Glaxo Smith Kline

I would like to congratulate you for an excellent report that your team submitted for improving the effectiveness of our Sales Force. The insights generated were useful, real time and we found them actionable.  The commitment of the team was exemplary and the best part was that you “owned the solution” instead of giving hands off ideas.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Bhaskar S

Co-Founder
Amagi Media Labs

I worked with Sandeep for close to 18 months…we were looking for someone who could help the company setup and drive the indirect channel sales model Sandeep came in with rich and proven experience in setting up sales models and we were fortunate to have him on board to drive this for us.He grew the business by 60% and lowered the cost of operation with his approach.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Vijay Verma

Head Special Projects
Tropolite

It was a great experience & learning for our business leaders & development team while working with ZA Consulting. We learnt, how to initiate an aggressive distributor expansion plan including resource deployment, monitoring dashboards & team’s KPIs. We experienced great insight from ZA about mapping & classification the towns according to population, category & product potential across the regions.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Arnab

VP Sales & Marketing
Indo Nissin Foods limited

Thanks for a very comprehensive Project Report on Rajasthan.  Your team took the business to a new level during 8 months…The growth clocked by Rajasthan was the third highest in the country, a 52% growth compared to the start of the project. The outlet numbers were doubled through launch of Scoopies, which was reflected in Nielsen data: Coverage went from 2% to 6% and market share from 0.6% to 1%.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Arjun M Ranga

Managing Director
Cycle

ZA consulting has been associated with us for about a year. They have done two projects on Sales & Distribution management between April 2018 – March 2019.
Mr. Sandeep Zutshi was able to identify market challenges and helped us streamline our distribution.
Customised training templates and simpler supervisory meeting modules were created to facilitate easy deployment. In short span of time he was able to bring about a change in mindset of the teams he interacted with.
In both the projects, he guided & motivated the sales teams to step out of their comfort zones & take up new challenges.
Overall, it was a pleasure to work with Sandeep and I wish him the very best.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Kalyan Sattaru

Franchise Director
Johnson & Johnson

Dear Sandeep and Vivek,
We thank you for end to end conceptualizing of the training workshop for our Sales and Marketing Leaders and its effective delivery. We had wanted to work on the process of “Root Cause Analysis” for precisely defining the business problems and post that use some method of decision making to get the team out of “gut feel” based decision making into a methodical decision making using some structured framework to ensure quality decisions. Your workshop, with its design of intermixing of established theoretical frameworks and sharing of practical examples and multiple video clips was extremely engaging. The well written case studies were challenging and business appropriate. They ensured a lot of analysis and very robust discussions. They also allowed for the team to put in practice what they had learnt. The course material shared will serve as reference for future as the team makes the journey of learning, using the newly acquired skills.
The enhancement of self-awareness using Clifton strengths assessment was valuable for everyone and the report and its understanding will help the team members to better understand and augment their strengths.
Our thanks also to Saloni, Jawed and Bhowmik of the ZA Consulting team.
We look forward to continued engagement.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

Sheetal Navani

Executive Director
DBL

Dear Sandeep,
On behalf of DBL’s Snacks Division, I thank you & the ZA Consulting team for a very comprehensive project executed for our market launch in Western UP and a detailed project report at the end of the period.
In the project of 7 months (December 2020 to June 2021), the ZA team was instrumental in setting up the distribution infrastructure for Western UP along with team DBL, which was a greenfield project. Extensive groundwork was done by the ZA team in setting up the field manpower and distribution infrastructure in a very short period of the initial two months of the project. After that, team ZA was actively involved in handholding the team towards monitoring of field force, distributors appointments, actual market launch and finally driving the month-on-month growth along with review processes for the same.
It was a pleasure to work with team ZA, especially with you, V Suresh and Sandeep Marwaha leading from the front. I wish you all many successful assignments in the future.

5.0 rating based on 1,234 ratings

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