Niki Nachappa Chenanda

Associate Partner

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

11 years of experience in analytics and consulting
Expert in revenue growth management for Fortune 100 firms
Passionate about delivering actionable insights

Stackforce AI infers this person is a data-driven leader in analytics and consulting for Fortune 100 companies.

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Skills

Core Skills

AnalyticsData ScienceRevenue Growth Management

Other Skills

Business InsightsBusiness Process ImprovementCPG IndustryCategory ManagementConsumer Packaged Goods (CPG)Data AnalysisData AnalyticsData MiningDatabasesFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Global DeliveryHealth InsuranceLeadershipMS Office SuiteMachine Learning

About

As the Director of Growth and Strategy at R Square Analytics, I leverage my 11 years of experience in analytics and consulting to help Fortune 100 firms optimize their pricing, promotion, and assortment decisions. I lead a team of data analysts who develop custom, powerful, and user-friendly tools for our clients in various industries, such as Food and Beverage, Personal Care, and Confectionary. My passion is to deliver impactful and actionable insights that enable revenue growth and customer loyalty. I also play a key role in growing R Square Analytics as a trusted partner for CPG, Fashion, Retail, and e-commerce companies. My areas of expertise include Python, PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Marketing Analytics, Display and Native Advertising

Experience

15 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

5 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

R square analytics

2 roles

Director Growth and Strategy, Senior Consultant RGM

Promoted

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

AnalyticsManagement ConsultingData ScienceMachine Learning

Senior Manager, RGM Analytics and Customer Insights

Jan 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 6 mos

I lead R Square's Revenue Growth Management practice and consult with Fortune 100 firms on pricing, promotion and assortment decisions. Identifying revenue growth opportunities through optimization of everyday pricing, promotions and trade spends are my core focus. My experience spans across Food and Beverage, Personal Care, Confectionary and other industries.
A good part of my work and passion is also developing custom, thoughtful and simple yet powerful tools for clients. In this I work closely with in-house and external dev partners as a Product Manager enabling, coordinating across the development cycle.
As part of R Square's leadership, I also shoulder responsibilities in building and growing our young company.

Category ManagementPrice Pack Architecture (PPA)Revenue ForecastingPortfolio OptimizationTrade OptimizationRevenue Growth Management+1

Freelance

Program Manager

Mar 2020 – Jan 2021 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mu sigma inc.

3 roles

Account Manager/ Data Science PM

Promoted

Apr 2016 – Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Member of regional leadership team and owner of a $3M per year portfolio of high-impact projects with a 20 member team (5 direct reports). Responsible for portfolio growth by understanding customer’s business deeply, identifying areas to support with ML/analytics and driving effective problem definition, solution design and implementation.

Engagement Manager

Promoted

Jan 2015 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

Analytics manager for the Direct Marketing org of a leading health insurer with a team of 2 analysts and 4 offshore data scientists

Associate

Mar 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 9 mos

For the Pharma client, Decision science lead supporting global clinical trial site selection and planning. At the CPG client, sales and market insights analyst for 2 brands.

Alternative energy labs, uf

Research Assistant

May 2011 – Feb 2012 · 9 mos · Gainesville, Florida, United States

Researcher investigating the feasibility of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) based co-generation plant (also known as Combined Heat and Power plant or CHP) for a school.

Mu-sigma business

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Jul 2008 – Sep 2008 · 2 mos · Bangalore, India

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