Nov 2020 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Driving company wide, end to end data and analytics strategy including cloud data strategy, business transformation using data driven approach and restructuring team to enable an agile, iterative roadmap for data and analytics
•  Delivered from scratch an enterprise data lake, self service reporting and various analytic capabilities in 6 months and rolled out to 1000’s of users globally
•  Enabled an agile product model based roadmap for commercial, consumer & supply chain data and analytics
•  Partnering with x-functional team to define and build a roadmap for end to end planning using connected, governed data
•  Define & drive MDM & PIM strategy and execution tied to ERP and ecommerce replatforming
•  Build partnership of trust and accountability with business and partner teams to deliver iterative, agile outcomes to drive business growth

Jan 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Portland, Oregon Area

• Define and execute a cross-functional vision for all process, technology products & analytics used for product line and assortment planning for Nike.
•  Partnered with cross functional and global teams in a highly matrixed environment to align and deliver advanced analytics driven planning outcomes
•  Managed all capabilities related to Line & Assortment Planning in enabling significant reduction in SKU count, increase in cross channel adoption and increase in SKU productivity
•  Defined a cross functional global roadmap for consumer led, analytic informed flow based planning transformation
•  Managed evolution of planning from excel driven to advanced analytics informed outcomes

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

• Drove way-forward initiatives and led multi-year roadmap for development and execution for common data, process and tools towards Integrated Business Planning, Replenishment, Executive Analytics and working on digital transformation efforts across the value chain.
• Key Responsibilities include:
•  Built a Data & Analytics Center of Excellence geared towards business value creation
•  Optimize replenishment process with forecasting and analytics
•  Led digital transformation efforts across the value chain that included ‘Demand Driven Supply Chain’ and ‘Systematic, Repeatable Tools for Building a Stronger Assortment’ initiatives.
•  Established an integrated business planning framework that infused demand-driven planning and execution across a consumer-driven value chain.
•  Defined the master data strategy and led the effort to harmonize master data across the company.
•  Applying analytic driven approach to drive operational excellence across the supply chain
•  Driving scenarios in AI and ML with prototypes for voice driven conversational analytics, data cleansing etc.

Dec 2010 – Jan 2017 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

• Directed organization-wide end-to-end reporting and analytics across all regions, channels, and functions that drove analytics strategy and roadmap for the global harmonization of data on a standardized reporting and analytics platform. Built and managed a globally aligned and cross-functional data and analytics solution while leading a high-performing team in driving self-service analytics to 3,000+ users.
•  Worked across all global system initiatives – SAP, PLM, Planning, WM among others to optimize process, data and business decisions.
•  Outlined a data platform strategy for providing a scalable and global platform that allowed the business to expand its platform across the rapidly-growing business. Implemented the solution in six months with resulting in significant cost avoidance and provided a platform scaled to meet future system requirements.
•  Conceptualized & built a analytics-driven supply-demand matching forecasting tool to match supply and demand at the lowest level (UPC-Day) provided a single source of data for all departments and drove significant margin opportunity through improved demand fulfillment and inventory management.

Feb 2006 – Dec 2010 · 4 yrs 10 mos

• Hired into a highly-transformational role to identify business challenges and drive opportunity advancement through business and technology transformation. Business advisor to the Retail Executive Team. Conceptualized, directed, and implemented all new business and system initiatives for a 1,000 retail store chain.
•  Led implementation of SAP, Price Optimization, Assortment Planning, Replenishment, Sizing among other solutions for the company to drive business value using technology
•  Significant annual savings through the effective management of obsolescence process across all stores.
•  Spearheaded an e-commerce-based multi-channel fulfillment and platform setup.

Oct 2005 – Feb 2006 · 4 mos

• Responsible for managing multiple Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence implementations. Actively involved in designing and implementing the data warehouse solution for full business lifecycle.

Oct 1997 – Oct 2005 · 8 yrs

• Extensive experience in Retail and Finance industry. Worked at following clients:
• Ralph Lauren (2001 - 2005)
• Family Dollar (2004 - 2005)
• Goldman Sachs (2000-2001)
• Apple Computers (1999 - 2000)
• Extensive experience in understanding business knowledge and partnering with clients to provide technology solutions to business requirements.
• Managed multiple projects to implement business solutions via technology.
• Designed and implemented multiple Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence solutions.