Kamal Yadav

Business Development Executive

Chicago, Illinois, United States8 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a global team of analysts to drive insights.
Achieved over $4M in cost savings through analytics.
Expert in data product development and visualization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Analytics expert with a focus on logistics and supply chain optimization.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data-driven Decision MakingStakeholder EngagementTeam Building

Other Skills

Power BISourcetreeBitbucketData AnalysisDatabricksTalent ManagementAzure DatabricksTableauDAXAgile MethodologiesMicrosoft ExcelJDATabular EditorPeople ManagementCross-functional Team Leadership

About

Principal Data & Insights Analyst with 10 years of industry experience leading a global team of 8 analysts to deliver actionable insights using an array of data tools that drive strategic decision-making and operational excellence. Proficient in developing and managing advanced data products to enhance business performance, improve transparency, remove operational inefficiency, reduce critical waste, and drive commercial growth. Experienced in leveraging AI, prompt engineering and prompt analytics, to optimize data-driven insights and accelerate innovation Areas of expertise include: 1. End-to-end data product development lifecycle 2. Team building, development, and leadership 3. Stakeholder engagement and management 4. Coaching and mentorship 5. Strategy formulation and business transformation 6. Data-driven decision making Tools: Power BI, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, Figma, Canva Languages: SQL, Python, DAX Other platforms: Salesforce, SAP, JDA

Experience

8 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Brambles

3 roles

Data & Insights Analyst Principal

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present · 9 mos

1. Acted as a strategic advisor to business and domain leads, translating complex challenges into scalable, value-driven analytics solutions aligned with long-term strategy
2. Designed and developed SC Spot Market BI reports, surfacing lanes without Routing Guides and carrier rejection patterns to drive visibility and reduce spot market freight costs across Europe enabling $2.4M in cost savings
3. Established version control for Power BI dashboards across Digital portfolios using Sourcetree & Bitbucket, embedding consistency, deployment efficiency, and source integrity into the end-to-end analytics delivery lifecycle.

Power BISourcetreeBitbucketData-driven decision makingStakeholder engagement

Visualizaton Engineer Team Lead

Promoted

Feb 2024 – Jun 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

1. Led, and coached a team of 8 DAs, fostering a culture of accountability, and continuous learning while defining individualized growth plans that aligned talent development & business objectives
2. Championed talent strategy and DEl, hiring 15+ D&IA and defining clear career pathways, improving team diversity, cohesion, & innovation capabilities
3. Established governance frameworks - RAIC, skill matrices and PBI Version control embedding consistency, efficiency, and source integrity into analytics delivery
4. Partnered with vendors (Alation, Redkite, Databricks) to evaluate, onboard and shape enterprise-wide data and visualization solutions, elevating analytic maturity and long-term capabilities
5. Led the migration of 15+ PBI reports from Redshift to DataBricks, boosting performance and efficiency generating $250K+ in annual infrastructure saving
6. Redesigned BAU support structure, ensuring faster issue resolution, stronger alignment with business stakeholders and a more resilient reporting ecosystem
7. Thought leader in data visualization, continuously monitoring emerging trends and proactively introducing innovative tools and storytelling techniques to strengthen business adoption and decision-making.

Power BIDatabricksTalent ManagementTeam buildingData-driven decision making

Data & Insights Analyst

Nov 2021 – Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

1. Spearheaded S&OP initiative, delivering enterprise visibility through 10+ PBI dashboard, enabled real-time supply chain insights and decision making, unlocking $1.1M+ in annual savings by reducing DoC across 14M+ pallets and automating reporting to eliminate 9 analyst-days of manual effort per month
2. Optimized the Digital PBI dashboard reporting ecosystem, reducing refresh time by 95%, resolving technical debt and enhancing system scalability and user experience
3. Owned and co-developed "Asset Development" template, streamlining the full analytical life cycle

Power BIAzure DatabricksData-driven decision making

Procter & gamble

Business Analyst - Tide Cleaners, Fabric Care Department

Nov 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr · Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

TableauDAX

Insulet corporation

Business Operational Analyst

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019 · 3 mos · Acton, Massachusetts, United States · On-site

Torm

Business Analyst

Aug 2015 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

1. Global Inventory Optimization
Streamlined inventory reporting across global hubs (Singapore, Rotterdam, Houston) by collaborating with DEs and SMEs to build dynamic excel report and advanced SQL queries.
Reduced excess inventory by 13%, saving $170K annually, and eliminated 40 hours/month of manual reporting.
2. Cost-to-Serve Optimization
Co-led a strategic Cost-to-Serve analysis using Power BI and SQL to evaluate route-level profitability across global shipping lanes.
Integrated ERP financial and operational data to identify high-cost, low-yield routes; provided actionable insights that enabled leadership to discontinue underperforming lanes, resulting in $1.2M annual savings and 8% margin improvement.
3. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Requirement Gathering
Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, translating them into clear technical specifications and dashboard designs
4. Power BI Enablement & Analytics Adoption
Led Power BI enablement sessions for Data Analysts, driving adoption and data accessibility.
Enhanced dashboard usage across teams through targeted workshops and hands-on training.