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Amit Bahl

Associate Consultant

India26 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years of cross-functional leadership experience.
  • Expert in translating business, IT, and data.
  • Proven track record in business transformation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in eCommerce and digital transformation across multiple industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

It Strategy & ConsultingNew Business DevelopmentEcommerceBusiness TransformationIt ManagementDigital TransformationDigital Marketing

Other Skills

Digital adaptive solutionsBusiness OperationsM&AGlobal IntegrationsCognitive Smart CitiesConstructionReal EstateB2B marketplaceseCommerce strategyDigital footprint expansionAgile project portfolio managementAgile methodologiesDigital roadmapsIT StrategyCustomer Engagement

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Customer focused executive and Goal oriented supportive leader, 20+ years of creating ecosystems across value chains - startups & greenfield NEOM Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, catalyst for ambitious growth Aditya Birla Group companies Ultratech Cement India, turnarounds Century Cement India, M&A divestiture Future Group Pantaloon India, acquisitions Inchcape Shipping Services Middle East & Africa and global fortune 500 Walmart & Mcdonald. Cross functional global senior leadership experience in Business, IT, Multiple country markets and industry domains enables me to adopt a comprehensive, enterprise wide view of challenges and opportunities. Hands on in business transformation, restructuring, thrive in complex environments and confident in navigating the most demanding tasks. Culturally agile leader with sharp business acumen and strong analytical skills, building and leading high performing collaborative multicultural teams actively supporting executive leadership for multiple businesses, ensuring strategic alignment and value creation through systems with emphasis on scale and supported growth'x sales, assets. Resilient under volatile market conditions, have consistently delivered results in dynamic and uncertain contexts. Committed mentor, dedicated to developing key talent and fostering leadership from within. It's all about people Who you problem solve with every day. What you do matters! Expert in 'translating' between business, IT and data.

Experience

26 yrs 7 mos
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Current Experience

Business and technology consultant

Management Consultant

Jul 2023Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · India · Hybrid

  • Consultant to Business Organisations & Management Consulting firms for Programs - Projects to manage and deliver large & complex engagements that identify, design, implement business and technology services.
  • #digital #cocreate #ecommerce #ecosystems #changeleadership #circulareconomy
  • New Business Development, Business Operations, M&A and Global Integrations, Cognitive Smart Cities, Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Retail, Ecommerce.
  • Creating Value for ambitious growth companies in Asia, Middle East & African Regions. “Think Global Act Local” framework.
  • Implemented Digital adaptive and creative solutions, Information Technology Operations, EcoSystems, Architecture, and Technical Controls in the areas of Application technologies, Data governance & analytics, Programs & Projects management, IT strategy, Outsourcing, Change management, New Information Age - Digital and Cybersecurity.
  • Identify performance improvement Lean KPI opportunities for clients.
  • Leverage #Industrial AI #SupplyChainOptimisation #FactoryOfTheFuture #SmartManufacturing #Sustainability
  • Technology based new business models
  • Co-creation with Customers & Partners
  • Business Transformations with Board Level Visibility
  • Multi-BU’s & Matrix Portfolio Delivery
  • Cost Leverage via Platforms, IOT, SaaS and IaaS
  • Governing Frameworks – ERP, Security, PMO, Data
  • Competencies:
  • IT Strategy & Consulting; Expertise in creation and implementation of local IT strategy in accordance to global strategy and standards.
  • Mergers and Acquisitions / Setting Up Matrix Organisations.
  • Influence sales growth through IT eg. Omni-Channel & Mobile Applications / Web Products - B2C, B2B, B2C2B, Customer Lifecycle, E-commerce/Online Sales.
  • Implement structures like PMO (standardisation & governance), Audits and Compliance (PCI, etc.) & SDLC Process Building.
  • IaaS/SaaS execution using Onshore-Offshore models & Strategic Enterprise Outsourcing. Achieved for 6 Billion usd to 2 Billion usd companies.
Digital adaptive solutionsBusiness OperationsM&AGlobal IntegrationsCognitive Smart CitiesConstruction+4

Unirgy

Chief Growth Officer & Strategic Leader - Middle East & APAC, UNIRGY Global Business - On Contract

Apr 2023Jun 2023 · 2 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid

Neom

Business Consultant & Program Lead eMarketplace NEOM

Apr 2022Mar 2023 · 11 mos · Neom, KSA · On-site

  • Responsibilities -
  • Leading the design and development of #B2B #marketplaces Construction Services & Building Materials for #Giga Project multi-billion dollar Business Value chains disrupting Global economies & Supply chain ecosystem, delivering #NEOMs ambition and #PIF ( Public Investment Fund ) Portfolio companies across Kingdom of #Saudi Arabia #vision 2030.
  • Role Purpose -
  • Complete Accountability for championing, overseeing development, roadmap of the eCommerce strategy and portfolio of B2B programs within the NEOM Design & Construction organisation & subsidiaries.
  • Manage the Strategy - from concept ideation to various MVPs & overall program execution, vision plans for mobilising digital strategies & Target operating business model formulation.
  • Key Successes –
  • Defining product vision and enterprise architecture for real time commerce global deployment to modernize and consolidate eCommerce technical applications across multiple tech stacks and supply chains
  • Digital footprint expansion and path to purchase buyer’s journey
  • Demonstrated progressive leadership and program change management expertise to drive customer experience, demand generation
  • Lead with data to set goals, measure, iterate and improve within the digital business model
  • Innovative eCommerce operations overseeing agile project portfolio management for B2B Marketplace commerce platform
  • Successfully established and led product teams to deliver value through a 'digital-first' approach
  • Strong people skills for successful project implementation under tight timelines, with limited budgets, involving a number of cross-functional teams
  • Guided clients through effective blueprint workshops and transferring knowledge to multiple stakeholders & global partners so they understand how specific decisions enable global management processes
  • Received accolade by ID&C (Industrialised Design Construction ) Director in 2022 for effectively managing the Project Business Transformation
B2B marketplaceseCommerce strategyDigital footprint expansionAgile project portfolio managementeCommerceBusiness Transformation

Ultratech cement

VP IT

Oct 2019May 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Head of Business IT for RMC (Ready Mix Concrete) and BPD ( Building Products ) Businesses at Ultratech Cement, India.
  • #Asset Optimization #Digital #Innovation #IT #R&D #Quality #Customer Engagement #Connected Systems #Smart sensors #IoT #Industrial AI
  • Business co-creator, Responsible for thought and action leadership to drive digital roadmaps led innovation and business transformation for value creation and market competitive differentiation
  • Technology Advisor and Trusted Business Partner accountable for providing solutions to complex business problems using technology
  • Change instigator accountable for IT Strategy, IT P&L, Business Applications and Analytics
  • Delivered Ultratech Cement Experience to customers, workforce by leveraging digital technologies, closely working with business partners, stakeholders, delivering world class operational excellence
  • Conceptualized and Delivered Horizontal practices at Ultratech Cement Technology
  • (Application Outsourcing Operations, New Age Tech & Practices)
  • RMC - Supported business to help improve Assets availability and utilization (Fleet Management - Construction Equipment & Technology Systems), making Quality Systems DNA of organization, enablement of Innovation & empowering R&D ( Control Tower Tech ) & transforming organization for improved top-line and bottom-line through Digital initiatives
  • BPD - Implemented Tech for Order Management & Distributor Management Systems and Customer Engagement Apps
  • #Business Value - Budgeting · Customer Experience · Business Relationship Management · Business Process Improvement
Digital roadmapsBusiness transformationIT StrategyCustomer EngagementIT ManagementDigital Transformation

Century cement

SVP IT - Head Technology

Jan 2018May 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Company wide responsibility of IT, Digital and Innovation - Building Business Value
  • Conceptualized strategy, Manage operations, Modern Integration Middleware and implementation of Technology-Systems for Century Cement (Capacity MTPA 14.6) ,India.
  • Responsible for IT business P&L leveraging best practices, engaging Tech talent and building a strong identity for the team
  • Envisioned blueprint of a 5-year IT roadmap, approved by the CEO
  • Directed implementation of ERP systems & Cloud Data Center , Sales Force and Technical Force Systems , APIs Suite Integration layer Enterprise Architecture & Information Data security adoptions, Quality standard initiatives ISO 9000, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301
  • Achieved and recovered an unsuccessful ERP SAP HANA Implementation
  • Conceptualized Capability and business maturity based IT product road-maps/portfolio & Mobility strategy - Implementing the roadmap using SAAS, IAAS and Cloud technologies
  • Delivered Supply chain optimization initiatives, Supplier Collaboration, Channel Decisions Modeling, Logistics System Roadmap ( Plants RFID ), Business Predictive Analytics and All areas of IT GRC.
  • Lead E2E IT integration merger with Ultratech Cement & Due Diligence
ERP systemsCloud Data CenterBusiness ValueDigital InnovationIT ManagementDigital Transformation

Wadia group, bombay dyeing

CIO and Vice President – Retail / Real Estate / Manufacturing / Corporate and Shared Services

Jun 2016Jun 2017 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Managing entire Technical Management Information Systems & Technology for 4 Business Divisions of Wadia Group, developing and implementing strategies, automating applications, enabling productivity enhancement and business growth.
IT business P&LERP implementationCloud technologiesSupply chain optimizationIT ManagementDigital Transformation

Future group

4 roles

Launched Successfully Future Group Online - Multichannel Ecommerce Platform – Hybris Implemented

Promoted

Mar 2014Jan 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

  • Launched Successfully Future Group Online - Multichannel Ecommerce Platform – Hybris and Implemented for achieving Digital Sales Target as 15 % of Sales.
  • Complementing multichannel business strategy that has enhanced Future Group traditional bricks and mortar store.
  • Responsible for the profitability and development of Future Group's online channel, leading the online and omni-channel development teams. B2C / B2B / B2B2C / B2X..Channel Strategies.
  • Online framework design - Hybris / OpenSource / SAAS / ATG / Web Commerce / SOA etc.
  • roadmap and implementation to achieve digital sales target as 10% of Sales
  • Mobility strategy and deployment of In-Store based Apps technology
  • IAAS model move into Cloud based Data Centre eliminating legacy infrastructure
  • 5 Pillar organizational structure (Digital, PMO, Applications, Infrastructure, Customer Service)
  • Lowered TCO for IT as a percentage of sales per Retail industry standards
  • Aligning strategies and built IT project Portfolio with multi million dollar budgets
  • Strategic Vendor Partnerships to deliver business value to the Enterprise
  • Executing Onshore - Offshore staffing models with overall headcount 100+

Head Technology Projects & SAP

Aug 2013Jun 2014 · 10 mos · On-site

  • - Responsible for Complete Delivery of Technology Projects across Future Group Enterprise & SAP EcoSystem
Ecommerce platform developmentOmni-channel strategiesDigital sales target achievementeCommerceDigital Marketing

Head of Integrated Portfolio Management

Jun 2010Jun 2014 · 4 yrs · On-site

  • Responsible for overall Technology Integrated Portfolio Management and Project Delivery Across the Future Group in India.
  • Managing Enterprise Program Management and Integrating business operations to Information Technology with large scale Infrastructure & Software development through Large Project Deliveries
  • Evaluating and Adapting new technologies to enable business capability such as SaaS into existing infrastructures
  • Focus areas are to Deliver solutions for All Projects, Build innovative methods to improve deliveries, Improve IT competency of users and IT teams

HEAD IT at Future Axiom Telecom Ltd

Nov 2008May 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

  • Responsible for all Technology functions & deliveries for FATL operations PAN India.
  • Heading & Managing teams - Central IT / Outsource Companies in IT Areas comprising project management, implementation and integration.
  • This role reports into the CIO at Axiom Dubai with a dotted line to the CEO FATL - India Operations.

Aditya birla nuvo limited( div madura garments)

Head of Information Technology - PEFRL , Peter England Fashions Retail Ltd

Jan 2008Nov 2008 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Mcdonald's

IT Manager

Jan 2007Jan 2008 · 1 yr · New Delhi, Delhi, India · On-site

Walmart

Regional ISD Supervisor - Middle East / Turkey / Egypt

Jan 2000Jan 2006 · 6 yrs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Inchcape shipping services

Project Coordinator / Systems Administrator - Middle East, Mediterranean and African Regions

Nov 1998May 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Expeditors

MIS Supervisor & Major Accounts Service Manager

Jun 1997Nov 1998 · 1 yr 5 mos · Kuwait · On-site

Education

Delhi University

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

Aditya Birla Global Centre for Leadership Learning

Management — Digital Landscape Transformation in Digital Age

Army Public School , Delhi

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

Management — Strategic Thinking and Leadership

London School of Commerce, London, United Kingdom

Executive MBA — International Business/Commerce/Technology

MIT Sloan School of Management

INNOVATION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: MIT’S APPROACH TO DESIGN THINKING

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