Dec 2023 – Aug 2024 · 8 mos

• Scope: Lead product teams focused on Supply Chain Innovation, finance and data impacting >$150M in revenue, cost savings of >$60M+.
• Key Wins:
• ➤ Launched a cloud based product platform for data management and governance to solve for a single source of truth of data that is ingested, transformed and consumed by the enterprise with robust security and privacy measures.
• ➤ Build multiple finance products solving for long term (5-yr) strategic planning, forecasting and contribution profit.
• ➤ Strategize, build and launch Supply Chain innovation products that fuels the growth of business. These include 0 to 1 products.
• ➤ Led a team of 15+ product managers to build products that caters to product market fit

Apr 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Scope: Lead product teams focused on Supply Chain Innovation impacting cost savings of >$100M+.
• Key Wins:
• ➤ Launched products that form the foundation for cloud enabled data platform and solve for item traceability and observability in Supply Chain
• ➤ Delivered Machine Learning (ML) based solutions for predictive Supply Chain inclusive of cognitive alerting and anomaly detection
• ➤ Led the strategy and development of product to manage Drop Ship Vendor business which brought >10% of total ecomm. sales
• ➤ Led a team of 5+ product managers

May 2021 – Apr 2022 · 11 mos

• ➜ Create products from 0 to 1 by defining the vision, strategy, product-market fit, break down features into roadmaps and engage cross-functional teams to deliver value based products
• ➜ Manage a team of product managers
• ➜ Mentoring associates and help teams to be successful in delivering products through agile
• ➜ Manage multiple omni-channel supply chain products
• » Supply Chain data strategy
• » Supply Chain visibility
• » Supply chain operational tools
• » Ecomm. package tracking

Oct 2019 – May 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

• ➜ Supply Chain Visibility
• » End to end omni-channel strategy for Supply Chain visibility.
• » Enable visibility across the different nodes, preemptive exception management and provide
• analytical insights
• » Create the business case, value proposition, metrics and KPIs, tracking of product ROI
• » Lead the engagement with engineering, UX, business and operations
• » Third party product assessment
• » Author white paper on the vision, strategy, roadmap, business value, processes, benefits etc.
• ➜ Cloud Strategy for Supply Chain
• » Champion the vision and strategy for a cloud-native Supply chain landscape.
• » Tactical planning and prioritization for system transitions from in-prem to cloud
• » Create the business case, value proposition, metrics and KPIs, tracking of product ROI
• » Lead the engagement with engineering, UX, business and operations
• » Author white paper on the vision, strategy, roadmap, business value, processes, benefits etc.

Oct 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs

• Client - Largest Retailer based in Bentonville, AR
• Project Location - Bentonville, AR
• Geographies - International (LATAM, APAC, NA)
• Functional areas - Omnichannel, Fulfillment, Replenishment, Transportation & last mile
• Program Overview: Retail Omni-channel
• Optimize supply chain to create an omnichannel enterprise across fulfillment, replenishment and transportation. Build a network that will combine both store and ecomm. operations to a single business stream.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and champion the product vision, long term & short term strategy, roadmap, capability map, execution plan
• Understand customer needs, charting customer journey, define product requirements, business rules, success metrics, user stories, process maps
• Liaise with product owner on requirement prioritization and trade-offs for speed to market
• Program plan development including milestones, deliverables, resourcing, dependencies, development, escalation and communication and alignment across product, engineering, program, architecture and other cross-functional teams
• Creating executive-level presentations and reporting to senior leadership
• Simplifying ambiguous issues/business needs into executable milestones and actions
• Business development, thought leadership and market research
• Ensure product quality through test driven requirements and user acceptance testing
• Expanding product and it’s capabilities to new geographies
• Influencing, negotiating and communicating across multiple organization levels and cross-functional teams
• Mentor associates and guide them through their career

May 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Client - Largest Retailer based in Bentonville, AR
• Project Location - Bentonville, AR
• Geographies - International (LATAM, APAC, NA)
• Functional areas - Distribution, Fulfillment and logistics
• Program Overview:
• Enable an international fulfillment product that caters to every need of international business operations and standard operating procedures
• Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and champion the product vision, long term & short term strategy, roadmap, capability map, execution plan
• Understand customer needs, charting customer journey, define product requirements, business rules, success metrics, user stories, process maps
• Liaise with product owner on requirement prioritization and trade-offs for speed to market
• Program plan development including milestones, deliverables, resourcing, dependencies, development, escalation and communication and alignment across product, engineering, program, architecture and other cross-functional teams
• Creating executive-level presentations and reporting to senior leadership
• Simplifying ambiguous issues/business needs into executable milestones and actions
• Ensure product quality through test driven requirements and user acceptance testing
• Influencing, negotiating and communicating across multiple organization levels and cross-functional teams
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for fulfillment product
• Mentor associates and guide them through their career

Nov 2013 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Client - Japan retailer owned by the largest Retailer based in Bentonville, AR
• Project Location - Tokyo, Japan
• Geography - Japan
• Functional areas - Distribution, Fulfillment and logistics
• Program Overview:
• Enable an international fulfillment product that caters to Japan’s business operations and standard operating procedures. Ensuring the product aligns with expectations of Japan business and their growth strategy.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for fulfillment product
• Responsible for owning and driving the rollout of global warehouse management system to all distribution centers in Japan
• Develop and champion the product vision, capability map, execution plan
• Understand customer needs, define product requirements, business rules, user stories, process maps
• Liaise with product owner on requirement prioritization and trade-offs for speed to market
• Creating executive-level presentations and reporting to senior leadership
• Simplifying ambiguous issues/business needs into executable milestones and actions
• Ensure product quality through test driven requirements and user acceptance testing
• Influencing, negotiating and communicating across multiple organization levels and cross-functional teams
• Mentor associates and guide them through their career
• Promoting new features to customers and work with operations for training and change management

Nov 2012 – Oct 2013 · 11 mos

• Client - Japan retailer owned by the largest Retailer based in Bentonville, AR
• Project Location - Tokyo, Japan
• Geography - Japan
• Functional areas - Fulfillment (WMS)
• Program Overview:
• Enhance the global warehouse management system to enable functionalities that are market differentiators and provide a competitive edge
• Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for fulfillment product
• Responsible for owning and driving the rollout of global warehouse management system to all distribution centers in Japan
• Develop and champion the capability map, execution plan. Understand customer needs, define product requirements, business rules, user stories, process maps
• Liaise with product owner on requirement prioritization and trade-offs for speed to market
• Program plan development including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, development, escalation and communication and alignment across product, engineering, program, architecture and other cross-functional teams
• Creating executive-level presentations and reporting to senior leadership
• Ensure product quality through test driven requirements and user acceptance testing
• Promoting new features to customers and work with operations for training and change management

Mar 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Client - Largest Retailer based in Bentonville, AR
• Project Location - Bentonville, AR
• Geographies - US & International (LATAM, APAC, NA)
• Functional areas - Fulfillment (WMS)
• Program Overview:
• Fix current issues and enhance the global warehouse management system to enable functionalities that are market differentiators. Determination of functional gaps in the various versions of Warehouse Management Systems across the globe, identify gaps and enhance product capabilities.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for fulfillment product
• Drive market requirements working with US and international stakeholders by understanding current pain points
• Understand customer needs, define product requirements, business rules, user stories, process maps
• Program plan development including milestones, deliverables, dependencies, development and alignment across product, engineering, program, architecture and other cross-functional teams
• Ensure product quality through test driven requirements and user acceptance testing
• Promoting new features to customers and work with operations for training and change management

Jul 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area, TX

Jul 2004 – Jun 2009 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Dallas/Fort Worth Area, TX