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Abhishek Kochar

Abhishek Kochar

Gurgaon

Summary

Results-driven leader in Analytics and Business Strategy with a decade of cross-functional experience. Successfully led enterprise-level programs and managed diverse teams, achieving measurable outcomes in EMEA and India. Proficient in translating data insights into strategic initiatives that optimize processes and enhance revenue. Dedicated to promoting innovation and improving organizational effectiveness in fast-paced settings.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Data & Product Analyst

American Express
Gurgaon
10.2016 - Current

Leadership & Program Ownership

  • Lead end-to-end design, execution, and governance of analytics programs across EMEA, improving visibility, decision-making, and revenue enablement.
  • Manage cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Sales, Finance, and Engineering.
  • Mentor junior analysts, guide analytical frameworks, and ensure quality delivery across workstreams.

Strategic Analytics and Product Delivery

  • Own analytical strategy for B2B opportunity monitoring for EMEA; improved qualified lead visibility by 15%.
  • Directed automation initiatives that eliminated 40% of manual effort and increased data accuracy by 25–100% across programs.
  • Delivered product insights, spend analysis, and supplier correlation models to support contract strategy and acceptance uplift.
  • Conducted comprehensive product performance evaluations, delivering actionable insights to enhance product features.
  • Performed working-capital studies, procurement analytics, and peer benchmarking to enable client-ready solutions.

Portfolio Leadership & Credit/Risk Management

  • Managed a high-value corporate portfolio of 350+ accounts, including Microsoft and Accenture.
  • Reduced delinquency by 20% through a proactive credit strategy and high-risk account oversight.
  • Drove 15% year-over-year portfolio growth in partnership with sales leadership.
  • Improved issue-resolution turnaround by 40% as escalation lead.
  • Mentored analysts and led automation projects, reducing manual work by 30%.

Hotel Duty Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited(IHCL)
New Delhi
01.2011 - 10.2016
  • Serve as the single point of contact for all guest concerns, escalations, special requests, and VIP/VVIP check-ins.
  • Personally greet and manage heads of state, diplomats, celebrities, and high-profile guests, ensuring personalized service and security coordination.
  • Oversee overall guest satisfaction by conducting floor rounds, reviewing service gaps, and coordinating quick resolutions.
  • Ensure consistent compliance with Taj Service Standards and Forbes LQA benchmarks.
  • Managed guest feedback effectively, promptly addressing any negative comments and highlighting positive reviews to motivate staff and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Act as the hotel in charge during the shift, ensuring all operational departments (Front Office, Housekeeping, F&B, Engineering, Security) function smoothly.
  • Coordinate with all departments to resolve time-sensitive operational challenges, such as room readiness delays, service issues, guest relocations, or overbooking scenarios. Conduct daily briefings with front-office staff to communicate occupancy, VIP arrivals, rate strategy, and special instructions.
  • Support revenue management by overseeing room upselling initiatives and daily room rate variance checks.
  • Approve discounts, upgrades, and compensation decisions within delegated authority to balance guest satisfaction, and revenue protection.

Education

Executive Post Graduate Program - Business Analytics

Loyola Institute of Business Administration
Tamil Nadu,India
02-2024

Post-Graduate Diploma - Management

IMT Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad

B.Sc. - Hospitality & Hotel Administration

Institute of Hotel Management (NCHMCT & IGNOU)
Kolkata

12th & 10th -

Bloom Public School
New Delhi

Skills

  • B2B product strategy
  • Client relationship management
  • Credit risk analysis
  • Financial analysis
  • Leadership development
  • Process optimization
  • Product analytics
  • Project management
  • Python programming
  • SQL database management
  • Tableau data visualization

Certification

  • Data Science & Analytics, 01/01/21
  • Project Management, 01/01/21

Projects

B2B Growth Enablement & Monitoring Program – EMEA 04/2025 - 11/2025 American Express

  • Led the design and execution of an end-to-end B2B opportunity monitoring framework across EMEA, including methodology development, governance setup, and automated tracking logic.
  • Conducted SIT and PIV testing to ensure data accuracy and operational readiness, resulting in improved visibility of sales opportunities and faster decision-making.

Key Metrics:

  • Enabled 15% increase in qualified B2B leads across EMEA
  • Reduced manual tracking time by 40% through automation
  • Improved data accuracy by 25% via governance and control mechanisms

Supplier Performance & Spend Optimization 04/2025 - 10/2025 American Express

  • Led end-to-end supplier risk and spend analysis by automating RAG (Red-Amber-Green) status extraction and performing rolling 12-month (R12) spend analytics.
  • Delivered actionable insights to improve supplier performance visibility and optimize procurement decisions.
  • Automated RAG extraction reducing manual effort by 90% Enhanced spend tracking accuracy by 100% Improved supplier risk identification and reporting efficiency by 30%

Timeline

Senior Data & Product Analyst

American Express
10.2016 - Current

Hotel Duty Manager

Indian Hotels Company Limited(IHCL)
01.2011 - 10.2016

Executive Post Graduate Program - Business Analytics

Loyola Institute of Business Administration

Post-Graduate Diploma - Management

IMT Ghaziabad

B.Sc. - Hospitality & Hotel Administration

Institute of Hotel Management (NCHMCT & IGNOU)

12th & 10th -

Bloom Public School
Abhishek Kochar