AJEY KARTHIK

· Technology partner for CEO’s mandate of improving On-Shelf Availability metric globally in key UL markets by 300bps YoY and thereby achieve an iTO of 1%

· Orchestrated the E2E product design and execution of Data driven OSA model powered by ML to generate OSA reporting and on-hand actionable insights

· Designed and implemented Automated Loss Tree Model to identify growth opportunity and provide right actionability to CD & CO teams to mitigate OOS events

· “Voice of the product” to market teams, tailored communications to key stakeholders and articulated complex concepts of the model algorithm convincingly

· Deep dived and investigated into problem areas, created conceptual prototypes, and provided data driven recommendations to solve business user concerns.

· Established strong synergy with teams and ensured effective execution of product features and stakeholder expectations through diligent product backlog prioritization

· Monitored key performance metrics to evaluate the success of the product and steered the product roadmap discussions to iterate on improvements.

· Collaborated and crafted the product strategy and vision in alignment with business goals by conducting extensive product research and partner engagements.

Achievements:

· Accelerated roll-out and successful adoption of Loss Tree Models for 6 markets

· Meticulously executed Model 2.0 prototype by applying innovative product design principles and achieved significant improvements across all success criteria

· Recalibrated the model to smoothen constraints resulting in 25% increase in Assortment coverage

· Redesigned the loss tree model to include Distribution (Void) and Planogram Losses, enhanced the accuracy of alerts by 30% to drive focused In-Store execution

· Conceptualized, designed, and led the delivery of Unified DDL and Product Insights Layer and onboarded 25+ products to facilitate easier and accelerated data sharing.

· Budgeted, managed and optimized the supplier costs for BDL products & Azure costs for the entire Data Lake product portfolio.

· Implemented One stop solution and consumption reports that serve as the single source of truth to track performance metrics for entire Data Lake

· Pulled off the transition of entire AFH project (Aurora) into D&A DevOps overcoming the high degree of complexityit entailed

· Established DR strategy and data backup mechanism for entire BDL estate through Commvault solution.

Achievements

· Delivered Azure cost savings of ~850K Euros - a 25% cost reduction YoY for the entire BDL products in 2022.

· Attained build cost savings of ~450K Euros on the Data lake Factory by implementing Metadata framework mechanism for BDL pipelines.

· Realized Operational cost savings of ~200K Eurosthrough improved planning and continuous improvement initiatives across BDL product portfolio.

· Successfully led and completed the major upgrade for the Databricks runtime as part of the KEC activity in record time with ZERO business impact.

· Accomplished >99% adherence across all the BAU Service KPIs for Aurora project.

Recipient of Hidden Gem and Jedi award for consistent performance and contributions and Nominated for the Best Stakeholder Champion

· Spearheaded the product strategy & design and accomplished the delivery of product across SEAA, Turkey, and Middle East with best-in-class value through Agile delivery model.

· Provided value-based prioritization and managed the scope of product launches to deliver key capabilities on time and on budget.

· Ensured consistent execution of product lifecycle processes from concept to launch and driven initiatives

· Partnered with engineering teams on architecture decisions and designed scalable solutions by evaluating impact on business functionalities.

· Delivered consumer-grade simplicity partnering with Product Design cum UX team and render frictionless user experience that yielded an NPS of 25+

· Managed cross-functional teams to deliver against goals, and ensured appropriate post-deployment & production support to meet agreed upon SLAs.

· Evangelized the product across company and maintained relationships with business users across geographies and diverse group of internal and external partners.

Achievements:

· Awarded ‘Best Newcomer of the Year' for exceptional contributions in high quality product rollouts across SEAA.

· Implemented cost reduction measures thereby saving ~350K Euros on infrastructure costs across Livewire markets.

· Appreciated for High test coverage % and Low Defect leakage for release into Pre-Production.

· Analyzed Omni-channel retailing trends, Performed Need-gap analysis and competitive benchmarking to ideate & define a strategic IT Roadmap

· Conducted Fit-gap-analysis and evaluated best-of-breed platforms on unified commerce capabilities offering Omni-channel store fulfillment modules.

· Managed a team of application developers for various projects in Store Merchandising & Inventory management projects for Walgreens.

· Created, updated, and optimized planogramsfor various categories using JDA Space Planning that helped Walgreens improve store sales by 15%

· Resolved critical live production issues under tight constraints & timelines to facilitate smooth launch

Achievements:

· Spot Award for high performer and exceptional contributions in the projects

Completed Retail Level 1 and Retail Store Operations Certification