PRIYANK P KANADE

• Lead the 700 Cr, Online + Omni Channel Commerce and high ticket Solitaires diamond businesses at CaratLane, taking complete national P&L ownership and driving growth charter. Grew business by 35 % over the tenure
• Launched the 'Engagement Ring destination' project for Caratlane, establishing the first-of-its-kind engagement-focused category of diamonds in retail.
• As Strategy & Business Transformation Head, I drive organizational alignment through the launch of crucial long-term metrics and projects. Built the business case for CaratLane to launch the 'Lab Grown Diamonds' business.

• Led the omni-channel strategy, revenue, product, and growth of luxury home lifestyle brand PRAVA (www.prava.co) as business head.
• Founded and developed the successful Re-Commerce brand Furbicle as an intrapreneurial venture at HoK. Established diverse revenue streams (D2C, Marketplace, and B2B) while defining the product and tech strategy. Achieved a Xmn$ ARR by scaling revenue with xxk+ satisfied customers nationwide, industry-leading repeat purchase rates, high website conversion rates, and fostering a 15k+ strong Instagram community of conscious shoppers within just one year of launch.

Furbicle was successfully merged into the newly launched Furlenco sales business in July '22 to scale to newer heights.

• Implemented strategic sourcing initiatives and enhanced asset management to drive efficiencies throughout the supply chain.
• Managed annual purchasing of $20 million and oversaw a total deployed asset base worth $30 million, resulting in a 35% reduction in total cost of ownership for assets.

• Growth Hacking: Inception, Design, Execution, and hiring of Channel Sales, Corporate Sales functions leading to a 40-member team and 25% Topline.
• Successfully managed a Geo Expansion Program to 15 cities via GTM strategies
• Developed and fostered strategic alliances and partnerships with Uber, Airbnb, The Viral Fever (TVF), Lodha, Godrej.
• Led Operating Committee to execute company-wide growth strategy, EBITDA, and P&L goals with input from C-suite executives and VPs/Functional Heads.

• Led the expansions/projects team in developing Pan India supply chain capability for newly launched Large Appliances category. Led first Big Billion Day planning to increase category's supply capabilities by 50x, propelling Flipkart to become the market leader in home appliances.
• Led development of end-to-end 3PL infrastructure, expanding to 200 cities nationwide in India and generating revenues worth 1000 Cr.

Provided operations strategy consultation to Fortune 500 clients in the Chemicals and Natural Resources domain based in Asia and Europe as a senior analyst.

• Create efficient pre-sales and operation plans covering all products at Croda India.
• Planned and optimized production and dispatch strategies. Investigated and acknowledged complaints. Analyzed customer satisfaction surveys, implementing improvement actions.
• Implemented SAP supply chain platforms to enhance and optimize business processes, including sales, forecasts, dispatches, and procurement modules.

Contributed to the execution of the technocommercial strategy in successfully running the ligno-cellulosic Ethanol Biofuel pilot plant. Scaled a 1 MT pilot plant to a 20 MT commercial plant.