SAHIL JAIN

Role 1: Projects Execution - DP Data Science Lead.

• Led the end-to-end blueprinting, resourcing, design, development, UAT, and deployment of demand planning solutions across multiple industries, including breweries, human food, retail, pet food, meat, and music.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to design and refine Customer Value Propositions (CVPs) for demand planning solutions, delivered via o9.
• Translated complex analytical insights into actionable strategies, enabling senior executives and demand planning leads to identify clear value-add opportunities post go-live.
• Developed best practices and standardized frameworks for smoother deployment across multiple clients.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to identify gaps and innovate solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Evaluated emerging technologies to assess potential applications within the organization''s existing infrastructure or future projects.

Role 2: Product Development

• Created case studies and presentations demonstrating how AI agents can enhance the efficiency and impact of the Data Science team.
• Improved existing solutions by incorporating field implementation feedback and voice-of-customer insights into product enhancements.
• Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.

Role 3: Scaling Team

• Recruited, trained, and mentored data scientists, building a high-performing, capable team.
• Guided the team in adopting AI agents and developing initial proofs of concept (POCs) to accelerate innovation.
• Fostered a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the team.

• Analyzed retail trends, promotions, and historical data to develop SKU-level forecasts for the AMEA market, enhancing the accuracy by 5-10%
• Expanded the forecasting capabilities of the supply chain analytics team, developing a lost sales model to address case-fill issues and improve demand planning.
• Applied NLP and regression techniques to identify cannibalization risks from new product launches, reducing inventory carrying costs by modeling optimal sell/hold periods.
• Led a team of analysts to stabilize forecasting KPIs, improving model selection and forecast accuracy, while serving as the IPT lead for DRY products.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients.

Project Role Details:

• Led the development of a customer 360-degree view, feature selection, and customer clustering for a lead generation project, resulting in a 5% hit ratio for targeted customers.
• Managed user stories, MVPs, sprint plans, and cross-functional collaboration for the lead enhancement model, driving continuous product improvement through defined KPIs, and metrics.
• Optimized supply chain through time series analysis, model selection, and deployment in Power BI, leading to improved inventory management, and cost savings on buffer stocks.
• Spearheaded NPS analysis using NLU and text analysis on unstructured data, improving NPS scores by 20% to 30%, and meeting key SLAs.
• Assisted clients in navigating complex industry challenges with strategic recommendations.
• Identified areas of improvement for clients'' operations, implementing targeted solutions to increase productivity.

• Major KPIs included optimizing supply chain operations, engineering, and material management.
• Led cross-functional teams to align operations strategy with business goals, driving efficiency and process improvement.
• Reduced inventory by INR 5 million through advanced statistical forecasting, ensuring materials remained within prescribed limits.
• Proposed and implemented a new logistics model, mitigating risks, improving product availability, and preventing a 3% sales loss.
• Reduced truck turnaround time by approximately 15 minutes using automation and lean methodologies, enhancing supply chain performance.
• Managed material procurement for PAN India, optimizing processes, and successfully negotiating service tenders worth INR 100 crores.
• Gained knowledge of company policies, protocols and processes.
• Developed problem-solving abilities through hands-on experience with real-life business scenarios.
• Strengthened leadership skills by overseeing projects and guiding team members towards successful outcomes.
• Used company reports to analyze sales, gross profit and inventory activities.