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Sharad Gupta

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic Senior Business Analyst with a proven track record at Amazon, excelling in SQL and stakeholder collaboration. Spearheaded automation initiatives, saving 30 man-hours monthly, while enhancing data insights and dashboard development. Passionate about mentoring teams and driving impactful business strategies through innovative data solutions.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | PSS Team
Bengaluru
01.2025 - 08.2025
  • Created Product Design Recommender (PDR) insights for the US, EU9, MENA, JP, and AU.
  • Updated and automated WBR process for PSS, saving 6 man-hours weekly.
  • Updated incremental GMS methodology calculation for better accuracy (corrected attribution for approximately USD 400 million across all relevant marketplaces).
  • Identified and corrected legacy issues with existing ways of insight generation.
  • Established clear SOPs for the insight generation process (requirement analysis, scope definition, timeline alignment).
  • Played a crucial role in the automation of approximately 2,000 decks for AVS EU vendors.
  • Managed a team of 4 Business Analysts, Automation Experts, and a Research Analyst.
  • Mentored and guided a BA intern and a BA academy candidate.

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | ROW Speed Team
Bengaluru
05.2024 - 12.2024
  • Created, managed, and monitored data pipelines to report speed metrics.
  • Modified pipelines to accommodate evolving business logic in data processing. Optimized queries, which resulted in annual savings of USD 12,000.
  • Standardized and benchmarked speed performance metrics across ECCF geographies, accounting for regional business nuances. Consolidated reporting for seven regions, resulting in a monthly time savings of over ten stakeholder hours.
  • Developed and maintained dashboards for stakeholders.
  • Created automated mechanisms to ensure data availability and timely updates.
  • Worked on reducing redundant dashboards, and optimized pipelines to consume less storage on Redshift and Tableau services.

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | Softlines Finance
Bengaluru
05.2022 - 05.2024
  • Built a P&L framework for Softlines (INR 160,000 MM GMS) at the LOB and cohort levels.
  • Prepared weekly and monthly dashboards for stakeholders to track important metrics, and derive actionable insights from findings.
  • Automated pipelines save 30 man-hours per month.
  • Partnered with business managers to analyze high-visibility areas in the retail business. Worked on reducing the cost to serve, which resulted in savings of INR 800 million.
  • Conducted a deep-dive customer journey analysis, increasing conversion by 20 basis points.
  • Conducted analysis, shared insights, and created MIS, and dashboards.
  • Sought possible problems and investigated inconsistencies with data or processing, taking action to resolve issues.
  • Took complete ownership of problems and collaborated with peers to deliver the right technical solutions and business outcomes.
  • Directed the gathering of data, and assessed data validity.

Business Associate (Research & Analytics)

Shoppee
Bengaluru
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led the MIS team to identify operational opportunities and improve products and processes for optimal team efficiency.
  • Communicated and presented insights to key stakeholders and senior management.

Business Analyst

Cloudtail
Bengaluru
09.2019 - 10.2021
  • Engaged in advanced data analysis to uncover trends and correlations, utilizing statistical methods and tools to drive.
  • Insightful recommendations for business strategies and process improvements.
  • Developed automated reports and interactive dashboards using BI tools like Qlik, focusing on creating user-friendly and efficient data visualizations to support business decisions.
  • Collaborated closely with stakeholders across various departments, including program and product teams, to communicate complex data insights effectively, and implement optimal communication mechanisms based on stakeholder needs.
  • Performed data mining from a variety of sources, writing efficient queries with minimal post-processing needs, while handling.
  • Large datasets and ensuring data fidelity through triangulation techniques.
  • Continuously improved and scaled data processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Business Development Associate

Amazon | Seller Rewards Program
03.2019 - 09.2019
  • Formulated business cases for executing reward promotions for sellers.
  • Managed end-to-end operations for implementing promotions.
  • Calculated incremental benefits and developed terms and conditions for promotions.
  • Created reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders.
  • Coordinated with agencies to produce creative materials for promotions.

Onboarding Specialist

Amazon | Ad Success Team
Bengaluru
12.2016 - 03.2019
  • Served as the main point of contact for sellers and vendors, providing support for sales and marketing initiatives, primarily.
  • Through phone and email communication.
  • Delivered onboarding support and facilitated the setup of campaigns for sellers and vendors.
  • I analyzed the Sponsored Products and Performance Advertising platform, employing various tools and techniques to resolve campaign setup and related issues.
  • Identified opportunities to enhance Amazon products based on customer feedback, data analysis, and feature gaps compared to competitive products.
  • Responded promptly and accurately to advertiser queries, assisting them in resolving campaign-related issues.
  • Identified common blockers encountered by new and existing sellers.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics And Management Decision - Analytics

XLRI
Jamshedpur
08-2018

MBA - Marketing

Symbiosis Institute of Business Managenement
Bengaluru
03-2014

B.Tech - Computer Science

Thapar Institue of Engineering And Technology
Patiala
07-2009

Skills

  • SQL
  • Python
  • Python
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Tableau
  • AWS
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Pipeline optimization
  • Dashboard development
  • Descriptive statistics
  • Project management

Accomplishments

  • Nominated as Optimization Champ for query optimization in the Speed Team
  • Calculated cost to serve (CTS) at the brand level and help the team in identifying the right hot spots for corrective actions
  • Analyzed the profitability risks involved in marketing and other programs, for example, New to GL coupons, cashback
  • Managed ART (Amazon Roller Thunder) pricing, ART performance (creating goals based on year-end goals, previous year ARTs, and trending performances)
  • Drove AVN (Annual Vendor Negotiation) for Softlines and MVR (Mass Vendor Relations)

Certification

  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Scaler Data Science Course

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | PSS Team
01.2025 - 08.2025

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | ROW Speed Team
05.2024 - 12.2024

Senior Business Analyst

Amazon | Softlines Finance
05.2022 - 05.2024

Business Associate (Research & Analytics)

Shoppee
11.2021 - 03.2022

Business Analyst

Cloudtail
09.2019 - 10.2021

Business Development Associate

Amazon | Seller Rewards Program
03.2019 - 09.2019

Onboarding Specialist

Amazon | Ad Success Team
12.2016 - 03.2019

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics And Management Decision - Analytics

XLRI

MBA - Marketing

Symbiosis Institute of Business Managenement

B.Tech - Computer Science

Thapar Institue of Engineering And Technology
Sharad Gupta