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Yeshwanth K

Yeshwanth K

Bangalore

Summary

Results-driven professional with 13+ years of experience in sales and operations management, specializing in demand planning, inventory planning, and replenishment. Skilled in implementing integrated business planning strategies to optimize operational efficiency and drive business growth. Thrives on effective collaboration and cross-functional leadership, consistently delivering exceptional results.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Solution Architect

O9 Solutions, Inc
3 2020 - Current
  • Leading mapping requirements, creating user stories, design negotiations & handling challenges, support data modelling with a key focus to successfully deliver business requirement with verifiable results agreed as part of project delivery
  • Handling Demand Planning solution build for multiple sprints in an agile driven environment combined with delivery testing, user acceptance testing and sign offs as per service contracts.
  • Worked with large customer teams to develop integrated solutions through detailed architectural process consulting and handle large internal teams to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive solution.
  • On boarding, mentoring and coaching functional consultants for developing business acumen, project delivery and career transitions/development.
  • Facilitated seamless communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders by effectively translating complex concepts into understandable terms for all parties involved in projects.

Assistant Manager - Category Insights

ABInbev / GCC
01.2017 - 03.2020
  • Established and led high-performing team focused on developing and delivering robust Nielsen insights for EU Region
  • Led cross-functional initiatives across multiple S & OP teams and automated more than 60% of the scheduled reports
  • Developed key partnerships across Trade Marketing, Social Listening and Demand Planning teams; Generated collaborative reports to field teams for quick strategy execution and improved product in-stocks across specific retailers
  • Analyzed sales history for focus/specific brands for different markets tracking KPIs to identify performance gaps/opportunities across different beer categories
  • Coached and mentored new team members; Shared best practices across all business units in EU for Nielsen tool implementation.

Senior Business Analyst, Merchandise Planning

Target India Corporation
10.2011 - 12.2016
  • Sales strategy implementation for key partner priorities like instocks, New Product Introduction (NPI), demand planning and inventory allocation across the stores (pre-launch & post launch)
  • Led the supply chain function for Enterprise Inventory team for both brick & mortar and as well as the online platform (Omni channel)
  • Proactively planned inventory flow and managed any inventory contingency plans by working with Target HQ Minneapolis to achieve turnover goals.

Projects

  • Hormel Foods (2024/01 to now)- Heading the demand planning function from o9 India office. 'Technical Go Live' is successful and working the on the final 'Go Live'.
  • Scandinavian Tobacco Group - North America,(2020/06 to 2021/12) and Scandinavian Tobacco Group - Europe & Rest of the World (2022/01 to 2023/12)- Successfully delivered the Demand Planning Solution on time with acute design changes and re-negotiations.

Accomplishments

  • Warehouse to Distribution Center Push - Improved the instock of Regional Distribution Centre (DC) by 5%
  • White Space Power BI - Nielsen Data Dash Board - Identifying opportunities across Belgium markets for Beer totaling 357 Kilo hector liters
  • Out of Stock Reduction - Vendor Inventory - Eliminate items which are no longer serviced and work with Vendor for any conflict resolution - Reduced out of stock items by 80%
  • Standardized dashboards - For German business operations as part of driving inventory effciency across EU business units - EBITDA savings 15K Euros
  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of Standardized reports across the EU Business Units

Timeline

Assistant Manager - Category Insights

ABInbev / GCC
01.2017 - 03.2020

Senior Business Analyst, Merchandise Planning

Target India Corporation
10.2011 - 12.2016

Solution Architect

O9 Solutions, Inc
3 2020 - Current

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