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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Developing a refreshed GTM strategy for Adorama Inc and its sister companies, while refocusing Marketing, Merchandising, Product, Technology, Supply Chain and Operations on the Customer. Come help us build a unique value proposition for professional photographers and passionate creators. Join us in reimagining the Future of Photography!

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Nurturing a luxury DTC ecommerce brand (part of the Adorama group of companies) that prioritizes true quality by “Bringing Images to Life” for professional photographers and discerning consumers, alike.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

P&L Leader for the $400M e-commerce Mobile & Wireless | Connected Life businesses with end-to-end responsibility for growing Sales and Contribution Profit on both Owned and Marketplace channels. Responsible for Public Relations, Portfolio management, Product Roadmap, Category Management, Catalog, Assortment, Pricing, Site Merchandising, GTM Strategy, SEO/SEM, Vendor Development, Supply Chain Operations and Customer Service.● Secured funding from US leadership and led a cross functional team spanning Merchandising, Product, Engg, Site, Marketing, Operations, PR and Customer Service to create a new end-to-end e-commerce platform for wireless shopping and activation across major US telecom carriers. Launched the Postpaid Wireless business, in partnership with telecom carriers and smartphone OEMs, adding a a very profitable business and positioning Walmart.com to take advantage of the upcoming transition to 5G.● Turned around the Prepaid Wireless business and created a comprehensive Product Roadmap for the overall Wireless opportunity across Unlocked/ Refurbished, Prepaid and Postpaid segments for Walmart.com. ● Launched ultra-high growth Connected Life business (Smart Home, IoT, Mesh Networking, Virtual Reality, Wearables & Smartwatches) for Jet and Walmart e-commerce, architecting an eco-system based approach to deliver on the confluence of emerging technologies and changing consumer behavior.● Brainstormed and Developed initial version of Walmart Media Group offerings for Wireless Carriers , delivering a win-win partnership on customer acquisition and retentionWalmart has embarked on a truly transformational effort to accelerate its e-commerce and omnichannel efforts, reconsolidating its position as the #1 retailer

Hoboken, Nj - New Jersey

General Manager of the Computing (Laptops, PCs, Tablets) & Camera business at Jet.com incl. Marketplace and Owned channels (Jet was acquired by Walmart in Aug 2016)● Set up a new team and leveraged Marketplace model to quickly scale the Computing business● Onboarded several key OEMs and top Brands to the Jet platform, building a multi-channel strategy ● Grew the Computing business 2x over 6 months to a $100M+ run rate by focusing on the millennial Gaming customer, combining elements of guerilla social marketing and affiliate partnershipAt Jet, we set out to make e-commerce. shopping more transparent and efficient, and at the same time, a little more fun. A lot has happened along the way including. $1B GMV in record time.

Founder of Technology and Supply Chain differentiated Ecommerce venture, to transform India's $300B+Consumables (Fresh, Grocery, CPG/FMCG and H&B) market

Kolkata, West Bengal, In

CMO in charge of the $250M+ P&L for the Grocery-led Hypermarket retailer, with responsibility for Merchandising, Supply Chain & Technology and a team of over 400 professionals. ● Implemented Category Strategy and enabled rapid same-store sales growth in a challenging environment, earning the Award of Best Hypermarket Retailer in India for 2013● Transformed the P&L by converting the chain into a big-box format and accelerating high-margin apparel and home categories (designed and launched 6 new hyper-format stores across India, ranging in size from 20k-40k sq.ft)Since 1863, Spencer’s has been a part of the Indian retail landscape. Through the years, it has been a consumer-centric brand, constantly innovating and pioneering formats but always dedicated to keeping customer satisfaction center-stage. It runs more than 130 stores across India, catering to the Fresh, Grocery, Home Goods, Electronics and Apparel needs of the Indian customer.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Led Pricing, Data Management, Ad Support and Off-Shelf Merchandising functions for the US Operations of Office Depot to support 1000+ stores

Danbury, Ct, Us

Led the Planning & Inventory management functions under the SVP of Merchandising. Enabled the successful launch of several New Product Lines and the Ecommerce Channel, in addition to optimizing the traditional retail channel

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Spearheaded a new, high-impact team reporting to the SVP of Merchandising to improve Home Depot’s key Promotional Ad Events (Memorial Day, Black Friday etc) and Seasonal Programs (Patio furniture, ACs, Heaters, Holiday Decor etc). Formed a crucial part of the company’s turnaround strategy, delivering an integrated and exciting experience in 1900+ US stores as well as the Ecommerce channel.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Led a team of six analysts to lay the foundation for centralized replenishment, drive supply chain efficiencies and provide merchant support across the $70 billion enterprise

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Supply Chain Head for the $6 billion Paint & Decor division

Worldwide, Oo

Provided management consulting services to Retailers and leading CPG Brands, building out Operations & Supply Chain Strategy

Mba, Finance/ Strategy

Bs, Bachelor Of Technology