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Adhiraj Sawhney

Stoney Creek,ON

Summary

Experienced professional in category and product management and business development with 15 years of expertise. Focused on customer-centric and data-driven strategies, driving omni-channel solutions for B2B and B2C sales. Proven success across retail and financial services sectors, with international experience in Canada, India, EMEA, and APAC.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager-National Accounts

Saputo Dairy Products Canada
, Canada
08.2024 - Current

Financial Management: Lead the dairy business nationally for Walmart Canada, delivering 130M+ liters in volume, $400M in sales, and $32M EBITDA (+6% vs LY)

Strategic Planning: Partnering with Walmart to develop and execute high‑impact promotional strategies that drive category growth, increase volume, and strengthen GP($) for both organizations.

Analytics: Utilize Saputo, Walmart, and NIQ BI platforms to analyze market trends, uncover actionable insights, and guide data‑driven strategies that enhance business performance.

Operational Excellence: Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Supply Chain, Production, Product, Revenue Management, Finance) to streamline processes and deliver volume targets

Merchant-Deli Cheese, Discount Division

Loblaw Companies Ltd
Canada
05.2022 - 08.2024

Strategic Planning: Planned and executed promotional strategies that increased sales, margin, and tonnage year-over-year, developing planograms to enhance under indexed categories

Analytics: Analyzed BI tools such as ABI, Microstrategy, and SPO daily to ensure positive outcomes in sales, tonnage, and margin performance

Operational Excellence: Collaborated with cross-functional teams (procurement/P&P/supply chain/LBL/vendors/marketing) to position category as a best-in-class destination among discount competitors

Financial Management: Managed promotional P&L for my category, driving over $6M in sales and $2M in margin weekly. Called weekly and periodic financials versus LE based on recent trends and market dynamics.

Sr. Analyst-Promotions & Pricing (No Frills-Fresh)

Loblaw Companies Ltd
Canada
01.2021 - 05.2022

Analytics: Planned No Frills' flyer using ABI CSD Toolkit to optimize weekly promotions, increasing sales and margins YOY and CAGR

Strategic Planning: Collaborated cross-functionally with category, allocations, marketing, and loyalty teams to develop optimal promo plan, enhancing CSD and gaining market share

Operational Excellence: Executed weekly flyer by proofing content and coordinating with stakeholders from marketing and loyalty to innovate new marketing programs, including loyalty spend stretches, MOP, and hauler offers

Financial Management: Responsible for YOY and CAGR flyer sales for all fresh categories

Store Manager-Retail Operations

No Frills
Canada
06.2018 - 01.2021

Leadership: Managed 2 stores with combined weekly revenue of $1M; overseeing all departments and leading team of 30 to ensure the smooth running of daily operations

Analytics: Identified opportunities & weaknesses & deliver business insights to drive sales and improve product inventory and ROI

Financial Management: Managed the overall P/L of the store and planned sales orders to match weekly flyer promotions.

Operational Excellence: Remodeled the store layout by executing retail planogram as per the product life cycle

Director-Product & Strategy

PAN Global Inc
India
04.2013 - 04.2018

Innovation: Launched Ecommerce vertical & became the leading seller nationally in 2 years with $2M+ revenue

Strategic Planning: Developed acquisition strategies and business forecasts that maximized revenues and profitability

Financial Management: Generated revenue of $3M by managing 5 product categories across EMEA and Indian markets

Analytics: Set KPIs and engaged metrics to identify industry trends, maximizing digital conversions and enhancing customer engagement

Operational Excellence: Collaborated with marketing, finance, operations, and sales to build tactical product and promotional plans throughout lifecycle

Customer Experience Manager

ING Bank, Barclays Bank PLC
, India
12.2010 - 11.2012

Strategic Planning: Lead the development and implementation of client acquisition
strategies to achieve targets
Analytics: Analyzed feasibility and financial impact to enhance banks' client
experience objectives
Financial Management: Monitored and interpreted business results against key
performance targets to identify growth initiatives
Operational Excellence: Collaborated with internal and external partners (retail
channels, risk management, finance, legal & compliance) to drive operational
excellence

Education

MBA - Business Management

University of Warwick
England
09-2010

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

GGSIP University
India
05-2009

Skills

  • DATA ANALYTICS
  • PROCESS OPTIMZATION
  • STRATEGY & PLANNING
  • FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  • MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS
  • DATA INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS
  • SALES FORECASTING
  • BI SYSTEMS & MS OFFICE

Volunteering

Condo Corporation W603 -  President
PC Children's Charity

Certification

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Schulich ExecEd
  • Strategic Negotiation
  • Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals
  • Data Analytics & Business Insights
  • Agile Project Management
  • Digital Media and Marketing Principles
  • Marketing Foundations: eCommerce

Timeline

Manager-National Accounts

Saputo Dairy Products Canada
08.2024 - Current

Merchant-Deli Cheese, Discount Division

Loblaw Companies Ltd
05.2022 - 08.2024

Sr. Analyst-Promotions & Pricing (No Frills-Fresh)

Loblaw Companies Ltd
01.2021 - 05.2022

Store Manager-Retail Operations

No Frills
06.2018 - 01.2021

Director-Product & Strategy

PAN Global Inc
04.2013 - 04.2018

Customer Experience Manager

ING Bank, Barclays Bank PLC
12.2010 - 11.2012

MBA - Business Management

University of Warwick

B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering

GGSIP University
Adhiraj Sawhney