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Geethapriya Dhanraj

Geethapriya Dhanraj

Toronto

Summary

  • Highly Passionate Operation Analyst with 8.5 years experience in Retail Ecommerce Industry.
  • Dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a proven track record in data management, report analysis, and merchandising support.
  • Seeking a challenging position to leverage my skills in gathering and inputting data, supporting assortment planning, managing vendor relationships, and optimizing retail processes.
  • Skilled in vendor relations, procurement, and contract negotiation.
  • Proven track record of optimizing vendor performance, reducing costs, and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Category Analyst (Item Management Services)

Walmart Global Tech
10.2020 - 10.2023
  • Gather and input data, utilizing systems such as Retail Link, MMS, and MS Office, to build, analyze, and maintain reports supporting merchandise decisions.
  • Create and track vendor-funded rollbacks, markdowns, advertising expenses, deals, coops, and new store templates.
  • Assist in the completion of new store templates and manage store returns to vendors.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners for assortment planning activities and item file management.
  • Support Merchants in merchandise event and promotional planning, execution, and advertisement proofing.
  • Manage vendor relationships, providing training as required and ensuring compliance with Walmart processes.
  • Handle product recalls, entering pertinent information into the system for prompt business action.
  • Provide store support for merchandising inquiries and issues, such as UPC helpline problems, stock discrepancies, and modular management.
  • Attend weekly commodity flow meetings with Merchants, Supply Chain, and Merchandise Planning.
  • Facilitate end-to-end online content onboarding and collaborate with E-commerce teams for optimal online vendor content.
  • Conduct end-to-end online content onboarding, STEP Online maintenance, and channel management through item file flag maintenance.
  • Work with cross-functional E-commerce teams to optimize online vendor content.
  • Assist Merchants in setting up new vendors and creating new items for in-store and online listing.
  • Run and send daily Morning Report and weekly eCom reports to the team.
  • Support Merchants in modular setup/tear down at the Innovation Center, modular cutback, and update Assortment Planning Tool.

Senior Catalog Associate

Amazon Development Centre
07.2015 - 10.2020
  • Worked with CANADA (New item setup team) for 5 years (All Product Lines),
    prepared an SOP to make Error free submission by conducting walkthrough sessions which improved the quality of the listings by 93%
  • Owning Weekly Business Review reports which is published to leadership on regular basis and sharing action plan in CA MP.
  • Remained the primary point of contact for the team, resolving the blockers raised by Retail Team by identifying solutions.
  • Also recommends and provide launch strategies based on their analyses to increase firm profitability.

Education

Electroncs and Instrumentation Engineering -

Sri Sairam Engineering College
05.2013

Skills

  • JIRA
  • Salesforce
  • Confluence
  • Advanced Excel/Powerpoint
  • SQL
  • Product Catalog Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Data Analysis Category Analysis
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Team Management/Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Marketing
  • Vendor Management
  • Supplier Performance Evaluation
  • Problem Solving
  • Cross-FunctionalCollaboration

Accomplishments

  • Received Extra Mile Award for changing the Vendor and Buyer Escalation Metrix in CA
  • Received Customer Delight Award for backfilling items 1M ASINs missing data in a team called RAB (Relevant Attribute Backfill)
  • Received operational level appreciation and Customer obsession Award for Launching Fire TV in all Marketplaces in the month of Sep 2019
  • Received 12 First Among Equals Award for being the top performer for the month with a quality of 100%

Additional Information

Skills:

  • Retail Link, MMS, MS Office proficiency
  • Assortment planning and item file management
  • Vendor management and compliance
  • Online content onboarding and maintenance
  • Report analysis and maintenance
  • Merchandise event and promotional planning
  • Strong communication and collaboration
  • Detail-oriented and organized
  • E-commerce optimization and channel management

Timeline

Category Analyst (Item Management Services)

Walmart Global Tech
10.2020 - 10.2023

Senior Catalog Associate

Amazon Development Centre
07.2015 - 10.2020

Electroncs and Instrumentation Engineering -

Sri Sairam Engineering College
Geethapriya Dhanraj