Ram Kumar
Business Development Manager, Walmart at Campbell Company of Canada- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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Campbell Company of Canada
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Canada
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Manager, Walmart
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Jun 2021 - Present
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Sales Operations Manager
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
• Revamped existing S&OP process, cadence and reporting that facilitated higher quality and visibility of sales planning thereby unlocking meaningful conversations on risks and opportunities, with multi-stakeholder groups (customer teams, sales strategy and supply chain) • Refined the AOP process via development of tools that substantially drove stronger engagement and collaboration amongst Sales leadership, Sales strategy and Sales finance • SME and Business leadership role on… Show more • Revamped existing S&OP process, cadence and reporting that facilitated higher quality and visibility of sales planning thereby unlocking meaningful conversations on risks and opportunities, with multi-stakeholder groups (customer teams, sales strategy and supply chain) • Refined the AOP process via development of tools that substantially drove stronger engagement and collaboration amongst Sales leadership, Sales strategy and Sales finance • SME and Business leadership role on proprietary Trade Optimization platform not limited to AOP, S&OP, trade forecast, development and implementation of best practices, enhancement decisions, issue resolution and lead power users connect • Developed tools under tight time constraints that resolved critical business issues, ultimately creating business intelligence reports such as DRP Management (forecasting / management of promotional vehicles) and Customer inventory pipeline (build / burn and forecast accuracy) • An integral member of the I&D team who drives changes at Campbells; Discussed / implemented best practices to promote equity, create an environment of trust and teamwork and influence sustaining behaviors while leveraging diversity as strength
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Elmira Pet Products
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Canada
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Account Manager
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Sep 2015 - Oct 2019
• Driven year over year growth for national retail customers with annual revenue > $ 30 MM • Established sophisticated business processes and tools for sales forecasting which resulted in increased collaboration with customers and higher forecast accuracy • Identified and nurtured strong relationships with various stakeholders of customer’s business: Category Managers, Supply Chain Specialists, New Product Development and Merchandising team • Collaborated regularly with customer’s… Show more • Driven year over year growth for national retail customers with annual revenue > $ 30 MM • Established sophisticated business processes and tools for sales forecasting which resulted in increased collaboration with customers and higher forecast accuracy • Identified and nurtured strong relationships with various stakeholders of customer’s business: Category Managers, Supply Chain Specialists, New Product Development and Merchandising team • Collaborated regularly with customer’s supply chain team on forecasts, fill rates, in-stock performance, analysis and execution of product transitions and promotion strategies • Operated as Project Lead on new product launches and partnered with key stakeholders on all aspects: product development, quality assurance, design philosophy, regulatory and content, packaging artwork and press approvals, supply planning and launch execution
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Sales Analyst
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Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
• Supported Account representatives with analysis on various aspects: sales, promotional strategies and analysis, market intelligence and trends, promotional forecast and demand planning, and commodity costing review • Performed data intensive analysis based on Retail Link / POS Data and presented findings • Created and developed Sales Reporting System that increased overall engagement with customers. Presented wins, losses and areas of concerns periodically
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BlackBerry
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Canada
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Coordinator (Co-op)
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
• Designed and implemented database for BlackBerry consigned components which resulted in substantial cost-savings due to increased visibility of demand variability • Analyzed and presented Material True-up Analysis (Validation of Bill of Materials) and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) with a high degree of precision • Collaborated with Commodity specialists and EMS partners on improving forecast accuracy and system consistency • Designed and implemented database for BlackBerry consigned components which resulted in substantial cost-savings due to increased visibility of demand variability • Analyzed and presented Material True-up Analysis (Validation of Bill of Materials) and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) with a high degree of precision • Collaborated with Commodity specialists and EMS partners on improving forecast accuracy and system consistency
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Sales Coordinator
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Jan 2009 - Aug 2011
• Initiated and implemented online sales and marketing strategy that contributed to over 10% annual growth • Developed impactful advertising content and messaging that increased customer engagement
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Management Trainee
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Aug 2008 - Dec 2008
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Education
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Queen's University
Learning to Lead -
Brock University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
Vellore Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)