Abhijaat Sahoo, Head of Product Management

Abhijaat Sahoo

Head of Product Management

Emaar

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking
Experience
21 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 0 Months

Head of Product Management at Emaar
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2022

Head of product management at Emaar Entertainment Group

Head of Product & Ecommerce Program at Lulu Group International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2020 to February 2022

• Led Product Management and Engineering for Lulu hypermarkets across 10 countries and responsible for delivering ecommerce solutions to group.
• Responsible for managing overall eCommerce program for Lulu Group.
• Lead the designs and development of the new website and mobile App
• Revamped the website with new and enhanced customer experience across 10 different countries within GCC
• Re-launched the Mobile App with a new customer experience and high speed performance
• Implemented personalization and targeted marketing campaigns through SAP Marketing cloud across Lulu group
• Leading strategic initiatives like Lulu Marketplace and Loyalty platforms
• Standardized ecommerce operating Model

Head of Product at Emaar Properties
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2019 to April 2020

• Responsible for driving digital transformation in organization and implementing agile and innovative culture that enhances Emaar digital product offerings.
• Spearheaded eCommerce initiative of Emaar Malls - The Dubai Mall's Services Booking and Marketplace platform
• Managed project roadmap, collaborated with stakeholders on all operational products, KPIs, analytics, budgets, PRDs, reports to stakeholders
• Relaunched The Dubai Mall App - elevated performance, redesign and revamp of mobile App on React Native.
• Emaar One App - a mobile app for Emaar Properties customers to manage their properties anytime, anywhere.
• Team of 25+ Web & Mobile App professionals

Senior Business Relationship & Process Improvement Manager at Landmark Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2016 to February 2019

• Identify process improvement opportunities within organization aimed at enhancing customer experience and in-store productivity across group.
• Collaborate with business units, technology teams and support teams
• Understand business problems and work with IT delivery units to prioritize demands and deliver solutions.
• Create business case
• Delivered entire digitization of stores processes - Paperless Stores
• Delivered an e-learning program - Store Leadership Program, across 2000+ store leaders in GCC, which won prestigious Brandon Hall Excellence award

Senior Manager at Tesco PLC
  • United Kingdom
  • November 2006 to July 2015

1) Senior Manager General Merchandise Online, Tesco Direct (Feb 2014 - Jul 2015)
Managed smooth operations for -
• Dropship operations
• Marketplace and Click & Collect,
• Customer Returns
• Product Data Management

2) Senior Business Analyst/ Product Owner, Tesco Marketplace (Nov 2012 - Jan 2014)
Led the program for Tesco Marketplace (Seller@Tesco) through cross-functional teams and delivered operational excellence and business transformation projects.

3) Senior Business Analyst, Tesco Stores (Nov 2006 - Nov 2012)
Delivered direct-to-store delivery solution to 2000+ Tesco stores - Store ASN, Tesco Fuel business transformation Program for UK and SRM solutions to deliver applications that provide stores optimal and accurate space with right range.

Associate Consultant at Wipro Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • September 2005 to October 2006

Retail Consultant in Retail, CPG & Distribution vertical of Wipro Technologies.
• Analyzed and gathered system functionalities and derived detail level requirements through use cases.
• Delivered Stores Replenishment application for Texas based retailer, which enabled them to re-order ‘break-pack' products and accurately manage inventory, order accurately, reduce stock-outs and reduce inventory losses.

Department Manager at Metro Cash & Carry India Pvt Ltd
  • India - Bengaluru
  • July 2003 to March 2005

Part of the core team of Metro Cash & Carry India - Started operations in Bangalore with 2 Distribution Centers in October 2003 with 300 members of staff per center and about 200, 000 registered customers.
• Department Manager - Beverages, Wines & Spirits and Tobacco
• Department Manager - Customer Checkout

Assistant Manager at Spencers' Limited (part of RPG Group)
  • India - Hyderabad
  • June 2001 to June 2003

RPG, pioneers of organized Retailing in India, launched the first Hypermarket in India, with spread over 120000 sq. feet and 200 employees.
• Category Manager - Consumer Electronics & Home Electrical
• Assistant Manager - Store Operations
• Retail Management Trainee

Education

Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking
  • at Emeritus Executive Program - MIT Executive, Columbia Business School & Tuck Executive Education
  • March 2021
Master's degree, Business And Marketing
  • at Symbiosis International University
  • May 2001
Bachelor's degree, Business And Commerce
  • at Symbiosis International University
  • May 1999

Specialties & Skills

Business Process Improvement
E commerce
Management
operations
BUSINESS CASE
DELIVERY
E-COMMERCE
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
PROCESS ENGINEERING

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Languages

English
Native Speaker
Hindi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Tesco Leadership Programmes (Training)
Training Institute:
Tesco
Diploma in Digital Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2020
Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2015
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2020