Ali G Ghaznavi, Business Analyst Manager

Ali G Ghaznavi

Business Analyst Manager

Anti Gravity Guerillas

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree,
Experience
28 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :28 years, 8 Months

Business Analyst Manager at Anti Gravity Guerillas
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since August 2014

(Domain Specialist - IT industry, FMCG Food & Beverages Industry, Healthcare Industry,
Education Industry, Retail & Distribution Industry, Government Organizations, Media Industry

BUSINESS ANALYST MANAGER
  • My current job since August 2014

Led 2 Scrum teams, working with cross-functional teams to increase revenue from
$200, 000 to $2.1 million in 2 years, slashing time to delivery by 25%.
• Scrum Master in 20 products, completed an average of 15% under budget.
• Trained 2 Scrum Masters and supported 1-5 scrum teams as Scrum Master.
• Coordinated tasks of 3-10 people teams for almost 15 projects.
• Enforced Kanban usage, cutting cycle time by 25%.
• Saved $500, 000 through a company-wide automation drive.
• Working as the "servant leader" of a scrum team. Identifying and removing
impediments/blockers to the delivery of the agreed sprint outcomes.
• Facilitate and assist Agile Scrum or Kanban teams in ceremonies including standups,
sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and PI planning sessions.
• Managing emerging dependencies, supporting the team to remain successful, and be on
schedule. Driving tactical team-level improvement as part of the scrum process.
• Coordinated delivery requirements for SAP implementation.
• Advised business partners with regards to patterns and relationships in the data to guide
strategy and measure outcomes.
• Working cross-functionally with the marketing, finance, sales, and operations teams in
analyzing a multitude of segments and uncovering actionable insights

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
  • April 2012 to August 2014
BUSINESS ANALYST
  • August 2010 to April 2012
JUNIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
  • June 2009 to August 2010

Analyzing data and standardized processes to get insights of what’s working and what’s
not working for the enterprise.
• Completed in-depth analysis for business-optimization projects with the following
measurable outcomes :-
• Contributed to 10-15% revenue growth for clients.
• $200, 000 to $300, 000 Expense reduction for clients through cost-effective solutions.
• Up to 30-50% in efficiency gains
• 10-15% increase in referrals
• $300, 000 -$500, 000 labor cost savings
• Responsible for working closely with various stakeholder groups to build business
requirements and functional design documents.
• Identified business requirements and devised implementation strategies to solve the
business problems for various clients.
• Documented issues, resolutions, and programming steps pertaining to the
implementation process and client data.
• Worked closely with the businesses to develop, recommend and establish strategies,
plans and processes to improve cost efficiencies
• Working with the Development Team during the design phase, and supporting the
project through the development lifecycle
• Solving complex problems, preparing conceptual analysis, and developing innovative
solutions.
• Presenting analysis and interpretation for operational and business review and planning

Field Representative at NESTLE DUBAI
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2005 to June 2009

Products :- Maggi, Nescafe, KitKat, NIDO, Coffeemate, CHEF, Buitoni, Nestle Confectionery,
Nestle Dairy, NESTEA
• Increased sales revenue from $150, 000 USD to $3million USD within 3 years.
• Analyzing Sales & Marketing Processes and Delivering Reports of key share and financial
targets against the portfolio, tracking the progress and recommending changes as
needed to reach the targets.
• Identify, develop, manage, and execute analysis to support problem statements and
current state measurement.
• Manage in-month performance vs forecast, working closely with Sales Managers and
Sales Operations. Provide sales trending analysis, data interpretation.
• Working closely with senior members in Sales to develop sales action plans from annual
marketing plans and appropriate tools ensuring their proper on-going execution.
• Actively participating in the Nestle Team meetings and bi-weekly managers meetings.
• Develop and grow network within the company to enhance personal effectiveness,
including exposure to and network with senior management.
• Manage the Sales Manager Incentive Plan (SMIP) within the sales teams including the
tracking of quarterly performance vs targets.

Sales & Marketing Coordinator at PEPSI COLA COMPANY DRC
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2001 to November 2005

Coordinated with the key accounts in process management & business planning of
the sales structure with profit center responsibility.
• Liaised with Area Sales Managers, Branding Managers, Key Account Managers &
Marketing department for promotional activities & marketing materials distribution.
• Coordinated with market unit managers for marketing materials distribution in sales
channels and prepared periodic operating reviews.
• Trained staff in six regional offices to use internal marketing and customer
information system.
• Responsible for assisting the Marketing Manager in planning budget, selling
products and coordinating promotional events or campaigns.

Education

Bachelor's degree,
  • at Osmania University
  • August 2020

Master's degree, Business
  • at Simplilearn
  • August 2020

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Master's degree, Business
  • at Simplilearn
  • August 2020

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Specialties & Skills

Sales Trend Analysis
Sales Team Management
Sales Management
Data Analysis
Business Analysis
BRAND MANAGEMENT
BUDGETING
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
BUSINESS PLANS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL
FUNCTIONAL
INTERPRETATION
MARKET PLANNING

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Hindi
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Urdu
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