Pooja Jayachandran

• Achieved 6% Cost Per Shipment (CPS) reduction in 4 months through freight optimisation and proactive cost tracking
• Slashed month-end reporting cycle time by 65% (15+ hrs to under 5 hrs) via automation, report standardisation, and process
alignment
• Directed a team of 3 to track cost-saving initiatives; spearheaded CPS forecasting and monthly planning to identify key cost
levers through business partnering

Stint 1 - Category Business Finance (Small Home Appliances, Premium Segment)
• Owned end-to-end P&L across marketing, payments, supply chain, and marketplace commissions - generated 22% revenue
growth and 1% contribution margin expansion
• Eliminated Slow Moving and Non-Moving (SMNM) inventory by 54% and reduced days-on-hand from 60+ to 37, freeing up
working capital; secured 15% faster brand claim recoveries through negotiation
• Deployed real-time P&L tracking, streamlining month-end reporting, planning, forecasting, and variance analysis
Stint 2 - Supply Chain Business Finance (Linehaul)
• Reduced cost per shipment by 16.4% in 9 months across truck, air, and rail movements via loadability improvements, lane
restructuring, and fleet upgrades
• Led truck loadability project (23% improvement) - delivering 8.2% reduction in total cost base; restructured two-way lanes to
one-way via return load analysis - saving 5.9% of total cost base annually
• Accelerated 50Ft trailer adoption and cluster redesign with renegotiated freight rates - unlocking 2.7%+ reduction in total cost
base annually

• Executed statutory audits for 10+ listed and unlisted clients (turnover over Rs.100Cr) across Software, Construction,
Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Skincare - encompassing site visits, workpapers, risk assessment, and report filing
• Coordinated cross-functional audit teams across 3+ locations; oversaw financial controls testing and risk assessment across
all client engagements