Sales Engineer

Bhagirath Raichada

** ********** *****, ******* *** 1G5

Cell: 647-***-**** E-Mail: ***********@*******.*** www.linkedin.com/in/braichada

A pragmatic professional with combined analytical and process engineering skills who delivers meaningful results that are presented with clarity. Works well in a team based environment as well as independently with little supervision. Core strengths include data analysis, learning agility and versatility, and effective communication at all levels in the organization. RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:

Shoppers Drug Mart January ‘15- June ‘15

Analyst, HR Optimization

Created automated dashboards used to report trending budgets and recruitment activity to senior management. Reports did not exist prior to this.

Revamped multiple HR program trackers for robustness, added ability to forecast annual finances, and amortization schedules- future proofed the trackers for the next ten years.

Reviewed, analyzed, and edited current new hire policies to seek improvements. Established a more effective web user experience as it relates to the storage and retrieval of these policies. Resulted in easier navigation, removal of redundant policies (10% of total), and improved user feedback from pharmacists. Shoppers Drug Mart July ‘13- December ‘14

Retail Analyst – Rotational Leadership Development Program 1. Merchandizing

Created automated scorecard to track top level metrics for Beauty Boutiques. Reduced one day of work to 10 minutes.

Created a Status-T Tracker to check sales performance of items that were previously out of stock by comparing sales pre-post stock out. The tracker was used to identify low- performing items in need of a boost via promotions. 2. Pharmacy Pricing

Conducted impact analysis of various pricing changes in Atlantic Provinces resulting from Loblaw takeover.

Investigated and implemented Cash Pricing changes to drug groups in Nova Scotia. Found and fixed price irregularities. Investment of $200k.

Pharmacy Support- Occasional problem solving with pharmacies to tackle system issues. 3. Business Analytics (Customer Analytics)

Leveraged data from Optimum membership, worked with vendors to target personalized direct marketing to consumers.

Overhauled direct marketing forms to improve error rates by 80%.

Set Optimum membership sign-up, email capture, and Optimum scan rate targets for all 1300 stores.

Carried out various ad-hoc analyses for Category Managers and senior leadership to aid in decision making (including brand delisting, cross shopping, and category bridging products).

Benlan Inc. July ‘11- July ‘12

Industrial Engineer

Conducted time studies to review and update production standards to improve plant productivity by 10%.

Reviewed 200 production line layouts in depth; balanced assembly lines to ensure consistent workload amongst employees.

Implemented a new assembly line specific to Anesthesia Products; including layout, personnel, machinery and resource planning. Increased efficiency by 20%.

Implemented 5S and Lean concepts in Extrusion department; removed wasteful elements and set up system to evaluate progress.

EDUCATION:

B. Eng, Industrial Engineering- Ryerson University, 2013

Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma- YDelay Group Inc., 2012

Thorough knowledge in conducting time studies, carrying out statistical analyses, root cause analyses and continuous improvement techniques.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.

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