Arun Jaya

About Arun Jaya

Product Leader specializing in building and scaling supply chain solutions for the distributive trade. Proven ability to define product vision, prioritize features, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results. Key achievements-Led product strategy and execution for dynamic delivery optimization, scaling the solution from POC to distributors across 7 markets, impacting a $4B business and achieving $4M in annual cost savings and 80% next-day delivery for 1.7M retailers-Managed product roadmap for a distributor management system and SFA platform supporting a $7B business and field sales representatives.Go-getter with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for building great products. Let\'s connect

Experience

1. Global Product and Platform Lead -transport Management System Distributive Trade Ump

   Unilever

   Jan 2019 — Present

   TMS -Dynamic Delivery Optimization capability driven from POC to pilot and scaled to DTs | 7 Markets | 4 billion business| 1.7m Retailers in 4 years delivering 4m$ last mile cost savings per year and achieved next day delivery of 80% in all key markets.Driven the digitisation of last mile, route optimisation from POC to scale up to handle dynamic planning for orders coming at any point of time & optimise cost to serve.

Education

• Bhavan's Royal Institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance ,Marketing

  2003 — 2005

• Project Management Institute Chennai Chapter

  Project Management Professional, Project Management

• Mahatma Gandhi College

  Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Instrumentation

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Project Management
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Product Management
• Business Process
• Business Intelligence
• Financial Markets
• Sdlc
• Change Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Project Delivery
• Management
• Business Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Vendor Management
• Business Strategy
• Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Crm