Gangi Thimmasani

Enterprise Engineering Leader

Role: Enterprise Engineering Leader at Chewy
Location: Minneapolis, MN, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Gangi Thimmasani

Technology Leader with more than 24 years of experience in leading and directing technology teams to deliver enterprise-level, highly scalable, and performing applications. Extensive experience in developing high transactional enterprise systems and operations, portfolio management and new technology product introductions, team management, and Agile processes. Has a demonstrated record of success in building good architecture for high-scale systems on Cloud and Open source technologies, delivering best in class customer experience. Thrives in influencing and collaborating cross-functional product teams and business stakeholders. Inspirational, empathetic, and driving from front leadership style with a hands-on technical problem-solving approach. Led the high performing teams in building the technology platforms and applications for Targets Merch Planning, Owned Brand Product development, Sourcing and space and presentation business teams.

Experience

Enterprise Engineering Leader
Chewy
Jun 2021 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Enterprise Rebates & Private Brands Technology LeadershipLed enterprise technology and product organizations supporting large-scale Vendor Rebates and Private Brands businesses. Directed full-stack engineering and product teams (15–20+ onshore/offshore) in modernizing platforms, defining long-term technology strategy, and delivering high-impact business outcomes aligned to OKRs and KPIs.Rebates Platform Modernization• Defined multi-year technology roadmap to transform the end-to-end rebate contract lifecycle: contract authoring, promotion management, accrual calculations (receipt & sales-based), claims generation, vendor billing, and GL posting via Oracle ERP.• Drove cloud-ready, API-first, microservices-based architecture enabling automation, scalability, and improved financial controls, eliminating significant rebate leakage.• Led Agile full-stack teams across UI and backend systems, ensuring high code quality, CI/CD adoption, security compliance, and SOX audit controls.• Managed capital and operating budgets, vendor partnerships, and offshore delivery to ensure quality, timeliness, and cost efficiency.• Partnered with Category, Finance, Accounting, and Operations leaders to align technology execution with strategic revenue and margin objectives.Private Brands Technology Transformation• Led buy-vs-build evaluation and enterprise implementation of Centric PLM (COTS), overseeing vendor management, contract execution, and delivery governance.• Built and scaled engineering teams; implemented enterprise integrations across merchandising, sourcing, and financial systems using APIs and event-driven patterns.• Established scalable data and reporting capabilities to improve visibility into product development and sourcing pipelines.• Onboarded 100+ internal users and 250+ vendors; platform now supports end-to-end product lifecycle management across proprietary brands.

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Master's degree
Sri Venkateswara University
Bachelor's degree

Skills

Db2
Sdlc
Solution Architecture
Software Project Management
Data Warehousing
Unix
Data Modeling
Agile Methodologies
Xml
Java Enterprise Edition
Etl
Enterprise Architecture
Oracle
Requirements Analysis
Web Services
Sql
Weblogic
Soa

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Current company

Chewy

Retail · 14K employees · Founded 2011 · Plantation, Florida, United States

At Chewy, our mission is to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. We view pets and pet parents as family and are obsessed with meeting their needs and exceeding customer expectations through every interaction. Behind the scenes, our talented teams are made up of innovators, delighters, big-thinkers and of course, passionate pet people—creating a place where you'll be empowered to build, grow and unleash your fullest potential. We don’t just stand by our company mission—we’re obsessed with it. We seek to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. And we’re constantly finding new ways to do just that. At Chewy, we understand pet parenthood is full of joyful highs and anxious lows. That’s why we’re here, standing alongside pet parents, providing everything their pets need for a happy, healthy life. We’re a leading online source for pet products, supplies, and prescriptions. We offer a broad selection of high-quality products and services at competitive prices with an exceptional level of customer care and a personal touch. Since launching in 2011, we’ve combined the personalized service of your neighborhood pet store with the convenience and speed of e-commerce. We pride ourselves on being the only brand available 24/7/365 to support pet parents throughout their journey. We have a rich history of being recognized for our deep care and personalization while going above and beyond for our customers and their pets. We view pets and their people as more than just customers and look forward to meeting their needs and exceeding expectations through every interaction. With Chewy, no one pet-parents alone.

chewy.com

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