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FAISAL AWAN

FAISAL AWAN

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Strong leadership in technology, cloud computing, ecommerce, marketing, merchandising and loyalty platforms, product management and digital growth across multiple industries, core competencies:

Digital/Omni-channel & Supply Chain: Developing latest ecommerce platform technology & best in class online experiences for retail and other business verticals. Leading global teams to develop digital & omnichannel strategy, execute digital transformation road maps.

Technology & Cloud Computing: Experienced in leading large teams or completely hands on in a lean environment to design and build next generation technology Platforms & Cloud strategy to fast-track business and ecommerce growth plans in US & internationally.

Product Leadership: Leading Product, UX and Design teams to transform end-to-end site customer experience using agile methodologies.

Data Platform: Experienced in building data strategy and architecture to enable self-service reporting capabilities and unlock customer and product data for entire organization.

Financial Analysis & P&L Management: Managing P&L’s, financial forecasting and budgeting involving multiple initiatives and domains.

Analytics & Business Intelligence: Predictive Analytics and data mining of key site metrics, customer segments/channels to report on KPI’s that drive digital penetration.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Principal Technical Consultant

McDonald’s Chicago IL
Chicago, IL
02.2022 - 03.2023
  • Partnered with executive team on Global Technology strategy to standardize and modernize technology stack & business initiatives to support US & International market growth plans
  • Architected & Developed Cloud & Edge computing implementation plans to deploy low latency solution for faster data analysis (on premise and in cloud) supporting digital growth initiatives
  • Transformed technology compute and infrastructure to drive operational efficiencies, improve time to market, scale as a service and build resilient operations for 110 global markets
  • Established product management, product marketing, and product deployment capabilities with internal teams and third-party development vendors.
  • Investigated system issues and implemented resolutions to reduce downtime.
  • Assessed business requirements to create focused solutions.

Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Trimark Boston MA
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Head of Technology for the enterprise with oversight across technology and digital functions (B2B) Implemented Digital Strategy to improve customer experience and expand assortment
  • Designed new Ecommerce platform with Adobe experience SaaS products and API first headless architecture for speed to market, faster enablement of capabilities and scalability
  • Developed and scaled the digital and technology talent including, cyber security, infrastructure, and product development resources 4x to double sales $2B to $4B over a 5-year horizon
  • Provided direct oversight for technology products & services including product management, engineering, information security, technical infrastructure (hardware, software, network, platforms, datacenters), and technology procurement managing POC and RFP with vendors.

Vice President Digital and Omni

Kohl’s Menomonee Falls WI
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Channel
  • Led Digital and Omnichannel teams with full P&L responsibility for setting an effective customer experience, assortment expansion, digital marketing strategy and ecommerce operations across multiple channels to grow digital business over $4B in 2019
  • Developed Digital Growth strategy to expand online business to a +20% CAGR and achieve digital penetration of over 15% by 2020.

Vice President Ecommerce

Staples Inc
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Implemented new marketplace solution and led the strategic direction to drive digital transformation and aggressively grow B2B business portfolio to over $2B in online sales
  • Overhauled Merchandise assortment and setup process to aggressively increase product assortment by 1.5M+ products to drive aggressive growth in both B2B and B2C business.

Director Ecommerce Supply

Groupon Inc
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Chain Innovation
  • Head of ecommerce Innovation team leading development of technology platforms for US domestic and international business
  • Increased annual revenue by over $500M by adding assortment in key goods categories and streamlining product setup process.

Senior Consultant Business Strategy

Slalom Consulting, Microsoft
01.2008 - 01.2012
  • Led project team to deliver key initiatives including Microsoft Data Center Development to expand Azure services at Microsoft Global Foundation Services
  • Implemented first Dynamics AX solution at Microsoft to support supply chain management for Global Sourcing team.

Category Leader

Amazon.com
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Led team of demand planners generating $600M in revenue and responsible for supporting inventory/open to buy plan for key categories including small Electronics and Apple products
  • Developed Rapid Kaizen team to improve Vendor Lead Times and performed Value Stream Mapping to improve overall cycle time to enable ‘same day’ delivery at Amazon.

Senior Program Manager

eBay Inc
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Led the development and rollout of a cross border trade platform at eBay to enable sellers on the eBay platform to sell to global customers
  • Defined the requirements and led the strategy for category expansion and final mile delivery globally across multiple key markets.

Enterprise Architect

Hewlett Packard, WA
01.1999 - 01.2004
  • Led Global deployment of Oracle ERP system in US and Europe, responsible for launching the Oracle Demand Planning and Advanced Supply Chain Planning Modules
  • Developed the test plan and rollout strategy for the Enterprise system defined internal ordering process between divisions and led the test teams through successful testing and deployment of the large-scale global implementation.

Education

MBA - Finance And Operations

University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
01.2001 - 05.2002

Bachelor of Science - Supply Chain Management

University of Nevada, Reno, NV
01.1994 - 05.1998

Timeline

Principal Technical Consultant - McDonald’s Chicago IL
02.2022 - 03.2023
Chief Digital and Technology Officer - Trimark Boston MA
01.2020 - 01.2022
Vice President Digital and Omni - Kohl’s Menomonee Falls WI
01.2016 - 01.2019
Vice President Ecommerce - Staples Inc
01.2014 - 01.2016
Director Ecommerce Supply - Groupon Inc
01.2012 - 01.2014
Senior Consultant Business Strategy - Slalom Consulting, Microsoft
01.2008 - 01.2012
Category Leader - Amazon.com
01.2006 - 01.2008
Senior Program Manager - eBay Inc
01.2004 - 01.2006
University of San Francisco - MBA, Finance And Operations
01.2001 - 05.2002
Enterprise Architect - Hewlett Packard, WA
01.1999 - 01.2004
University of Nevada - Bachelor of Science, Supply Chain Management
01.1994 - 05.1998

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