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Building innovation in SaaS @KPMG Studio | Ex-Accenture S&C (Retail · Pharma · Supply Chain) | MBA, IIM Lucknow

About

I bring ~10 years across: - Business Strategy Consulting: I work at the intersection of venture strategy, AI/SaaS builds, startup strategic partnerships (co-build / white-label / partner), & help enterprises adopt new tech - Business Operations Consulting: supply chain, warehouse & inventory management, manufacturing, and cost optimization through performance improvement - Techno-functional Consulting: AI/ML-tool/ERP driven digital transformation & data analytics I have experience owning workstreams for end-client engagements and have worked with senior executives across India, UK, and Southeast Asia for Retail, CPG, Pharma, and Industrial sectors in India I specialise in two interconnected areas: - Digital Transformation & Product Management: AI tool builds (POC > MVP > Commercialization), app modernisation, SaaS & vendor assessments - Retail S&OP, Demand Planning (F&R), Inventory Cost Optimization, DC Operations Optimization (labor & equipment); Category, Assortment, Pricing, & Promotion strategies; & to-be Operating Models KPMG's Venture Studio was a deliberate pivot into AI x corporate strategy. Here, I lead -1 to 0 venture incubation, market attractiveness assessments, strategic partnership evaluation (build-buy-partner), growth strategy, market entry, unit economics, business models / revenue stream designs, and investment case presentations to KPMG's venture capital arm for incubating AI-native businesses for $1B+ markets across areas of finance, tax, & accounting. Here, I not only build venture strategy, but I also bridge the gap between what's strategically right and what's technically feasible. I stay close enough the AI builds to make sure the strategy actually lands. Education & skills: - MBA, IIM Lucknow (2022) - Data analytics (Alteryx, Excel) - Microsoft Azure (AZ-900) · PSPO In my free time, I like to build AI prototypes for day-to-day use cases for myself, friends, & family; Love reading about the latest on tech, business, and politics. You will find me either running, playing tennis, or chasing birds over the weekends. Email: priya.phadtare@iiml.org

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

cursor

github copilot

mcp

notion

perplexity

Work experience

Business Strategy Manager (Venture Building) at KPMG Innovation, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, AI Venture Building: 0-to-1 incubation, Market Opportunity Assessment, Strategic Partnership (Startups), GTM, FDE-style prototyping, cross-functional product builds My work involves working directly with partners for: - Problem discovery & market validation (ICP/buyer personas, “why now” narratives) - Opportunity sizing & competitive analysis (TAM / SAM / SOM, competitive scans) - Strategic Partnerships w/ Indian & SF Startups - Startup & VC ecosystem outreach for testing investment theses - MVP pathways, bridging concept to execution - Working hands-on with rapid prototyping tools & platforms to accelerate POCs - Guiding A/ML engineering and solution architecture teams to scale POCs into enterprise-ready MVPs and products

Management Consultant at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jan 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos, On-site, Business Transformation | Performance Improvement | Supply Chain & Operations Strategy | Operating Model Design | AI-Enabled Digital Transformation | Business Case & Value Realization | Retail, Consumer & Life Sciences - Performance Improvement & Operating Model Strategy – Led enterprise-wide supply chain and operations transformation programs for global retailers across the UK, Spain, and SEA. Re-designed target operating models, standardized business processes (L1–L4), and facilitated executive workshops to improve planning effectiveness, reduce operating costs, and support scalable growth - Business Cases & Value Realization – Developed CFO-grade business cases, ROI models, TCO assessments for digital transformation investments. Quantified financial impact, implementation costs, and value realization to support executive investment decisions - Growth, Profitability & AI Product Strategy – Led product strategy for an AI/ML-powered store replenishment solution for a Fortune 100 retailer, developing commercial business cases, GTM strategy, and product roadmap. The solution improved inventory turns by ~20%, reduced spoilage by 5%, and contributed to EBITDA improvement through optimized working capital - Revenue Growth & Commercial Analytics – Delivered analytics-driven transformation for Thailand's largest duty-free retailer by identifying sales, assortment, inventory, and supplier optimization opportunities using enterprise data. Enabled category growth, improved inventory productivity, and supported commercial decision-making through executive dashboards and performance insights - Technology Strategy & Transformation Delivery – Designed enterprise integration strategy and cloud architecture connecting SAP, Azure, and RELEX to enable digital planning capabilities - Business Development & Solutioning – Supported strategic pursuits for global retail and consumer

Technology Strategy Consultant at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jun 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Business & Technology Transformation Consulting | Accenture Microsoft Business Group (AMBG) - Developed business cases, TCO analyses, and value realization models for enterprise platform transformations, enabling investment and modernization decisions - Facilitated CXO design-thinking and transformation workshops to define future-state operating models, business capabilities, and digital transformation priorities - Designed a technology strategy and target architecture for Unilever's digital commerce platform using composable architecture, supporting scalable growth and reduced technology debt - Shaped go-to-market strategy for an in-house data marketplace, developing commercialization materials, value propositions, executive pitches, and thought leadership - Supported business development and solutioning for large transformation pursuits by developing operating model recommendations, delivery approaches, financial estimates, commercial proposals, and executive presentations - Led technology strategy and platform assessments, evaluating functional fit, scalability, and commercial value across Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and other enterprise solutions to support transformation roadmaps - Defined an Application Portfolio Rationalization strategy, assessing business and technical landscapes - Built implementation roadmaps and business cases for Microsoft Dynamics 365 transformation programs, aligning technology investments with business outcomes - Led ERP-enabled business transformation as a Supply Chain Functional Consultant

Business Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, May 2019 - Apr 2021 · 2 yrs, Greater Bengaluru Area, Business Analysis consulting for Digital Enablement projects for Telecom, Life Sciences, Energy, and Government and Public sector clients - Collaborated with a Telecom client's workstream leads to design process workflows for SAP Ariba’s Strategic Sourcing (RFx, Bidding) and Contracts Management modules - Gathered functional requirements, analyzed impacts due to system and process changes on users, ran change communication campaigns - Helped clients with capability building: improving operational efficiencies, building a learning culture, and advancing human capital-related business goals; leveraging emerging technologies to support learning and performance development - As a practice development initiative, responsible for supporting Resource Managers with project staffing; conducted biannual practice-wide skill-mapping survey to create an updated dataset of practitioner skillsets with the intent to provide valuable capability insights to resource and project managers using analytics tools (Tableau and MS Excel)

Management Consulting Analyst at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jan 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Business analysis - Products & Supply Chain Management

Management Consulting Delivery Analyst at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, Jul 2017 - Jan 2018 · 7 mos, • Delivered an NLP chatbot solution for Nike (US) to digitize employee training, achieving ~$25K annual cost savings; Inc. user journeys, feature scope, and UAT • Led business analysis and supply chain functional design for BP (US) – client workshops, RTM, design documents, & configured SAP Ariba sourcing modules

Digital Marketing Manager at AcadGild, Sep 2016 - Jun 2017 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Product development (e-learning courseware) - Developed a podcast series for marketing in-house learning products; Managed content delivery of the podcast episodes on popular streaming services and orchestrated social media promotion - Collaborated closely with the in-house media team for creating pre-sales marketing communication collaterals, including email blasts, newsletters, social media advertisements, press releases, and print material - Regularly wrote technology-related blogs - Implemented content-based strategies to enhance CX on the company's website and within physical classroom spaces

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing & Strategy, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

MSc + Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Biotechnology, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University

Public links

github: https://github.com/burytoes18

medium: https://medium.com/@priyaphadtare

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