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# Rahul Rathnakara on Tal

## Headline

Business & Strategy Consultant \| Supply Chain Planning \| Stakeholder Management \| Cross\-Functional Execution \| o9 Consultant

## About

I am a Business and Consulting professional with 2\+ years of experience solving complex business problems and delivering business transformation initiatives for global organizations including Marks amp; Spencer and Hugo Boss\. My experience spans Business Analysis, Requirement Discovery, Solution Development, Process Improvement, Business Transformation, Stakeholder Management, Cross\-Functional Collaboration, Project Coordination, Governance, Issue Resolution, Implementation, and Go\-Live Support\. As a Functional Consultant at o9 Solutions Management India, I have worked across major retail and supply chain transformation engagements\. For Marks amp; Spencer, I partnered with European retail stakeholders to understand business challenges, operating requirements, and inventory policies, translating them into practical planning solutions while supporting safety\-stock analysis, allocation and replenishment, solution validation, issue resolution, and stakeholder sign\-off\. For Hugo Boss, I contributed to the end\-to\-end delivery of a global Wholesale Demand Planning transformation, translating existing planning processes into structured, technology\-enabled workflows, developing Functional Specification Documents, facilitating governance discussions, resolving delivery issues, and supporting regional adoption through successful global Go\-Live\. I combine structured problem\-solving, analytical thinking, stakeholder management, business analysis, and technology\-enabled solution development with hands\-on exposure to o9 Solutions, SQL, Advanced MS Excel, Python, and Data Analysis\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Delivery Consultant at o9 Solutions, Inc\., May 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 6 mos, Bengaluru, Partnered with European retail stakeholders to understand business challenges, operating requirements and inventory policies, translating them into practical and scalable planning solutions\. Developed and evaluated safety\-stock scenarios to support inventory decisions while balancing product availability, demand variability and supplier lead times\. Coordinated across business and functional teams to validate solutions, resolve implementation issues and drive stakeholder alignment toward scheduled sign\-off\. Supported the initiative from requirement discovery through validation, strengthening execution across multiple stakeholders and workstreams\.

Business Analyst Intern at Viyaat Management Consulting Services, Oct 2022 \- Dec 2022 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Millennium Fellow at United Nations Academic Impact, Aug 2022 \- Feb 2023 · 7 mos

Market Research Intern at Open Door, Jun 2022 \- Jul 2022 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

## Education

Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka

ISWK, Oman

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