Shashank Kumar profile photo 1 on Tal

Shashank Kumar

Senior Data Analyst @ Target | Ex-Walmart, Musigma | Immediate Joiner

Bengaluru

7+ years of work experience

Target
May 20242 yrs 4 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Price Band analysis: Developed a dynamic Price Band Analysis tool to evaluate assortment performance across store clusters, leveraging hierarchy-level metrics and flexible MSC comparisons. Enabled strategic insights into value orientation and pricing effectiveness using granular price banding and key sales KPIs. Micro-segmentation: Designed and implemented a micro-segmentation framework to analyze sales performance by demographic and location. Utilized consumer and location-based indexes to pinpoint high-performing consumer segments and regions, optimizing targeted marketing and merchandising strategies. Productivity Analysis – Small Format Optimization: Built a segmentation and assortment framework to evaluate productivity across Small Format stores using SiteIQ metrics. Automated data pipelines from ROC and SF sources, enabling faster reporting and improvement in assortment accuracy. Delivered actionable insights on store performance, inventory efficiency, and category contribution tiers. Top item inclusion: Designed and developed the ESMI Small Formats Dashboard to analyze top-performing items across Rest of Chain (ROC) and Small Format (SF) stores, providing insights on sales, store coverage, and segment-wise performance. Automated KPIs, coverage analysis, and monthly trend tracking, enabling data-driven decision-making for top item inclusions across all pyramids.
Walmart Global Tech India
Aug 20221 yr 10 mosMay 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

GenAI based Databot: Innovated and implemented a cost-efficient databot by transitioning from GPT-4 to llama prompts, further enhancing functionality with GPT integration. Introduced dynamic hero cards for user-friendly interactions. Ensured scalability by devising an input form, allowing seamless creation of customized databots for different teams based on specific parameters like tables, columns, filters, and schema. Streamlined data processing and empowered teams to make informed decisions.
Walmart Global Tech India
Aug 20221 yr 4 mosNov 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mu Sigma Inc.
Jun 20193 yrs 2 mosJul 2022

Bangalore

Developed a machine learning based tool for a leading automobile client. The tool identifies component's closest match from repository to get already corrected best mesh for the component. Closest match identification is done with help of clustering, classification and image processing techniques. The tool helps in almost 30% time reduction in mesh correction process of component.
Accenture
Nov 20187 mosMay 2019

Bangalore

Shashank’s AI Stack

claude code
claude code
claude
claude
codex
codex
cursor
cursor
gemini
gemini
github copilot
github copilot

Education

Bangalore institute of technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Bangalore institute of technology

20144 yrs2018
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Master of Technology

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Join Shashank and 10k+ other professionals on

Tal Boss

Tal is the app where bosses meet engineers & builders directly, without middlemen

Download Tal Boss

Shashank Kumar on Tal

Headline

Senior Data Analyst @ Target | Ex-Walmart, Musigma | Immediate Joiner

About

Lead Data Analytics professional with 7.5+ years of experience delivering AI-driven and data-centric business solutions for Fortune 25 clients across retail, supply chain, banking, insurance, and automotive domains. Skilled in Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI (GenAI), Python, SQL, Excel, and Tableau to transform large-scale datasets into actionable business insights and scalable solutions. Proven experience in predictive analytics, automation, stakeholder management, and end-to-end analytics delivery within fast-paced environments. Passionate about solving complex business problems through data-driven decision making and intelligent analytical frameworks. M.Tech in AI & ML from BITS Pilani and B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

gemini

github copilot

Work experience

Senior Data Analyst at Target, May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Price Band analysis: Developed a dynamic Price Band Analysis tool to evaluate assortment performance across store clusters, leveraging hierarchy-level metrics and flexible MSC comparisons. Enabled strategic insights into value orientation and pricing effectiveness using granular price banding and key sales KPIs. Micro-segmentation: Designed and implemented a micro-segmentation framework to analyze sales performance by demographic and location. Utilized consumer and location-based indexes to pinpoint high-performing consumer segments and regions, optimizing targeted marketing and merchandising strategies. Productivity Analysis – Small Format Optimization: Built a segmentation and assortment framework to evaluate productivity across Small Format stores using SiteIQ metrics. Automated data pipelines from ROC and SF sources, enabling faster reporting and improvement in assortment accuracy. Delivered actionable insights on store performance, inventory efficiency, and category contribution tiers. Top item inclusion: Designed and developed the ESMI Small Formats Dashboard to analyze top-performing items across Rest of Chain (ROC) and Small Format (SF) stores, providing insights on sales, store coverage, and segment-wise performance. Automated KPIs, coverage analysis, and monthly trend tracking, enabling data-driven decision-making for top item inclusions across all pyramids.

Senior Data Analyst at Walmart Global Tech India, Aug 2022 - May 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, GenAI based Databot: Innovated and implemented a cost-efficient databot by transitioning from GPT-4 to llama prompts, further enhancing functionality with GPT integration. Introduced dynamic hero cards for user-friendly interactions. Ensured scalability by devising an input form, allowing seamless creation of customized databots for different teams based on specific parameters like tables, columns, filters, and schema. Streamlined data processing and empowered teams to make informed decisions.

Data analyst III at Walmart Global Tech India, Aug 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data scientist / Business Analyst at Mu Sigma Inc., Jun 2019 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bangalore, Developed a machine learning based tool for a leading automobile client. The tool identifies component's closest match from repository to get already corrected best mesh for the component. Closest match identification is done with help of clustering, classification and image processing techniques. The tool helps in almost 30% time reduction in mesh correction process of component.

Application Development Associate at Accenture, Nov 2018 - May 2019 · 7 mos, Bangalore

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bangalore institute of technology

Master of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani