Manager, Pricing Strategy at Sears Holdings Corporation
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
3+ yrs. of experience in the retail industry (Major Home Appliances, Tools, Food & Drug etc.) with the ability to extract and analyze large amounts of data and generate meaningful recommendations. Able to cross-function across teams and ensure operational efficiency. Specialized in the application of econometric and statistical methods covering multivariate regressions, maximum likelihood estimations, limited dependent...
3+ yrs. of experience in the retail industry (Major Home Appliances, Tools, Food & Drug etc.) with the ability to extract and analyze large amounts of data and generate meaningful recommendations. Able to cross-function across teams and ensure operational efficiency. Specialized in the application of econometric and statistical methods covering multivariate regressions, maximum likelihood estimations, limited dependent variable models, forecasting, and optimization. Specialties: Applied Econometrics (applied), Statistical Modeling, Data AnalysisManager, Pricing Strategy @ From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Senior Pricing Analyst @ Developing pricing models and designs for Major Home Appliances industry to improve sales and incremental margin Designing and A/B testing various pricing initiatives to impact the business P&L Extracting large amount of data (GB+) from Teradata and manipulating the same on a SAS platform for further statistical analysis Working cross-functionally across IT, Pricing and Merchant teams to ensure execution of day-to-day pricing and pricing tests Managing an analyst and mentored an intern From February 2014 to January 2015 (1 year) Predictive Modeling Analyst @ Elasticity modeling, Testing alternative cadence structures using test-control and difference-in-difference methodology for measurement, Optimizing on the discount structure to improve sell-through performance of seasonal products, Evaluation the effects of various discount offers and other analyses to support pricing decisions. From May 2012 to January 2014 (1 year 9 months) Hoffman Estates, ILResearch Assistant @ Analyzed the impact of institutional quality (such as bankruptcy laws, wage-garnishment restrictions and homestead exemptions) on regional business cycles in the US. From November 2011 to May 2012 (7 months) Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant @ As a research assistant reviewed and summarized past research. The role also involved conceptualizing econometric models for empirical analysis. As a teaching assistant functioned as a coordinator for tutoring labs on economic principles and quantitative business tools. Also Instructed an upper level business course for undergraduates. From August 2006 to August 2011 (5 years 1 month) Business Analyst @ Managed Insurance and Reinsurance Portfolio Risk as an annual exercise and ensured effectiveness of “Underwriting Practices” by monitoring specialty portfolios (such as Marine and Energy) in the insurance business. Risk Management Profile involved i) Portfolio Risk Management and ii) Portfolio Monitoring. Methods used were Risk Modeling, Actual to Expected Analyses and Mining of Risk Drivers. From September 2005 to July 2006 (11 months) Gurgaon, IndiaJunior Researcher @ Mainly worked for the project titled "Assessing Environmental Management Options to Achieve Sustainability in the Shrimp-Mangrove System in the Indian Coastal Zone of Bay of Bengal". The role involved conceptualizing mathematical and statistical models for research projects on Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Management; designing and testing survey instrument; and analyzing survey data using Econometric methods. Also provided leadership in team co-ordination on the field during primary data collection. From April 2003 to August 2005 (2 years 5 months) PhD, Economics @ University of Central Florida From 2006 to 2011 Non-degree, Resource and Environment Management @ Simon Fraser University From 2004 to 2004 MS Quantitative Economics, Economics @ Indian Statistical Institute From 2000 to 2002 B.Sc., Economics @ Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur From 1997 to 2000 Raman Khaddaria is skilled in: Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Statistics, Consumer Behavior, Regression, Behavioral Health, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Predictive Modeling, Health Economics, SAS, Pivot Tables, Microsoft Access, Teradata, Datameer
Sears Holdings Corporation
Manager, Pricing Strategy
February 2015 to Present
Sears Holdings Corporation
Senior Pricing Analyst
February 2014 to January 2015
Sears Holdings Corporation
Predictive Modeling Analyst
May 2012 to January 2014
Hoffman Estates, IL
University of Central Florida, Department of Economics
Research Assistant
November 2011 to May 2012
University of Central Florida
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant
August 2006 to August 2011
GENPACT LLC
Business Analyst
September 2005 to July 2006
Gurgaon, India
Global Change Programme, JU
Junior Researcher
April 2003 to August 2005
University of Central Florida
PhD Economics
2006 to 2011
Simon Fraser University
Non-degree Resource and Environment Management
2004 to 2004
Indian Statistical Institute
MS Quantitative Economics Economics
2000 to 2002
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur
B.Sc. Economics
1997 to 2000
What company does Raman Khaddaria work for?
Raman Khaddaria works for Sears Holdings Corporation
What is Raman Khaddaria's role at Sears Holdings Corporation?
Raman Khaddaria is Manager, Pricing Strategy
What industry does Raman Khaddaria work in?
Raman Khaddaria works in the Retail industry.
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