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Lav Jain
Principal Data & Analytics Expert

Lav Jain

Principal Data & Analytics Expert

Building Specialized Supply Chain & Operations Solutions

15+ years of trust through customer-first advice and quality delivery

Business-Focused Customer-First Trusted Advisor Big-Picture Builder
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Testimonials

What People Say

I can confidently say Lav has an incredible ability to engage in high-level business discussions with the business, translating complex business concepts into strategic technical projects. His ease in driving business concepts/requirements through the use of analytical solutions is exceptional. It's clear to me that Lav's capabilities stretch far beyond his technical expertise—he has a unique ability to influence and shape business outcomes.

Data & Analytics Leader · 30+ Years of Experience

Love it Lav. It works and looks exactly as I envisioned. Good work.

VP, Supply Chain · Spend Analytics & Vendor Performance Dashboard

Our SPA Analytics capabilities in general have grown substantially and have allowed us to react in near real time to the changes in the market related to these accounts. We have really able to utilize this data to help drive decision making and work towards keeping our Sales Team, Distributors, and SPA Accounts informed and on track. Needless to say, we are truly starting to see the real impact of the SPA Dashboard at this point, and it is only continuing to become more and more crucial to our Company's success. I would like to express is my sincerest gratitude to Lav and all the hard work and late nights we spent over the past few years working together on this project. It has been truly a great experience from my end both professionally and personally.

Manager, Sales Operations · Special Pricing Agreements (SPA) Program — Rebate Processing, Auditing & Reconciliation

The Qlik S&OP app helps streamline a lot of complex planning information in one place and plan for various What-If scenarios—all in a visually pleasing legible format. Lav is a 10x engineer.

Director, Digital Analytics

Knowledge Areas

Business & Domain

Manufacturing B2B Retail Aviation Investment Banking Heavy Lifting

Data & Analytics

Data Architecture Solution Architecture Data Engineering
Business Intelligence Closed-Loop Analytics Master Data Management

Data Platforms & Certifications

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Fabric

Fabric Data Engineer Associate Certified (DP-700)

Azure Databricks

Databricks Data Engineer Certified (DP-750)

Qlik Sense

Qlik Sense & Microsoft Power BI

Qlik Certified & Fabric Analytics Engineer Certified (DP-600)

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Inphinity Forms

Inphinity Champion — Top 20 Globally

Closed-Loop Analytics & Master Data Management

Case Studies[31]

Portfolio Domains

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The portfolio reflects Individual Contributor delivery, alongside supporting 100+ other initiatives for 28 customers as part of broader team delivery in the last 15+ years.

7 studies

Supply Chain Analytics

Manufacturing B2B Retail Heavy Lifting
S&OP Automation Customer Insights Portal Inventory Replenishment Tool Vendor Insights & Documentation Portal Global Procurement & Spend Analytics Amazon Seller Portal Analytics
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9 studies

Operations Analytics

Manufacturing Aviation Heavy Lifting
Rebate Process Automation Passenger Flow & Security Gate Airside Operations Food Waste Management Fraud Detection & Cost Optimization Fleet Operational Performance
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4 studies

Finance & Risk Analytics

B2B Investment Banking Heavy Lifting
Risk Data Aggregation (BCBS-239) Global Treasury Reporting Global P&L Reporting Accounts Receivable Reporting
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4 studies

Platform Migrations & Modernization

Manufacturing B2B
BI Platform Modernization Cloud Migration & Cost Optimization Tenant Isolation & Security Architecture Analytics Platform Migration (Fabric)
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7 studies

Additional Initiatives

Manufacturing Investment Banking Heavy Lifting
Master Data Standardization Performance & Business Management CEO KPI Dashboard CRM Intelligence
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Difference

How I Create Value

01
Technical Depth & Business Perspective

Pure technical experts burn hours just learning your business, then still miss the mark. I bring both technical depth and business perspective — asking the right questions from day one, backed by years across industries.

02
Connecting the Dots

Your data lives across systems, departments, and formats — but the business doesn’t operate in silos. I understand how data and business domains connect, and bring deep experience in designing enterprise solutions.I've unified data across 10-15 source systems into one trusted enterprise source everyone actually believes.

03
Beyond Dashboards

Most dashboards are just a wall of charts — numbers looking backward, telling you what already happened and leaving you to figure out the rest. Mine show you where an insight leads, what to do about it, and let you see the impact as you act on it.

04
Built to Last,
Beyond the Ask

Most experts focus on the current problem and build exactly what you ask for, nothing more. I look at the bigger picture, think long term and bring recommendations from my experience that go beyond what you expected.

Methodology

How I Operate

Business Data Action Impact
01
Understanding the Problem
& Business Discovery

Every project starts with understanding where the business actually stands. Sometimes the problem is already known. Sometimes we have to uncover the problem from the data. And sometimes it means questioning results that look successful on the surface. I work with senior executives, department heads, SMEs, and process owners to identify which scenario applies and determine the right path forward.

02
Mapping Business
to Trusted Data

Once we know where the business stands, I translate that into a trusted data foundation — treating every solution as enterprise infrastructure: designing scalable architectures and reusable logic, built correctly the first time, with standardized business rules, robust privacy and access controls, and visibility into data quality issues as they emerge.

03
Turning Data Into Action

Wherever Business Discovery finds the business today, I turn what we uncover into insights that reveal broader business impact across other areas — and what to do about it. I close the loop between insight and action without requiring a separate system. This drives broader business outcomes and value.

04
Creating Impact

Margin recovery. Cost savings. Customer retention. Employee productivity. Stronger, more productive collaboration across departments. This is the payoff when Insights become Action.

Contact

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