Prem Sagar
Business Analyst
Dubai
Summary
Retail Pricing & Analytics Leader with over 12 years of experience in driving revenue growth, margin optimization, and data-led decision-making across retail and e-commerce. Proven track record in pricing strategy, competitive intelligence, KPI automation, and cross-functional leadership. Delivered 18M+ AED annual revenue impact and 4.6% margin improvement in FY2025. Passionate about leveraging analytics to drive profitability and operational excellence.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Business Analyst
GMG - Géant Hypermarket
01.2024 - Current
- Leading end-to-end pricing strategy for 100,000+ SKUs across 63 retail stores across UAE for key retail categories, including FMCG, Electronics, Light Household, and Textile, ensuring alignment with revenue and margin objectives.
- Drove company profitability, delivering a 4.6% overall margin increase in FY 2025 and contributing to a monthly net revenue uplift of AED 1.5M (AED 18M annually).
- Perform store-level assortment analysis and provide listing/delisting recommendations based on sales, margin, and customer performance.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal reporting, delivering ad-hoc and custom Excel-based KPI dashboards and data insights to support business decisions.
- Lead and develop one direct report, providing strategic guidance, performance management, and capability building within the pricing function.
Sr. Pricing Analyst
Mumzworld
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Led the Pricing portfolio for diverse Baby & Mother's products across GCC in e-commerce markets, driving data-backed pricing strategies and competitive positioning.
- Built an Excel-based Pricing Calculator, streamlining workflows and reducing manual pricing calculation time by 40%.
- Led pricing and marketing interventions for aging inventory, achieving a reduction from AED 7M to AED 4M in 7 months.
- Delivered KPI dashboards and insights to senior leadership (CEO & COO) to support high-level commercial decisions.
- Drove cross-functional alignment, partnering with IT, Marketing, and Customer Service to resolve bottlenecks and enhance pricing efficiency.
Pricing Analyst
Target Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Oversaw the Apparel & Accessories and Home divisions (online and in-store), delivering insights and analysis on clearance pricing performance to support enterprise-wide financial goals.
- Developed and distributed operational dashboards to track clearance pricing actions and provide real-time visibility for internal teams and stakeholders.
- Collaborated with the IT development team by providing business requirements and functional feedback for the implementation of a new AI-driven pricing engine.
- Led the creation of DOMO-based data visualizations, enabling clear and actionable reporting for both onshore and offshore teams.
- Built and maintained strong partnerships with pricing engineering teams, product owners, and support functions to drive pricing initiatives and align with business objectives.
Sr. Client Service Analyst
CJ Affiliate
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Supported client growth by developing dashboards and analytical reports to track revenue, sales, clicks, impressions, and competitive performance, enabling data-driven top-line optimization.
- Created media performance trackers with key KPIs to evaluate offer and placement effectiveness, delivering actionable insights to advertisers for improved campaign performance.
- Collaborated with stakeholders daily, conducting ad hoc and issue-based analyses to address weekly trends and provide timely business insights.
- Managed a team of six analysts, delegating ad-hoc and issue-driven analyses, consolidating key findings, and presenting insights to clients to align with business priorities.
Sr. Reporting Analyst
Yahoo!
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Developed dashboard reports and campaign wrap-ups for stakeholder meetings with major finance clients, including Bank of America, TD Ameritrade, and Wells Fargo, supporting data-driven decision-making.
- Created performance reports and conducted in-depth analysis using various Yahoo proprietary tools to evaluate campaign effectiveness and identify optimization opportunities.
- Provided end-to-end campaign management support to onshore partners, including campaign launch, optimization, reporting, presentation development, and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
- Ensured internal quality excellence by auditing team deliverables daily and maintaining a 100% accuracy standard.
Education
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
University of Mysore
01.2013
Master's degree - Computer Science
Lovely Professional University
01.2016
Skills
- Retail Pricing Strategies
- Margin Optimization
- Competitive Intelligence
- Clearance & Markdown Strategies
- Assortment Analysis
- Advanced Excel
- SAP ECC
- Power BI
- SQL
- Nielsen IQ
- Tableau
- Google Analytics
- NetSuite ERP
- D365
- Team and Stakeholder Management
- Revenue Growth
- Forecasting
- Budget and Assortment Planning
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Data Governance
- Strategic Planning
- Category Management
- Data Visualization
Websites
Strategic And Technical Expertise
- Retail Pricing Strategies
- Margin Optimization
- Competitive Intelligence
- Clearance & Markdown Strategies
- Assortment Analysis
- Advanced Excel
- SAP ECC
- Power BI
- SQL
- Nielsen IQ
- Tableau
- Google Analytics
- NetSuite ERP
- D365
- Team and Stakeholder Management
- Revenue Growth
- Forecasting
- Budget and Assortment Planning
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Data Governance
- Strategic Planning
- Category Management
- Data Visualization
Timeline
Retail Business Analyst
GMG - Géant Hypermarket
01.2024 - Current
Sr. Pricing Analyst
Mumzworld
01.2023 - 01.2024
Pricing Analyst
Target Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2023
Sr. Client Service Analyst
CJ Affiliate
01.2018 - 01.2020
Sr. Reporting Analyst
Yahoo!
01.2015 - 01.2018
Bachelor's degree - Computer Science
University of Mysore
Master's degree - Computer Science
Lovely Professional University