Kavindra Malik

partner

Management Consultant

kmalik@columbusconsulting.com

About

Kavindra is a Partner at Columbus Consulting. He is a trusted thought leader and accomplished consultant to many retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers worldwide. Kavindra combines his domain expertise, advanced analytical skills, and experiences to help his clients develop or implement innovative and practical solutions to critical business problems and achieve superior results.

Before joining Columbus, Kavindra held executive roles such as EVP at Island Pacific, VP at Spotlight Solutions (a markdown optimization pioneer), Director at i2 Solutions, Principal at CSC Consulting, and Assistant Professor at Cornell University.

Kavindra holds a PhD in Decision Sciences from The Wharton School.

Signature Skill

“I help clients leverage technology to achieve significant productivity gains, with an interest in imbuing superior analytical reasoning in everyday business processes.”

  • Advanced Reasoning and Critical Thinking
  • Business Process Optimization
  • Leveraging of Technology
  • Solution Leadership

Expertise

  • Assortment and Category Management
  • Inventory Planning
  • Forecasting, Replenishment and Allocation
  • Pricing Optimization
  • ERP
  • Advanced Analytics
  • Supply Chain
  • Omni-Channel Supply Planning

Companies Served

  • Wal-Mart, Seiyu
  • George/ASDA
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • Best Buy
  • Kohl’s
  • Woolworths SA
  • Karstadt GmbH
  • Chico’s
  • J. Crew
  • Michael Kors
  • Designer Brands
  • Big Lots
  • Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola, Unilever, Diageo

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Wholesale
  • Manufacturing
  • Consumer Goods
  • Softline’s
  • Hardlines
  • Footwear
  • Department Stores

Solution Proficiencies

  • Blue Yonder
  • Relex
  • Oracle
  • O9 Solutions

Consulting Service

  • Deep domain and Subject Matter Expertise
  • Operational Improvement
  • Business Assessment
  • Business Requirements
  • Solution Selection & Implementation
  • Custom Solution Design and Development

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