What To Expect
Demand moves in real time. Most plans do not.
New channels, digital demand signals, shifting wholesale relationships, and long-lead supply commitments are widening the gap between what consumers want and what businesses are positioned to deliver. For brands, that gap creates forecast bias, service risk, and inventory exposure. For retailers, it complicates allocation, localization, open-to-buy, and receipt decisions.
At this private dinner, Naresh Rajanna, Head of Global Supply at The Estée Lauder Companies, and Anjali Burkins, Senior Director, North America Retail Strategy at o9 Solutions (and former VP of Planning & Allocation at Tommy Hilfiger), will discuss how they are closing that gap.
How are these organizations building a clearer in-season view, responding to meaningful signals sooner, and using AI-enabled recommendations and agents to drive action without removing judgment or accountability from the business?
Join us to find out.
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Speakers
Naresh Rajanna
Global Supply Chain Executive / Head of Global Supply
The Estée Lauder Companies
Naresh Rajanna is Head of Global Supply at The Estée Lauder Companies, where he helps lead the company’s global supply organization and its continued evolution toward a more responsive, digitally enabled planning model. His experience at Estée Lauder includes work across global planning transformation and the use of technology to improve decision-making across a complex beauty supply chain.
Before Estée Lauder, Naresh held supply chain leadership roles at PepsiCo and Whirlpool, giving him experience across both consumer products and durable goods. Earlier in his career, he also worked in supply chain technology at i2 Technologies. Across his career, he has focused on planning and operational transformation within large, global supply networks.
Anjali Burkins
Senior Director, North America Retail Strategy | Former VP of Planning & Allocation, Tommy Hilfiger
o9 Solutions
Anjali Burkins is Senior Director of North America Retail Strategy at o9 Solutions, where she works with leading retailers and consumer brands on the evolution of merchandising, planning and decision-making. She brings nearly two decades of industry experience across retail planning, allocation, inventory strategy and digital transformation.
Before joining o9, Anjali spent more than seven years at Tommy Hilfiger, where she advanced through multiple planning leadership roles to become Vice President of Planning and Allocation. Earlier in her career, she held planning roles at Coach, dELiA*s and Lacoste, building deep experience across apparel, accessories and omnichannel retail.
Across her career, Anjali has focused on connecting consumer demand, merchandising strategy and inventory decisions to drive growth and improve business performance. Today, she brings that practitioner and executive perspective to organizations modernizing how planning decisions are made across complex retail environments.
Agenda
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