Philips Lighting

World leader in lighting solutions.

Highlights

• Transitioned from Consumer Goods to Lighting division; served as Walmart Category Captain for automotive lighting.
• Automated internal reporting processes through custom-built software, reducing manual workload by 18–22 hours per week.
• Developed an automated pricing catalogue generator producing branded, customer-specific Excel and PDF workbooks with up-to-date product pricing — transforming a multi-week process into a task completed in minutes.
• System automatically compiled data, generated distribution emails, and eliminated pricing errors — redefining the department's workflow.
• Created analytical tools to evaluate planogram profitability and optimize retail shelf layouts.
• Designed a loyalty reward system that contributed to the team winning an international Quality Improvement award.
• Mapped and streamlined all SAP product maintenance workflows using UML diagrams to reduce human error and inefficiency; documentation later adopted for training and process standardization.
• Represented Philips on the Market Intelligence Think Tank Committee, maintaining national market-share data and contributing insights to strategic planning.
• Authored detailed operational manuals to reduce administrative errors and improve cross-departmental consistency.
• Early demonstration of systemic problem-solving — using data, automation, and process modelling to streamline real-world operations before formal transition into software engineering.