Krishna Vankayala

Krishna Vankayala has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Krishna currently holds the position of Director Commercial Operations at Transcendia, Inc. In this role, they focus on managing the company's CRM system and implementing technology to improve the sales process. Prior to this, Krishna worked at Givaudan as the Director of APAC Pricing & Profitability and as the Regional Pricing Head for the APAC region. At APC By Schneider Electric, they served as the Global Director of Strategic Pricing & Profitability Management, where they successfully implemented various pricing strategies and technologies to increase revenue and margins. Before that, Krishna worked at Pactiv Corporation as the Director of Pricing, where they developed pricing strategies and managed customer rebate and marketing incentive programs. Krishna also worked at FedEx as a Pricing Manager and Senior Marketing Analyst, and at Avery Dennison as a Supply Chain Analyst. Overall, Krishna Vankayala has extensive experience in pricing, profitability management, sales operations, and supply chain analysis.

Krishna Vankayala started their education at Kendriya Vidyalaya, where they earned a High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates degree from 1982 to 1993. They then attended Osmania University from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering. Afterward, Krishna pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Supply Chain and Information Systems from The University of Toledo, which they completed from 1997 to 1999.

In 2019, Krishna enrolled in Trailhead by Salesforce and achieved Ranger Status, which was completed in 2021.

To supplement their education, Krishna obtained several certifications. They became a Salesforce Certified Tableau CRM and Einstein Discovery Consultant in December 2021, and also obtained certifications such as Tableau CRM Data Preparation Specialist and Tableau CRM and Einstein Discovery Insights Specialist during the same month and year. Prior to that, Krishna achieved Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator (SCAA) in October 2021 and Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA) : ADM201 in December 2019. Additionally, Krishna obtained a Certified Pricing Professional certification from the Professional Pricing Society in September 2013 and an APICS certification in July 1999.