Vijay Manohar Cherukuru

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Product - AI, New Verticals and Growth, Last Mile Delivery at Walmart

Greater Fayetteville, AR Area, United States

Overview

Vijay is a technical product leader at Walmart, spearheading AI strategy and agentic solutions to automate last-mile delivery processes. With a Masters from UW Foster School of Business and over 15 years of experience, he focuses on supply chain optimization, new verticals, and has a background in strategy consulting.

He is passionate about building products that help users become more productive and make smarter decisions in their work and life. He actively shares his insights on supply chain transformation and has appeared on podcasts to discuss the future of delivery and logistics.

Unique fact: Vijay is the winner of the Accenture Case Competition, highlighting his strategic thinking skills early in his career.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Systematic

Not Easily Convinced

They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

AI in Supply Chain
Currently leads AI Product Strategy for Walmart's Last Mile, focusing on agentic automation and has spoken publicly on balancing automation with human expertise.
Last-Mile Delivery
Heads product for Walmart GoLocal, a delivery-as-a-service offering, and focuses on optimizing trip planning, driver experience, and fraud prevention.
Emerging Technologies
His work and public discussions include scaling innovative technologies like drone delivery and driverless trucks within the logistics landscape.

Media Appearances

Vijay has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Product - AI, New Verticals and Growth, Last Mile Delivery at Walmart
5-2023
Head of Product, Walmart GoLocal at Walmart
1-2020 - 5-2023
Principal Product Manager at Walmart
1-2018 - 1-2020
Vice President of Product Management, Mobile Apps at Citi
1-2017 - 8-2017
Technical Product Manager, Mobile Apps at RealSelf

Education

2015 - 2016
Master’s Degree from UW Foster School of Business
2006 - 2010
Bachelors from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

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Insights For Selling To Vijay Manohar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vijay Manohar is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vijay Manohar

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vijay Manohar move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Vijay Manohar take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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