Vinod Bidarkoppa's guest appearances

Vinod Bidarkoppa

Omni Talk Retail

RETHINK RETAIL

Julian Mills

Trevor Sumner

Sharon Leite

Sucharita Kodali

Laura Heller

Carl Boutet

Steve Dennis

Haniff Brown

Alicia Silverstone

Allie Egan

Cynthia Rowley

Matt Schwartz

Mark Hamill

Ian Shepherd

Chris Shaw

OwlTail

"You know great omnichannel retailing when you don’t see it."Omni Talk’s Chris Walton is joined by Sam’s Club Chief Technology Officer Vinod Bidarkoppa in this special edition of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to share how his team has triumphed during this pandemic year, consistently putting out best-in-class examples of true omnichannel retailing. Vinod was brought on to the Walmart team to lead a “$65 billion dollar startup” also known as Sam’s Club, and in just under two years, has led the warehouse club as they continue to build the “Product” of the Sam’s Club experience. The strategy, as Vinod explains, is not in some kiosk or mobile app, but rather in the utilization of technology that the customer doesn’t even see like optimizing legacy OMS and POS so that you have a single view of your customer and can, in turn, provide a seamless shopping experience for them.Vinod shares what they’ve learned from programs like Sam’s Club Concierge, Scan-and-Go, and Sam’s Club Now and how they're applying that to the fulfillment side of the businesses as they take on their newest Innovation Fulfillment Center project in Paris, California. All this, plus what still lies ahead for Sam's Club this year and we guarantee you’ll want to stay until the end to find out what he has to say.

"You know great omnichannel retailing when you don’t see it." Omni Talk’s Chris Walton is joined by Sam’s Club Chief Technology Officer Vinod Bidarkoppa in this special edition of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to share how his team has triumphed during this pandemic year, consistently putting out best-in-class examples of true omnichannel retailing. Vinod was brought on to the Walmart team to lead a “$65 billion dollar startup” also known as Sam’s Club, and in just under two years, has led the warehouse club as they continue to build the “Product” of the Sam’s Club experience. The strategy, as Vinod explains, is not in some kiosk or mobile app, but rather in the utilization of technology that the customer doesn’t even see like optimizing legacy OMS and POS so that you have a single view of your customer and can, in turn, provide a seamless shopping experience for them. Vinod shares what they’ve learned from programs like Sam’s Club Concierge, Scan-and-Go, and Sam’s Club Now and how they're applying that to the fulfillment side of the businesses as they take on their newest Innovation Fulfillment Center project in Paris, California. All this, plus what still lies ahead for Sam's Club this year and we guarantee you’ll want to stay until the end to find out what he has to say.

Ask An Expert | Sam's Club Chief Technology Officer Vinod Bidarkoppa

Our guest this week is Vinod Bidarkoppa.Vinod is the Senior Vice President of Technology at Sam’s Club, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and management of all of Sam’s Club Technology and global teams.Vinod is a proven leader with nearly 25 years of global technology expertise, working across omnichannel retail, healthcare, and the airline industry. Prior to joining Sam's Club, Vinod served as the Senior Vice President of Technology at UnitedHealth Group, where he was responsible for leading global teams to define and execute Healthcare Digital Transformation Agenda initiatives. Join us as Vinod reveals how Sam's Club rolled out its new Concierge Service in just six days, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way Sam’s Club thinks about innovation, and the greatest challenges facing retailers when it comes to implementing digital initiatives. Hosted by Julia Raymond Researched, written and produced by Gabriella BockEdited by Trenton Waller

Our guest this week is Vinod Bidarkoppa. Vinod is the Senior Vice President of Technology at Sam’s Club, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and management of all of Sam’s Club Technology and global teams. Vinod is a proven leader with nearly 25 years of global technology expertise, working across omnichannel retail, healthcare, and the airline industry. Prior to joining Sam's Club, Vinod served as the Senior Vice President of Technology at UnitedHealth Group, where he was responsible for leading global teams to define and execute Healthcare Digital Transformation Agenda initiatives. Join us as Vinod reveals how Sam's Club rolled out its new Concierge Service in just six days, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way Sam’s Club thinks about innovation, and the greatest challenges facing retailers when it comes to implementing digital initiatives. Hosted by Julia Raymond Researched, written and produced by Gabriella Bock Edited by Trenton Waller

EP82 - Vinod Bidarkoppa, Senior Vice President of Technology at Sam’s Club