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Episode 864

Building a Member-Centric Architecture: How CIO Anjana Harve is Driving Customer Experience, Revenue Growth, & Efficiency at BJ's Wholesale Club

April 18, 2024
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Anjana Harve

Chief Information Officer at BJ's Wholesale Club
Anjana Harve is the Chief Information Officer of BJ's Wholesale Club, a membership-only warehouse club chain that earns over $19 billion in annual revenue. Anjana has been in her role for about six months and was brought in with a mandate to drive improved digital customer experience, optimize revenue growth, and boost operating efficiencies. Anjana joins BJ’s Wholesale after serving as CIO for multiple companies within the healthcare industry including at Fresenius Medical Care and HillRom.

Episode Overview

864: In many cases, companies develop systems with a primary focus on efficiency and begin to address their impacts on the customer late in the process. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, CIO Anjana Harve looks to flip this around with the customer experience in mind at the beginning and end of the process. In this episode of Technovation, Anjana joins Peter in a discussion on improving the digital customer experience at BJ’s Wholesale, optimizing revenue, and boosting efficiency. With extensive experience as a CIO in the healthcare industry, Anjana brings a unique perspective to the retail sector, focusing on customer centricity and the application of technology to serve and improve the member experience at BJ’s. She delves into her strategy for a member-centric architecture that provides a 360-degree view of the customer and fosters hyper-personalization at scale. Finally, Anjana shares her perspective on how companies can uplift and support women in tech, the trends and intersections in technology she keeps her eye on, and the secrets to her continued career success.

 

“"When I think about member-centric architecture, it's really putting the member in the center. When you think about a member, how do you look at the data that's a 360-degree view around the member?""

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