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title: "Akash K Sugunan - Senior Manager II in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Akash K Sugunan, Senior Manager II – Category, Planning & Central Initiatives | Building Shopsy by Flipkart based in Bengaluru."
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# Akash K Sugunan on Tal

## Headline

Senior Manager II – Category, Planning & Central Initiatives \| Building Shopsy by Flipkart

## About

8\+ years of techno\-functional expertise in Retail & Ecommerce, Product & Category Management, Growth, Channel Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, and Supply Chain Optimization\. Results\-driven professional with a strong track record in building and scaling high\-impact initiatives across Large Appliances, Kitchen Appliances, Apparel, and Home & Furniture\. MBA from IIM Nagpur and B\.E in Electronics & Communication, specializing in driving bottom\-line growth, optimizing operations, and launching customer\-centric innovations\. Passionate about leveraging tech\-driven solutions to enhance customer experience, improve retention, and drive profitability\. Skilled at fostering strategic partnerships to create scalable growth and align business objectives with technology and partner ecosystems\. A people person and sports fanatic, he loves playing badminton, philosophy, public speaking and content creation\. If you want to get in touch, please feel free to drop a mail to p18akashs@iimagpur\.ac\.in

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Senior Manager II at Flipkart, Mar 2026 \- Present · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Senior Manager II \- Shopsy by Flipkart

Senior Manager at Flipkart, Apr 2024 \- Mar 2026 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Led strategic partnerships and fulfilment model transformations \(Dropship & MP\-FBF\), improving delivery efficiency and enhancing seller and customer experience\. \- Influenced cross\-functional teams to drive adoption of tech\-enabled fulfilment solutions, reducing customer touch points and improving margins in high\-ticket categories\. \- Launched the 'Do It For Me' program across Furniture & Home, enabling installation services through partnerships with Jeeves and Urban Company\. \- Implementation of Cash\-on\-Delivery and 30\-Night Trials in Furniture and Mattress categories, improving conversion and customer trust\. \- Scaled Value\-Added Services including warranties and damage protection via partnerships with Cover Genius, OneAssist, and Jeeves\. \- Driving a China import optimization initiative using an aggregator\-based model focused on new product development and sourcing efficiency\. \- Led supply planning across key categories, while building Python\-based tools for SLA benchmarking and pricing insights across platforms\. \- Launched process automations and dashboards to reduce delivery breaches, returns, and operational costs\. \- Enhanced supply chain design and introduced hybrid fulfillment models to accelerate service levels and boost conversions\. \- Implemented pre\-dispatch quality programs and collaborated with partners to reduce returns through proactive quality checks and audits\. \- Consistently recognized as a top performer with multiple awards and high\-performance ratings\.

Manager \- Growth and Post Purchase at Flipkart, Apr 2022 \- Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Coordinator \- Corporate Relations & Placements at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, Mar 2019 \- Mar 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

Executive Member, Placement Committee at Indian Institute of Management Nagpur, Aug 2018 \- Mar 2019 · 8 mos

Summer Intern \- Marketing & Strategy at OLX Group, Apr 2019 \- May 2019 · 2 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, • Devised Strategies & Marketing Techniques to improve the performance of OLX in the automobile division • Created a Marketing Plan and conducted demographic Market Research to drive future BTL activities • Led a brand awareness campaign for 3000\+ apartments & generated 20\+ qualified leads • Improved the end\-to\-end SOP implementation for retail associates resulting in improved ratings • Worked out an automated incentive system based on the performance of the city & the store • Designed a monthly target for stores to improve and achieve overall target and rating • Proposed Out\-of\-Home Marketing and advertisement ideas and identified relevant vendors • Liaised with external vendors for partnerships to drive campaigns and other brand awareness activities • Scouted for Retail Store Locations in Bangalore market and facilitated establishing the same\.

Marketing Consultant at Rucha Engineers P Ltd, Dec 2018 \- Jan 2019 · 2 mos, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India, • Primary and Secondary Market Research for wagon & coach components in Indian Railways Industry • Industry & Product Analysis of components in the railway sector benchmarking with the competitors • Suggestions based on Market Segmentation, Competitor Analysis & growth prospects of the company • Analysis of collaboration opportunities with the major established players in the industry

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Indian Institute of Management Nagpur

Bachelor of Engineering \(BE\), Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management

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