Work experience
Head, Category Management - Amazon Now at Amazon, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading the E2E category charter for Amazon now - Quick Commerce. Managing a team of 40+ to drive the strategy & execution on selection, pricing, topical events, seller/brand growth, profitability across 35+ categories
Senior Vendor Manager (Meats & Seafood) at Amazon, Dec 2023 - Jul 2024 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Program Manager (Produce Perishables Proteins) at Amazon, Aug 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, 1. Leading the Strategic Vendor Relationship with More Retail Ltd for Sourcing F&V: Institutionalized mechanism to improve Selection, In-stock [Ontime & Infull], Quality and Margins. Worked closely with Biz-fin & vendor to identify margin leakages across sourcing chain to drive a meaningful +ve impact on P&L Led implementation/adoption of automation charter [API based] to drive reduction in busy-work 2. Driving Category Initiatives on Seasonal, Imported & Branded Selection to make Amazon Fresh a differentiated platform for F&V 3. Leading strategic charter to improve unit-economics of F&V business [ASP improvement,Higher Sales mix of Fruits, Salvaging Expiry and Dump]
City Manager (Demand, Supply & Category Management) at udaan.com, Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 · 11 mos, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Leading a team of 50 Sales executive, 5 Team Leaders, 3 Purchase Managers to solve one of the most complex categories in B2B space, Fruits and Vegetables. Managing overall Growth and P&L | Demand Planning and Execution | Category Management | Inventory Planning | Portfolio Management
Demand Lead at udaan.com, Aug 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos, Greater Ahmedabad Area
City Sales Head at Ninjacart, Feb 2019 - Aug 2019 · 7 mos, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Business Development Manager at Tolaram Group, May 2018 - Feb 2019 · 10 mos, Lagos, Nigeria, Area Sales Manager, Indomie Instant Noodles: Leading a team of 100+ to ensure sales growth of Nigeria's leading instant noodles brand, Indomie. Responsible for the design and execution of BTL marketing activities, liaising with Key Accounts (Distributors) & for finding new channels and avenues for growth. Responsible for recruitment, appraisals & incentives for the sales team.
Internship - Analytics at ShopClues, Apr 2017 - Jun 2017 · 3 mos, Gurgaon, India, Machine Learning | Supervised Learning in R | Operations and Logistics | Analytics • Analyzed avenues to eliminate excessive costs in Logistics due to over billing and false weights • Designed a model using AI (Random forest & KNN) to predict correct weights of products • Discovered latent factors consequential to consumers returning the products post purchase • Designed a predictive model to estimate the probability of returns at the point of purchase Awarded a PPO post my internship stint
