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title: "Gladson Das - Category Lead-Beauty in Mumbai | Tal"
description: "Meet Gladson Das, Retail Category Leader | Buying and Merchandising | Vendor Strategy | P&L Ownership | Commercial Strategy Ex-Bigbasket| Ex-Health and Glow| Ex-Udaan| Ex-Spencers based in Mumbai. AI stack includes aistudio, claude, and meta."
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# Gladson Das on Tal

## Headline

Retail Category Leader \| Buying and Merchandising \| Vendor Strategy \| P&L Ownership \| Commercial Strategy Ex\-Bigbasket\| Ex\-Health and Glow\| Ex\-Udaan\| Ex\-Spencers

## About

Category management professional with 14\+ years of experience in beauty and personal care retail across omnichannel businesses\. I specialize in scaling categories through strong brand partnerships, assortment strategy, and data\-driven merchandising decisions\. Over the years I have worked with leading retail organizations including Udaan, BigBasket, Health & Glow, and Spencer’s Retail, building and growing beauty portfolios across both offline and digital channels\. My expertise includes: • Category P&L ownership • Vendor and brand partnerships • Assortment planning & merchandising strategy • Pricing and margin optimization • Consumer insights and demand planning I enjoy building high\-performing categories that deliver both customer value and sustainable business growth

## Location

Mumbai

## AI stack

aistudio

claude

meta

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Category Lead\-Beauty at Shoppers Stop, Aug 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Thrilled to lead and shape the beauty category by driving innovation, customer\-centric strategies, and strong brand partnerships\. Looking forward to creating value, driving growth, and making beauty more accessible and inspiring every day\. 🌸✨

Category Business Lead at Naturals Salon & Spa, Nov 2022 \- Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Brand Operations Manager at Ergode, Nov 2021 \- Nov 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Siliguri, West Bengal, India, As a Brand operation head managed inventory and order management for 11 aquired brand in the US\. Worked closely with the Ex owners of the brands to scale up the brand\. Handled a portfolio of $20m\.

Supply Chain Finance at udaan\.com, Oct 2020 \- Nov 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos, North India

Sr\.Manager Merchandising at Mumuso India, Jan 2020 \- Oct 2020 · 10 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

## Education

Master of Business Administration, Marketing, Asian School of Business

Bachelor of Commerce \(B\.Com\.\), COMMERCE, University of North bengal

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