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title: "Harish Shivashankar - Ecommerce Consultant in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Harish Shivashankar on Tal

## Headline

Opptra \| Ex \- Jiomart/udaan/Samsung \| IIM Ahmedabad

## About

A seasoned professional with over ten years of experience in category management, key account management, and business development across retail and e\-commerce\. Currently serving as Category Manager at Opptra, I am dedicated to driving growth and optimizing strategies in the toys category\. My expertise encompasses digital marketing, strategic planning, and pay\-per\-click \(PPC\) advertising, enabling me to deliver impactful results that align with organizational goals\. In previous roles at Maison Battat Inc\., Reliance Retail Jiomart, and udaan\.com, I contributed to key initiatives such as category scaling, brand onboarding, and sales team development\. My ability to lead diverse teams and execute innovative strategies has consistently supported category expansion and operational success\. My mission is to leverage my skills and experience to build sustainable solutions and foster growth in dynamic, competitive markets\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

## Work experience

Ecommerce Consultant at Freelance consultant, Sep 2026 \- Present · 2 mo, Remote

Category Manager \- Toys at Opptra, Sep 2025 \- Aug 2026 · 11 mo, Bengaluru

North America Lead \- Amazon at Maison Battat Inc\., Jan 2025 \- Sep 2025 · 9 mos, Remote, Leading Amazon Account for North American Region \- 14\+ Brands In addition to this managed Preschool brands for EU region

Amazon Ecommerce Manager \- US at Maison Battat Inc\., Sep 2022 \- Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Relocation at Career Break, Jun 2022 \- Aug 2022 · 3 mos, Toronto, Ontario, Relocated to Canada

Category Lead at Reliance Retail Jiomart, Jan 2022 \- May 2022 · 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, \-Managed Menswear and Kidswear Apparel categories \-Led a team of 10 Business development managers for the Marketplace team \-Spearheaded marquee and Top brands onboarding and business development

Category Development Manager at udaan\.com, May 2019 \- Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, \*Responsible for Demand and Supply for Kids clothing \*Led a team of 4 Zonal managers, 28 Regional leads and 300\+ BDE executives \*Piloted sales of school uniform \*Piloted onboarding Category A/B stores \*Ops metrics \- Highest Net delivered/ Gross to placed across lifestyle categories \*Recognised as the fastest growing category

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Master of Science \(M\.Sc\.\) in Management, Marketing, emlyon business school

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