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Nishant Upadhyay

Senior Category Manager | Ex - Blinkit | xFounder’s Office @ Leap | xProduct @ Hyperface | Industrial Engineer | RVCE | Ex Research Intern @ IISc | PM Fellow at NextLeap

Bengaluru

4+ years of work experience

Blinkit
Jun 20257 mosDec 2025

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Eternal-Blinkit Category Management | HQ 1. Managed end-to-end category operations across Blinkit's General Merchandise vertical — Home & Office, Fashion (ethnic/casual/innerwear), Sports Apparel & Equipment, Stationery, and Gifting — a strategic non-grocery growth bet driving higher AOV and margin uplift for the platform; owned ₹50+ Cr in monthly GMV across 500–2,000 active SKUs. 2. Served as the single point of contact for 30–40 brand partners, owning day-to-day operational coordination across listings, catalog updates, supply planning, promotional execution, and issue resolution within India's #1 quick-commerce platform (>50% market share). 3. Led assortment expansion by onboarding new brands and SKUs through detailed listing workflows, activating high-potential products, and rationalizing non-performing inventory; contributed to broader category strategy reviews shaping Blinkit's GM portfolio. 4. Drove pricing hygiene through competitive benchmarking against quick-commerce peers (Zepto, Instamart) and Amazon — resolving price discrepancies, executing margin updates, and protecting category economics in a hyper-competitive pricing environment. 5.Partnered with supply chain and inventory teams on demand forecasting using sales trends and seasonality signals — improving fill rates, reducing OOS instances, and minimizing dead stock across the GM assortment, especially critical during Blinkit's transition to a 1P inventory-led model. 6. Built and maintained business-tracking dashboards in Google Sheets using SQL queries and Excel modeling, enabling sharper, faster decision-making across assortment, pricing, inventory health, and brand performance. 7. Conceptualized and shipped an automation solution for the New Product Introduction (NPI) listing process — eliminating manual rework, cutting turnaround time from days to hours, scaling listing volume, and significantly reducing specification discrepancies; recognized by senior leadership for cross-functional impact.
Career Break
Jan 20256 mosJun 2025

Leap
Sep 20244 mosDec 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leap is South Asia's largest end-to-end study abroad platform with products and services in overseas education. I'm working in Program Management - New Initiatives - Worked on Designing and Executing the Campus Ambassador Program, driving student referrals and engagement among Indian international students in Canada.
Hyperface
Jan 20246 mosJun 2024

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

At Hyperface, I contributed to the development and enhancement of innovative fintech products, focusing on credit card and payment solutions. My key responsibilities and achievements included: -> Conducted a UI/UX audit and enhancement of the Progressive Web App (PWA) for multiple credit card programs, notably AU-Ixigo, ensuring a seamless user experience across versions. -> Created an API mind map to visualize flows from front-end to back-end to bank services, enhancing understanding of system architecture. -> Assisted in developing the product roadmap and creating Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for PWA migration from v2 to v2.1, emphasizing user-centric design. -> Developed comprehensive API documentation for the Onboarding PWA Design CSS API, streamlining integration and development processes. -> Created playbooks and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key features like the Spend Analyzer and AU Wrapper Program, facilitating internal processes and knowledge transfer. -> Conducted configurability checks for onboarding PWAs, including product demos for Flipkart-HDFC and Shoppers Stop-HDFC, ensuring scalability and customization. -> Utilized tools like Figma for iterative UI design and Postman for API configuration and testing. -> Collaborated with QA, Design, and Customer Success Management teams to support a holistic product development approach. -> Engaged in brainstorming sessions and scrum standups, contributing to innovative product strategies and maintaining project alignment.
TEDxRVCE
May 20212 yrs 9 mosJan 2024

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Nishant’s AI Stack

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Education

RV College of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial Engineering and Management

RV College of Engineering

20204 yrs2024
WorldQuant University

Master of Science - MS, Financial Engineering

WorldQuant University

20272027

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Headline

Senior Category Manager | Ex - Blinkit | xFounder’s Office @ Leap | xProduct @ Hyperface | Industrial Engineer | RVCE | Ex Research Intern @ IISc | PM Fellow at NextLeap

About

Passionate about understanding technology, business and strategy, and everything that connects them

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

codex

cursor

Work experience

Senior Executive | Category Management at Blinkit, Jun 2025 - Dec 2025 · 7 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Eternal-Blinkit Category Management | HQ 1. Managed end-to-end category operations across Blinkit's General Merchandise vertical — Home & Office, Fashion (ethnic/casual/innerwear), Sports Apparel & Equipment, Stationery, and Gifting — a strategic non-grocery growth bet driving higher AOV and margin uplift for the platform; owned ₹50+ Cr in monthly GMV across 500–2,000 active SKUs. 2. Served as the single point of contact for 30–40 brand partners, owning day-to-day operational coordination across listings, catalog updates, supply planning, promotional execution, and issue resolution within India's #1 quick-commerce platform (>50% market share). 3. Led assortment expansion by onboarding new brands and SKUs through detailed listing workflows, activating high-potential products, and rationalizing non-performing inventory; contributed to broader category strategy reviews shaping Blinkit's GM portfolio. 4. Drove pricing hygiene through competitive benchmarking against quick-commerce peers (Zepto, Instamart) and Amazon — resolving price discrepancies, executing margin updates, and protecting category economics in a hyper-competitive pricing environment. 5.Partnered with supply chain and inventory teams on demand forecasting using sales trends and seasonality signals — improving fill rates, reducing OOS instances, and minimizing dead stock across the GM assortment, especially critical during Blinkit's transition to a 1P inventory-led model. 6. Built and maintained business-tracking dashboards in Google Sheets using SQL queries and Excel modeling, enabling sharper, faster decision-making across assortment, pricing, inventory health, and brand performance. 7. Conceptualized and shipped an automation solution for the New Product Introduction (NPI) listing process — eliminating manual rework, cutting turnaround time from days to hours, scaling listing volume, and significantly reducing specification discrepancies; recognized by senior leadership for cross-functional impact.

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break, Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos

Founder's Office - Program Management at Leap, Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leap is South Asia's largest end-to-end study abroad platform with products and services in overseas education. I'm working in Program Management - New Initiatives - Worked on Designing and Executing the Campus Ambassador Program, driving student referrals and engagement among Indian international students in Canada.

Associate Product Manager at Hyperface, Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, At Hyperface, I contributed to the development and enhancement of innovative fintech products, focusing on credit card and payment solutions. My key responsibilities and achievements included: -> Conducted a UI/UX audit and enhancement of the Progressive Web App (PWA) for multiple credit card programs, notably AU-Ixigo, ensuring a seamless user experience across versions. -> Created an API mind map to visualize flows from front-end to back-end to bank services, enhancing understanding of system architecture. -> Assisted in developing the product roadmap and creating Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) for PWA migration from v2 to v2.1, emphasizing user-centric design. -> Developed comprehensive API documentation for the Onboarding PWA Design CSS API, streamlining integration and development processes. -> Created playbooks and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key features like the Spend Analyzer and AU Wrapper Program, facilitating internal processes and knowledge transfer. -> Conducted configurability checks for onboarding PWAs, including product demos for Flipkart-HDFC and Shoppers Stop-HDFC, ensuring scalability and customization. -> Utilized tools like Figma for iterative UI design and Postman for API configuration and testing. -> Collaborated with QA, Design, and Customer Success Management teams to support a holistic product development approach. -> Engaged in brainstorming sessions and scrum standups, contributing to innovative product strategies and maintaining project alignment.

Marketing at TEDxRVCE, May 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial Engineering and Management, RV College of Engineering

Master of Science - MS, Financial Engineering, WorldQuant University

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