Headline

Building FirstClub | Category Management | Business Analysis | PICT’25

About

Hi, I’m Prem, someone who loves solving meaningful problems. The kind that improve efficiency, simplify decisions, and make everyday experiences smoother for teams and customers. I enjoy working with tools that elevate business processes and unlock clarity, whether through Excel, SQL, Power BI, or automation frameworks. Turning raw data into insights that inform strategy is where I find both challenge and purpose. Over the years, I’ve learned that true effectiveness goes beyond technical expertise. It’s rooted in empathy, clear communication, and strong collaboration. I take pride in being the connector between business goals and data-driven execution working with teams to bring ideas to life through structured thinking and actionable solutions. Outside of work, I’m deeply passionate about music and cricket. Weekends often mean a quick game of pickleball or exploring new watches and sneakers.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

antigravity

claude code

claude

gemini

lovable

Framer AI

Work experience

Category Manager at FirstClub, Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Owned end-to-end category strategy for Tea & Coffee, driving 26% GMV growth through assortment expansion, pricing, demand analytics and category growth initiatives - Managed commercial relationships with leading national and D2C brands, including HUL, Nestlé, ITC, P&G, Blue Tokai, Sleepy Owl, Third Wave Coffee, Chaayos,etc. driving assortment expansion, commercial partnerships and category growth - Expanded selection by ~57% on a demand-weighted basis, adding high-margin emerging brands to deepen assortment and improve the overall category mix - Managed performance across 64+ Coffee & Tea brands, using MoM/WoW sales, impressions, CTR and ATC analytics to identify growth opportunities and drive 38% GMV growth across underperforming brands - Built Puja Store and Baking Essentials categories from 0→1, owning research, assortment selection, vendor onboarding, brand partnerships and GTM execution - Reduced Out-of-Stock incidents by 30% through demand forecasting, inventory optimization and SKU-level root-cause analysis, improving availability across high-performing products - Automated category MIS and reporting using SQL, Google sheets & Apps Script, saving 20+ hours/week and improving reporting efficiency by 50%

Junior Business Analyst at RhythmFlows Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Jun 2025 - Oct 2025 · 4 mo, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, - Partnered with business and engineering teams to translate business problems into scalable technology solutions, aligning product requirements with strategic business objectives - Owned requirements gathering and documentation across business workflows, translating stakeholder requirements into BRDs and FSDs and improving delivery turnaround by 20% - Developed KPI reporting and business analysis frameworks to identify performance gaps, support stakeholder decision-making and improve visibility into business outcomes - Conducted data validation, risk analysis and process improvement initiatives, improving data accuracy and operational reliability across business processes - Acted as the bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams, converting ambiguous business requirements into structured, executable product specifications

Business Analyst Trainee at RhythmFlows Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India

AI Intern at First Insight Corporation, Sep 2024 - Nov 2024 · 3 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Pune Institute of Computer Technology

Higher Secondary School, HSC, Private Junior College, Kolhapur.