---
title: "Sayan Das - Associate Director — MLE on Shopsy | Flipkart in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Sayan Das, Associate Director , Flipkart based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravity, and claude code."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8/share-image"
---

# Sayan Das on Tal

## Headline

Associate Director , Flipkart

## About

E\-commerce and category management professional with 12\+ years across Flipkart, Amazon India, Reliance Retail, VIP Industries, and BESTSELLER Group\. I scale businesses from zero through data\-driven cohort strategies, customer propensity modelling, and offline\-to\-online distribution\. Currently POD Lead for MLE on Shopsy Marketplace, owning both supply and demand\. Highlights: →Owned Demand Planning for Flipkart Mobiles along with growth charters like Shopsy Mobiles , FK mobiles marketplace , FK Minutes Mobiles Scale up → Handled Sell for FK Mobiles \- Built Mobile Finder and a customer propensity model for replacement\-cycle targeting → Shopsy Mobiles: Rs\. 0 → Rs\. 3,168 Cr GMV \(\+152% YoY\) → Exceeded Flipkart Minutes FY25 AOP by Rs\. 94 Cr → Scaled Amazon Ethnic Wear: Rs\. 0 → Rs\. 300 Cr \(120% YoY\)

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

claude

glama

grok

## Work experience

Associate Director — MLE on Shopsy \| Flipkart at Flipkart, Apr 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, On\-site, POD lead for MLE on Shopsy Marketplace business \(SOS\)\. Heading both supply and demand side\.

Sell Head \- Shopsy BGM and MLE at Flipkart, Sep 2025 \- Mar 2026 · 7 mos

Flipkart Mobiles Planning and Sell at Flipkart, Nov 2023 \- Aug 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Owned demand planning for the Mobiles BU — monthly volume/GMV planning and event\-led demand calendars across FK, MP, Shopsy and Flipkart Minutes • Merchandising for FK mobiles \- Built Mobile Finder on the category landing page \(CLP\) — a guided\-selling tool solving discovery for both ON \(existing\) and NN customers • Work closely with analytics team to rejig the mobile propensity model to identify and target high replacement\-cycle customers, combining device\-age and price\-propensity data into sharp cohorts for PN and merchandising pushes • Shopsy: Launched Mobiles category from zero in FY24, scaling GMV from Rs\. 1,258 Cr to Rs\. 3,168 Cr \(\+152% YoY\) and category share from 0% to 37% in FY 2025 • Shopsy: Grew NC base from 3\.27L to 4\.5L \(\+50% YoY\) and units from 10\.4L to 21L \(\+110% YoY\) via cohort\-led push notifications, CRM, and Telegram campaigns • Shopsy: Scaled the Affiliate program by onboarding offline retailers as a B2B2C demand channel with customer\-level incentive pass\-through, unlocking incremental offline\-to\-online GMV • Flipkart Minutes: Solved cold\-start challenge by building FSN x dark\-store PPV tracking with the Analytics team for precise inventory placement • Flipkart Minutes: Exceeded FY25 AOP — Rs\. 2,122 Cr achieved vs Rs\. 2,028 Cr target

Category Lead — Footwear \| JioMart Launch \| Reliance Retail at Reliance Retail, Nov 2021 \- Jul 2022 · 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Set up the Footwear LOB playbook\. • Defined categories & cataloging\. • Tested UAT & onboarded brands\. • Pushed RFC model for top 20% picks\. • Built Seller Referral Program\. • Fixed seller payout issues\. • Launched Voice of Seller for better CX\.

Senior E\-commerce Business Manager \| Luggage & Travel \| VIP at VIP Industries Limited, Jun 2021 \- Sep 2021 · 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Managed a portfolio of 120 crore business in Luggage, handbags, and travel accessories for VIP Industries Limited\. • Oversaw the PnL for the e\-commerce channel, ensuring profitability and growth\. • Implemented strategic initiatives to drive sales and increase market share in the competitive industry\.

Category Manager — Luggage & Travel Accessories \| Caprese & Skybags \| VIP Industries at VIP Industries Limited, Oct 2020 \- May 2021 · 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Managing E\-commerce Key Accounts for Caprese and Skybags

E\-commerce Channel Manager — Fashion & Apparel \| BESTSELLER at BESTSELLER, Jun 2019 \- May 2020 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Lead online partner business for Bestseller Group, driving 14% of company sales\. • Manage ₹180 Cr P&L for the online apparel portfolio\. • Scaled Ajio SOR from ₹2\.5 Cr to ₹10 Cr \(400% YoY growth\)\. • Grew Jack & Jones undergarments from ₹1 Cr to ₹7 Cr\. • Incubated online\-only Jack & Jones denim \(SMU\), adding \~5% YoY growth\. • Streamlined warehouse ops via Unicommerce API, driving \~25% YoY growth\.

Growth & BD Lead — Fashion Marketplace \| Amazon India at Amazon, Dec 2016 \- May 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Scaled a category from ₹0 to ₹300 Cr in 2\.5 years and rewired how Amazon India's fashion sellers approached advertising — adoption went from 10% to 80%\. • Drove Amazon India’s Get Big, Get Close, Get Fit strategy\. • Scaled ethnic wear from ₹0 to ₹300 Cr, 120% YoY growth\. • Onboarded AND, Global Desi, BIBA; scaled private label to 75% share\. • Led pricing, cataloging, CX, and category P&L\. • Added 15K selections via Prime, 130% YoY GMV growth\. • Launched 100\+ Seller Flex sellers, ₹180 Cr GMS\. • Boosted Ad Monetization adoption from 10% to 80%\. • Built Hero Seller framework, ₹85 Cr GMS\.

## Education

Master of Business Administration \(M\.B\.A\.\), Business Administration and Management, General, SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

[View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8)

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8#person",
      "name": "Sayan Das",
      "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8",
      "image": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8/profile-photo.jpg",
      "description": "Meet Sayan Das, Associate Director , Flipkart based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravity, and claude code.",
      "jobTitle": "Associate Director — MLE on Shopsy | Flipkart",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Flipkart"
      },
      "hasOccupation": {
        "@type": "Occupation",
        "name": "Associate Director — MLE on Shopsy | Flipkart"
      },
      "homeLocation": {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Bengaluru"
      },
      "alumniOf": [
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY"
        }
      ],
      "knowsAbout": [
        "anthropic apis",
        "antigravity",
        "claude code",
        "claude",
        "glama",
        "grok"
      ],
      "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8#webpage"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "ProfilePage",
      "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8#webpage",
      "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8",
      "name": "Sayan Das on Tal",
      "description": "Meet Sayan Das, Associate Director , Flipkart based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, antigravity, and claude code.",
      "dateModified": "2026-08-05T02:13:40.385Z",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8#person"
      },
      "primaryImageOfPage": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8/profile-photo.jpg",
        "contentUrl": "https://tal.club/meet/sayan-8/profile-photo.jpg",
        "caption": "Sayan Das profile photo on Tal"
      },
      "inLanguage": "en-IN"
    }
  ]
}
```