Headline

Footwear, Fashion, E-commerce | Ex-Reliance, Snapdeal, Khadim | Private Labels | D2C Brand Builder | Growth Strategist | P&L & Vendor Optimisation Expert

About

Strategic and growth-driven retail leader with 16+ years of experience in category management, private label development, brand building, and omnichannel merchandising across India’s top retailers including Reliance Retail, Snapdeal (AceVector), and Khadim. Successfully launched high-margin private label brands, improved gross margins by 38%, and led category contributions from 5% to 12% across multi-format channels. Adept in e-commerce strategy, vendor negotiations, P&L ownership, and trend-based merchandising. Proficient in SAP, Blue Yonder, Power BI, Tableau, and digital commerce platforms like Shopify, Amazon Seller Central, and Flipkart. Now seeking global opportunities to drive next-level growth in retail, fashion, or omnichannel commerce.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

claude

deepseek

elevenlabs

glama

Work experience

Head of Operations at Zeesh, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead Footwear at Snapdeal | AceVector Group, Jun 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Footwear lead of private labels for D2C, B2B, B2C

Category Head at KHADIM INDIA LTD., Dec 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Category Manager at Reliance Retail, Nov 2015 - Dec 2021 · 6 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES

FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES at Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd., Jan 2015 - Oct 2015 · 10 mos, India, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES

Education

Executive MBA, Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Business/Commerce, General, university of EIILM