Headline

Building Zepto || Ex-Flipkart, ITC Ltd || FMS, Delhi

About

Dedicated professional with over 12 years of expertise in sales and category management, adept at overseeing Profit and Loss responsibilities for national-level categories across E-commerce, Q-Commerce, FMCG, and B2B sectors. Proven track record includes the successful launch of 50+ brands/products within organizations like Zepto, Flipkart, ITC Ltd., and L&T. Holds a Full-Time MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi (Class of 2017), specializing in Marketing with a Minor in Strategy.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

gemini

Canva Magic Studio

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Wispr Flow

Work experience

Director at Zepto, Sep 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Bengaluru, Category Head - Pharma & Wellness

Director at Zepto, Oct 2025 - Aug 2026 · 10 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Category Head - Beverages

Associate Director at Zepto, Dec 2024 - Oct 2025 · 11 mos, On-site, Category Lead - Hot Beverages

Senior Category Manager at Flipkart, May 2022 - Dec 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Senior Category Manager handling 1000 Crs+ annual topline for Branded and D2C Household Categories in Home BU

Senior Category Manager at Flipkart, Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, NKAM for Hot Beverages (Tea & Coffee) & Milk Mixes across online and offline platforms of Flipkart Wholesale Best Price Stores

Category Manager at Flipkart, Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 · 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, NKAM for Cold Drinks, Soda, Sports & Energy Drinks across online and offline platforms of Flipkart Wholesale Best Price Stores

Category Manager at Flipkart, Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 y 6 mo, Bengaluru, Handled private labels and licenses for Flipkart Fashion for Footwear and Accessories

Assistant Branch Manager - Foods Division at ITC Limited, Feb 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos, East Uttar Pradesh, India, ASM (Foods & Beverages) for East UP territory of ITC managing 80+ distributors, 19 employees & 300+ salesmen

Assistant Under Training (AUT) at ITC Limited, Jul 2017 - Feb 2018 · 8 mos, Bihar & Jharkhand, India, Role: Trained across sales hierarchy associated with ITC's different divisions- Foods, Tobacco and Personal Care

Marketing Intern at Johnson & Johnson, Apr 2016 - May 2016 · 2 mos, Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Sr. Sales Engineer at L&T, Jul 2013 - Jun 2015 · 2 yrs, Greater Vadodara Area, Techno-Commercial B2B Sales for L&T's Electrical Switchboards to local, national & international clients

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Full Time, Major : Marketing || Minor : Strategy & Operations, Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical Engineering, G. H. Patel College Of Engineering and Technlogy