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SUGANTH S

CATEGORY MANAGER
Chennai

Summary

A Hardworking person offering 6+ years of experience in driven category Management ,Supply management,Market Manager,Market sales, training and supervising sales staff while planning and implementing sales , Operation , Loss reduction strategies over multi -state across pan india .Eagar to contribute to team success through hard work , attention to detail and excellent organizational and learn , grow along with the like minded people.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Category Manager II

URBAN COMPANY
Chennai
08.2022 - Current

Onboarding :

  • Onboarded 900+ service professionals on platform in AC category to fulfill demand
  • Lead team size of 10 business development associates for various funnels in onboarding flow and operation.
  • Enhanced team productivity through comprehensive data analysis and effective implementations of actionable insights

Growth :

  • Managed to get 38% growth over YOY in 2023 and 30% growth till now compared to last year.
  • Supply Operating Model change for city to fulfill the demand
    Salary Model & Full Stack Model (2023)
    POD Model & Full Stack Model (2024)
  • City-level partners' engagement activities and proper communication, which end good sentiment in partners base & Request loss under control on the weekend.

Strategy and Analysis :

  • Proficiently created dynamic dashboard in Google Sheets and Jarvis (SQL) for daily reporting, enhancing organization's decision-making process.
  • Using different strategies on Subscription sales over partners base and fast retention of supply for coming year

Market Manager -P&L

Ninjacart
4 2021 - 07.2022

Achievements/Tasks

  • Driven Market Manager bringing proven success in market sales .Prospects new leads effectively with multi -Channel approach. Stays Current on market demands and trends to leverage strength, Surpass quotas and capture substantial business for long-term company success
  • Major responsibility are volume increasing with a consistent positive margins and source fixing based on a whole sales market price and quality.
  • Pricing and sourcing for the supply and distribution team for fixing a Selling price and procurement prices , Based on the reference market whole sale price.
  • On a average 70 tons stocks to market across karnataka

Associate Manager - Central Category

Ninjacart
02.2020 - 03.2021
  • Strengthened merchandising and promotional strategies to drive customer engagement and boost sales.
  • Developed loyal and highly satisfied customer base through proactive management of team customer service strategies.
  • Focusing various methods to increasing tonnage per customer and initiating the locality level pricing.
  • Pan india recovery operation starting end to end , Inventory management, sales , Cash accounting and internal auditing for pan india operational cities

Team Lead - Centre of Excellance | Loss Reduction

Ninjacart
04.2018 - 02.2020

Achievements/Tasks (Mumbai/Bengaluru/Pune /Chennai /Hyderabad)

  • Saved by implementing Cost -saving initiatives that addressed long -standing problems
  • Managed quality assurance program , including on -site evaluations ,internal audits and customer surveys .
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties
  • improved team efficiency and productivity by restructuring workflow and managing assignments.
  • Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Kumaraguru College of Technology
Coimbatore
06.2014 - 04.2018

Higher Secondary - Computer Science

D.V.D Hr Sec School
Nagercoil
06.2012 - 04.2014

Skills

Supply Management

Category Management

Loss Reduction

Business Development

Vendor Management

Accomplishments

  • Awarded as most valuable player -2019
  • Awarded as Star Ninja (Best Employee )of the company -2020
  • Awarded as Heavy lifter for the year of 2022 & 2023

Languages

Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Kanada
Upper intermediate (B2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Malayalam
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Category Manager II

URBAN COMPANY
08.2022 - Current

Associate Manager - Central Category

Ninjacart
02.2020 - 03.2021

Team Lead - Centre of Excellance | Loss Reduction

Ninjacart
04.2018 - 02.2020

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Kumaraguru College of Technology
06.2014 - 04.2018

Higher Secondary - Computer Science

D.V.D Hr Sec School
06.2012 - 04.2014

Market Manager -P&L

Ninjacart
4 2021 - 07.2022
SUGANTH SCATEGORY MANAGER