Tuman Poddar

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in driving FMCG category growth
Proven track record in managing P&L effectively
Strong leadership in vendor management and key account strategies

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B FMCG Category Leader with expertise in sales and marketing strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Category ManagementPnl ManagementRevenue & Profit GrowthKey Account ManagementVendor Management

Other Skills

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)StrategyBusiness ProfitabilityBusiness AnalysisModern TradePricing StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)E-CommercePhotoshop3D Studio MaxBlenderResearchLeadershipPublic SpeakingGraphic Design

About

A results-oriented FMCG category leader with expertise across all retail channels. Focused on developing strategies that drive sustainable growth while delivering strong top- and bottom-line results. Known for leading teams, optimizing P&L, and executing high-impact market strategies with a rare combination of Sales, Marketing, Design, and Business expertise.

Experience

7 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 10 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Flipkart

4 roles

Senior Manager II Category

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Leading the entire Beauty and Personal Care space at Flipkart Wholesale.

Category ManagementPnL ManagementFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

Senior Manager Category

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Feb 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

Responsible for the entire PnL for Oral and Shaving Needs as well as Hair Oil and Treatments for Flipkart Wholesale(B2B). Directly managed key vendors such as Dabur, Colgate, and Loreal.

StrategyCategory ManagementRevenue & Profit GrowthBusiness ProfitabilityBusiness Analysis

Key Account Manager

Apr 2022 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr

Managed 16+ Vendors for Personal Care at Flipkart Wholesale(B2B) including large brands like Loreal, Marico, Dabur, HRIPL, Bajaj, CavinKare, Revlon. Ensuring their top and bottom line achievements.
Multiple Tier 1 Event Title Sponsorship Closures - BBD, Independence sales, Republic Sales

Key Account ManagementModern TradePricing StrategyVendor ManagementBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

Category Manager

Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos

Delivered end-to-end PnL of Hair Oil and Treatments for Flipkart Wholesale(B2B). Managed large vendors like Loreal, Dabur, Marico, Godrej, HUL.

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)E-CommerceCategory ManagementPnL Management

Britannia industries limited

2 roles

Assistant Manager Sales

Jan 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

Management Trainee

Jun 2019 – Mar 2020 · 9 mos

Worked in a multi-channel (GT, MT, ACD) sales role across various geographies across North India both in the Urban and Rural format.
Functioned as an Area Sales Executive for the district of Hardoi, UP handling a team of 8 Salesmen and 5 Distributors. Responsible towards primary sales, secondary sales, business development, supply chain management and sales team management and recruitment.
Achievement during the stint
Infrastructure addition of 1 super stockist and 38 rural dealers in the territory amounting to 194% Growth in primary and 158% growth in secondary sales during the stint.
1.9x growth in rural business extraction and 2.5x growth in urban business extraction.
2x growth in contribution to cluster business
Designing and executing a cluster wide reward and recognition program over 50 rural salesmen.

361 degree minds

Summer Intern : Business Development and Digital Marketing

Apr 2018 – May 2018 · 1 mo · Chennai Area, India

Responsible towards
Conceptualizing and Developing New Business Opportunities in the Remote Learning Industry
Product development and pricing strategy in the Education sector
Identifying, meeting and negotiating with potential business clients
Setting Up and Managing Adwords Campaign end to end
Setting up and Managing Facebook Ad Campaign
Designing both digital and traditional Marketing Collaterals

7c studio

UX Designer

Dec 2015 – May 2016 · 5 mos · Bangaon Area, India

An app service start-up which provided the perfect platform to work with an extremely talented diverse group of developers, to design and develop some world class products from grocery apps to sports apps to valentines day app. Responsibility never stayed within UI/UX bounds , getting down and dirty was the norm providing opportunities to experiment with product design, web-development , front-end and graphic designing.