Venkat Rajesh

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Achieved 33% sales increase through effective P&L management.
Onboarded new brands, driving 58% catalog growth.
Expert in E-Commerce and Category Management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned E-Commerce and Retail Management professional with strong expertise in Category Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

E-commerceCategory ManagementP&l ManagementBusiness DevelopmentInventory ManagementProcurementSupply Chain ManagementVendor Management

Other Skills

MerchandisingCategory AnalysisNegotiationSales ManagementOnboardingCatalog ManagementNew Business DevelopmentDemand ForecastingPurchase OrdersStock ManagementVendor CoordinationPurchase ManagementSales OperationsRetail OperationsTeam Management

Experience

10 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

1 yr 5 mos

Current Experience

Zepto

2 roles

Senior Manager I - Category Management

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Manager II - Category Buying

Oct 2024 – Mar 2025 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Building Accessories, Luggage and Travel Category

Myntra

2 roles

Category Manager

Apr 2024 – Sep 2024 · 5 mos

Building Luggage & Travel Gear Category

E-CommerceCategory Management

Associate Category Manager

Feb 2021 – Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Managed category P&L, negotiated cost funding and terms improvement with existing
vendor base, developed optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability
and cost prices resulting in an increase in sales by 33%
Onboarding of new brands on to the platform across categories, that has fueled the
catalog growth of 58% which resulted in achieveing our growth targets
SMU scale up across brands in acessories and travel categories and Deal buy stock cost
negotiations for key events
Worked cross functionally with supply chain, Operations, pricing, strategy, finance and
marketing to delivery strategic projects

MerchandisingCategory AnalysisCategory ManagementP&L Management

Tusker pam private limited

Assistant Merchandising Manager

Apr 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Planning of Stock on Quarterly basis, Re-ordering, Seasonal merchandise selection for
our retail stores
Responsible for Inventory Planning, Sales, Order Management and Profitability for all the
retail stores across the country
Co-ordinate with Overseas brand team regarding Order placement, Purchase Order,
Delivery and Payments on timely basis
Responsible for deriving the costing of products, Discounting etc to keep the margins
intact with the purchases
Review of Dead stock on monthly basis and plan activities to clear slow movers to main
DOH
Responsible for onboarding of dealers across the country to market our products which
includes margin negotiation, contract closure and Sales

New Business DevelopmentDemand ForecastingInventory ManagementProcurement

Myntra.com

Category Services Executive

Jan 2015 – Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Managed top seller replenishment basis rate of sale to make sure stocks are available at
all the times.
Co-ordinate with vendors for stock on hand, ordering of stocks, PO processing and
ensure timely delivery of stocks
Take care of product cataloguing, to make styles/options live on portal and resolving
issues if any during the process to ensure there is no dead inventory
Maintaining relationship with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for upcoming
new season merchandise and OSM stocks if any.
To identify new brands/vendors for category growth. Take care of margin negotiation,
contract closure, onboarding.