Sambhu J. Nair

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India9 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Achieved 656% YoY growth in seller onboarding.
  • Managed a $150 million portfolio with significant revenue growth.
  • Recognized multiple times for excellence in account management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned E-Commerce and Logistics professional with a strong focus on Business Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentKey Account ManagementAccount ManagementProgram ManagementSales Management

Other Skills

Client OnboardingData AnalysisLogistics ManagementStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyProgram ImplementationMarket ResearchBrand BuildingCross Border LogisticsDigital MarketingStrategic AlliancesNegotiationAdvertising SalesSales ProcessesSales Presentations

About

Result-oriented professional having 10 years of experience in Key Account Management, Business Development, Business Planning & Management, Brand Building, Data Analysis, Cross Border Logistics, team handling with proficiency in creating and sustaining successful stakeholder relationships. An astute performer with a penchant for learning emerging trends, implement best practices and achieve organization goals. Vast expertise in handling high profile clients and leading critical initiatives. 2025: Resilience Award - Walmart Cross Border Trade 2022: Acknowledged as Best Account Manager - Amazon Global Trade 2021: Recognized as Peak Period Champion - Amazon Global Trade 2020: Recognized for Growing Luggage & Shoes - Amazon Global Trade 2019: Recognized with Global Trade Leadership Award 2018: Acknowledged for being a Top Performer in ASSR team (Assisted Self Seller Recruitment) & leading Cross Border Logistics – Amazon Global Trade

Experience

9 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 5 mos
Current Experience

Walmart

3 roles

Manager - BD Outbound

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Leading INCBT BD for Softlines & Hardlines categories with a team of 5 BDs and responsible for
  • identifying & launching strategic sellers/Marquee brands with in-demand selection on Walmart
  • Marketplace. Additionally, identifying and establishing relationships with Export Promotion Councils to
  • introduce Walmart Marketplace to Exporter Association members to generate premium leads.
  • Developing the 1st 90-day plan for the sellers/Marquee brands which includes strategies around SKU
  • count, inventory management, competitive product pricing, advertising, content quality, deals & promotions, thus witnessing ~54% growth among FY’26 launched sellers.
  • Created category insights deck, BD ready reckoner explaining the seller onboarding prerequisites/SOP, pitch e-mail drafts for sellers, training modules, mentoring new associates resulting to increase in productivity by 45% and improving Pitch to Launch conversion to 27% (vs 14% in FY’25).
  • Identified, developed the agreement & onboarded a 3rd party event management agency to conduct exclusive Walmart Marketplace seller summits in 14 export hubs.
  • Identified & onboarded a Global Export-Import trade intelligence agency to generate exports/CBT leads through which over 5000 leads have been identified and successfully reached out.
  • Closely working with Supplier Development team to drive Walmart Vriddhi program from INCBT. As part of the program created SOPs, provided in-person & online trainings, collaborated for seller meetings at their office/factory and on-job training by participating in fairs, thus onboarding over 50 MSMEs.
Client OnboardingBusiness DevelopmentData AnalysisLogistics ManagementSales ManagementKey Account Management

Business Development Manager - Cross Border Trade

Apr 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Successfully onboarded a 3rd party agency to increase the efficiency for Seller Onboarding and Marketplace Incubation program, assisted with hiring and training the associates on the process for a good seller experience, thus leading a team of 42 BDs through which there is a ~84% growth in sellers
  • onboarded.
  • Incorporated the Marketplace Incubation program for India CBT sellers through which ~75k new selection (~81% published items) have been launched till date with a GMV of ~$74k.
  • Amplified relationship with external stakeholders for lead generation by collaborating in seller summits,
  • creating marketing collaterals dedicated to every service provider, collaborating with the Vriddhi team to
  • onboard MSMEs and continuing the activity for the service providers in pipeline to onboard.
  • Initiated successful seller onboarding process for Canada by collaborating with the CA BD & SAM team,
  • leveraging the category insights and launching sellers under priority categories.
  • Leading LTAM team of 7 Account Managers to bring selection basis assortment growth tool, increasing the transacting seller count, WFS %, Walmart Connect spends, thus witnessing ~656% YoY growth with 25% GMV contribution (from 23% in FY’24) to India CBT business.
  • Scheduling webinars on a timely basis for seller onboarding through inbound channel, educating the sellers on best practices, category insights, Walmart Connect and logistics.
Business DevelopmentSales ManagementClient OnboardingStrategic PartnershipsKey Account Management

KAM Manager - Cross Border Trade

Oct 2022Mar 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Built and managed a team of 11 Key Account Managers, created monthly ramp up and business strategies for BAU and peak events, established a strong relationship with the US SAM team for category insights & to leverage visibility opportunities, worked with the BD team to build a strong lead pool, thus driving exponential business growth by 170% annually.
  • Incorporated Joint Business Plan for the top sellers with the agenda to increase the new selection, Walmart Connect spends, improving content quality, scheduling successful reviews with the seller and US SAM team, thus achieving their year end goals.
  • Successfully set up the BI team for India CBT by working with the Data Analysts for approval to Power BI & SQL, thus creating WBR reports, daily sales & BD dashboards, account health metrics dashboards, etc.
  • Successfully created the path for onboarding India based Solution Providers by creating SOP on initial
  • review (by India CBT team), feedback mechanism in Salesforce and initiating conversation with the team
  • for further discussion, thus onboarding 3 Solution Providers till date.
  • Active participation in hiring the associates and building the India CBT team across levels and teams.
Key Account ManagementBusiness StrategyData AnalysisSales ManagementBusiness Development

Amazon

4 roles

Strategic Account Manager

Oct 2021Sep 2022 · 11 mos

  • Strategic Account Manager - Luggage & Shoes (India Global Trade - Exports)
  • Managed a $150 million portfolio of India’s Biggest Luggage and Shoes D2C brands, vendors and
  • manufacturers through strategic inputs, investment planning on new product selection, product placement, advertising and marketing through CPC bidding campaigns resulting to 35% increase in revenue.
  • Incorporated Category Playbook basis market analysis and understanding scope for new categories,
  • identify trends and product development in global business driving incremental business growth of 30%.
  • Incorporated data driven category dashboards to identify whitespaces, onboard right partners who can
  • bring the relevant selection resulting to increase in strategic selection by 52%.
  • Onboarded 115 selling partners under Amazon Private brands program, making it a $20 million program
  • for India Global Trade with 80% growth annually.
Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAccount ManagementStrategic Partnerships

Account Manager

Oct 2019Sep 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Account Manager - Luggage & Shoes (India Global Trade - Exports)
  • Responsible for managing brands/manufacturers/sellers consisting of Indiaʼs biggest Leather, Luggage & Shoes exporters by providing strategic inputs, planning of investments in inventory, marketing to ensure their success on global marketplaces.
  • Collaboration with selling partners to add new strategic selection by identifying white spaces to attain higher growth and managing selection, inventory and core business input metrics to drive seller & category performance.
  • Facilitate Executive Business Reviews/Joint Business Plans quarterly with key accounts to identify areas of improvement, develop action plans and implement initiatives to cultivate sales and enhance customer satisfaction.
Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAccount Management

Program Manager

Jan 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Program Manager - Amazon Global Logistics (India Exports)
  • Created the process Cross Border Logistics for exporting from India to Global marketplaces which includes onboarding Logistics Service Providers for air & ocean along with price negotiation, marketing strategy, understanding exporterʼs needs, creating mechanisms for tracking the leads, reason codes, seller escalation metrics & adoption.
  • Developed 3P warehousing solution, created Peak Planning forecast & process for improving seller export experience: faster shipment inbounding.
  • Conceptualized, identified and rolled-out Learning Management System (LMS) which provided service providers access to on- demand and structured course content, automating/scaling training and
  • onboarding of agencies.
Sales ManagementProgram ImplementationLogistics ManagementProgram ManagementBusiness Development

Sales Associate

Nov 2016Dec 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Sales Associate - Seller Onboarding (India Global Trade - Exports)
  • Onboarded and managed IN brands/manufacturers/sellers on Amazon NA & EU across multiple categories.
  • Created SOPs on solving operational issues - blocked listing, finding root cause for account/listing suspension, best practices for brand & product visibility.
Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentClient OnboardingAccount Management

Reliance communications

Territory Sales Manager

Mar 2016Nov 2016 · 8 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

  • Territory Sales Manager - Metro
  • Targeted subscriber numbers in assigned geography. Achieve Primary targets for Handsets & RCVs (Recharge Voucher).
  • Ensure Secondary placement & target achievement for Handsets & RCVs through Distributor Sales Representatives, continuously provide On-Job-Training to DSR (Distributor Sales Representative) team. Monitor the performance of distributors, preferred retailers & take corrective actions.
Sales ManagementClient OnboardingBusiness Development

Gujarat gas limited

Sales And Marketing Intern

May 2015Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Jamnagar, Gujarat, India

  • Understanding the potential of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
  • Creating go-to-market & sales strategy for expanding the business in the rural areas.
Market ResearchBusiness Development

Education

N R Institute of Business Management (GLS MBA)

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Marketing

Jan 2014Jan 2016

Gujarat Technological University (GTU)

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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