Raunak Saluja

Director of Engineering

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 8 years of diverse industry experience
  • Strong expertise in P&L management and strategy
  • Proven track record in brand growth and market analysis
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in e-commerce and retail marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

P&l ManagementCategory ManagementE-commerceProduct ManagementStrategyMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentDigital MarketingConsultingMarket AnalysisAnalytical Skills

Other Skills

Data AnalysisBusiness StrategyBrand ManagementRetail Category ManagementRetailProduct Lifecycle ManagementCommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointProduct ServiceSalesMicrosoft ExcelStakeholder ManagementCompetitive LandscapeProgram Management

About

Over 8 years of experience with a consistent track record of top performance ratings across Technology, Consulting, Manufacturing and Retail domains. A Computer Engineer at the core, and a Strategy and Marketing enthusiast, I am a strong believer in the use of data and associated analytics in driving business decisions. Experienced in launching new brands and services. Developed deep knowledge of the Indian market through extensive market visits, in-depth interactions & collaboration.

Experience

8 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 2 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Zepto

Director - Category Growth and Marketing

Jul 2024Jul 2025 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Manage P&L responsibility of $250Mn+ core Foods Category
  • Develop growth strategies to drive market share and profitability using market trends, data insights
  • Utilize data analytics to monitor category performance, customer behavior, campaign effectiveness
  • Plan initiatives with supply chain, events, finance, product teams to maximize category growth
P&L ManagementCategory ManagementData AnalysisBusiness StrategyBrand Management

Amazon

2 roles

Category Manager

Jun 2023Jul 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Managing the P&L responsibility of the $120Mn.+ Fan’s subcategory - largest in Kitchen GL
  • Monitoring inputs like selection, catalog quality, availability, pricing to drive overall category growth
  • Collaborating with India’s top appliances brands to implement initiatives to sustain growth momentum
  • Identifying and implementing supplementary services to improve customer shopping experience on A.in
  • Business Advisor to two strategic appliances brands, aligning their participation in A.in initiatives
Category ManagementRetail Category ManagementRetailE-CommerceMarketing StrategyBusiness Strategy+1

Program Manager

Sep 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Program Manager - Sales & Marketing | Fire TV Hotspot
  • ▪ Manage end to end lifecycle of critical programs, collaborating extensively with cross-functional teams ▪ Leverage deep market knowledge to build strategic business models identifying growth opportunities
  • ▪ Anchor business review mechanisms, support executive reporting to senior leadership up to VP level
  • ▪ Identify risks, conduct root cause analysis through data analysis & innovate risk mitigation solutions
  • ▪ Prioritize agendas based on business impact, negotiate resourcing, and drive process improvements
Product Lifecycle ManagementCommunicationNegotiationStrategyProduct ManagementCustomer Research+19

Amazon web services (aws)

Program Manager

Oct 2022Jun 2023 · 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Program Manager, Digital Native Businesses, AWS
  • Drive critical programs to increase engagement of India’s biggest Digital Native Unicorns on Cloud
  • Identify customer priorities for Top 11 accounts (~55% business), develop strategy to increase revenue
  • Plan in-account marketing, industry specific events to enhance AWS brand awareness across C suite
  • Coordinate with software teams to implement technical interventions unblocking critical service launch
  • Champion the one-Amazon initiative, work across Amazon teams to identify potential business cases
Product Lifecycle ManagementCommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointStrategyProduct Management+12

Aditya birla fashion and retail ltd.

Program Manager - Men's Ethnic

Jul 2019Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • ▪ Program Manager – Men’s Ethnic Wear
  • Primarily responsible for identifying entry opportunities for ABFRL in new categories
  • Analyze competitor landscape & suggest potential white spaces in new market segments
  • Lead the Post Merger Integration of ABFRL's ethnic partnerships with marquee designers
  • Work with CXOs to develop initial business plan in line with strategic vision
  • Coordinate brand building, retail identity, product development functions
  • ▪ Manager – Corporate Strategy
  • Assist the MD in business process monitoring of different ABFRL business verticals
  • Prepare business review decks for Business Review Committee & Investor Communications
  • Anchor operational improvement initiatives across different ABFRL businesses
Product Lifecycle ManagementCommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointCustomer ResearchConsulting+16

Aditya birla group leadership programs

3 roles

Stint 3 - Corporate Economics Cell - Strategy

Feb 2019Jun 2019 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Conduct multiple cross function projects identified to leverage synergies between group companies
  • Key Deliverables:
  • Conducted market study on carbon fiber assessing its threat to Aluminium as a substitute
  • Analyzed business viability for the Group to foray into specific retail opportunities
  • Identified upcoming mega-trends in the consumption sector and analyzed potential impact on Group businesses
CommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointConsultingBusiness DevelopmentDigital Marketing+12

Stint 2 - Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited - Strategy

Oct 2018Feb 2019 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Develop a business plan for new business line
  • Key Deliverables:
  • Analyzed the competitive landscape for concerned product category
  • Designed and commissioned market survey to understand consumer preference
  • Identified fabric/garment vendors to develop product range
  • Finalized store locations for initial launch phase of new brand
  • Initiated work of brand building activities for the new brand
CommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointCustomer ResearchConsultingBusiness Development+14

Stint 1 - Grasim Chemicals - Marketing

Jun 2018Oct 2018 · 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Analysis of potential markets for Phosphoric Acid
  • Key Deliverables:
  • Identified application areas for phosphoric acid in agricultural sector
  • Estimated potential demand for product by analyzing consumption patterns and future growth drivers
  • Devised go-to market strategy and identifying potential channel partners
  • Outsourced logistics requirements
CommunicationNegotiationMicrosoft PowerPointCustomer ResearchConsultingBusiness Development+12

American express

Intern - Global Acquisition Analytics, Integrated Marketing Solutions

Apr 2017Jun 2017 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, India

  • Global Acquisition Analytics, Integrated Marketing Solutions
  • Offered Pre-Placement Offer based on internship performance & relevance of presented suggestions
  • Understanding the economics of the credit card industry
  • Modelling various member get member referral programs being used across different industries
  • Analyzing user patterns to identify bottlenecks and subsequently opportunities for process improvement
  • Utilizing SAS/SQL coding to retrieve meaningful insights from big data
  • Coordinating across various teams to leverage their support in understanding their solutions to similar problems
  • Suggesting a set of alternatives, complete with a cost benefit analysis and strategical impact for each alternative
CommunicationMicrosoft PowerPointConsultingMicrosoft ExcelMarket AnalysisCompetitive Landscape+2

Deloitte u.s. india offices

2 roles

Business Technology Analyst

Aug 2014May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • SAP Technologies
  • Development of customizations within SAP systems to meet different requirements using ABAP Programming Concepts.
  • Worked on the SAP implementation of an automobile major.
  • Handled key functional areas like Finance and Fleet Operations.
  • Worked closely with the Project Management on various Project Management and Estimation tools.
  • Contributed on multiple Firm Initiatives both within SAP framework(reusability and monitoring tools) and otherwise, on topics like Internet of Things.
Microsoft PowerPointConsultingMicrosoft ExcelCompetitive LandscapeAnalytical SkillsCorporate Development

Intern - Business Technology Analyst

Jan 2014Jul 2014 · 6 mos

  • Understanding the basic architecture of SAP Technology systems and basics of the various functional areas serviced by it.
  • Development of customizations within SAP systems to meet different requirements using ABAP Programming Concepts.
  • Internship extended by a month to ensure continuity in the same project after joining the firm as a full time employee.
Microsoft PowerPointConsultingMicrosoft ExcelCompetitive LandscapeAnalytical SkillsCorporate Development

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Post Graduate Programme

Jan 2016Jan 2018

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer Science and Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

Lilavatibai Podar High School

Jan 2003Jan 2010

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