AMIT R SAXENA — CEO
A seasoned Professional in leadership P&L roles with 22 years of Experience in Organised Retail, E-com, Quick- Com, BD, Sale & Marketing, Sourcing, 3P operations, Merchandising, Category Management, E2E Private Lable development & management (Sourcing, Quality, Processing centre Operations, Branding, Packaging Material), Trade Marketing & Pricing and Sales across B2B, B2C business at scale. Adept at setting up business from scratch and scaling them up quickly, across BUs of FMCG, Foods & Beverages, Staples (Commodities), Apparels, General Merchandise and Consumer Durables for B2B and B2C consumer segments. - MBA & Post Graduate (IIM-Calcutta, IMT-Ghaziabad, NIAM, GBPUA&T), - An enterprising leader with dexterity in Leading & mentoring Large TEAMs - Deft Strategist with expertise in Setting up new businesses/ new functions from scratch and scaling them up. - Merchandising / Category Management- Vendor Development & management, Terms of Trade (ToT) Negotiations, Inventory management, Supply chain management, Private label development, brand launches, processing centers management, QA being core strengths. - Trade Marketing - • Conceptualizing and formulating Annual trade marketing calendar aligned with business strategy, 30 60 90 rolling Plans, monitoring them & executing on ground. • Designing customized Trade Promotion Programs for Retailers as per season, region, festivals and ensuring promotional & ATL communication strategy. BTL Activations in partnership with Leading FMCG Players and Brands for In-store Activations and promotions to build customer loyalty. - Merchandise Strategy & Planning - for B2B, B2C Retail Businesses. Across formats - Cash & carry, Hyper Market, Convenience stores, e-commerce; Across Geographies - Metro towns, Tier- II, III towns and Rural across all Major Indian States. Setting SOPs for process improvement. • Sales & Marketing. Brand management and New Product launches.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in FMCG and Retail sectors with expertise in business development and category management.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 21 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Business Development
- Brand Management
- Retail Category Management
Career Highlights
- 22 years of experience in organized retail and e-commerce.
- Expert in setting up and scaling businesses across various sectors.
- Strong leadership in managing large teams and strategic planning.
Work Experience
NCDEX e Markets Ltd.
Building Digital Markets (6 mos)
EY
Business Consultant (1 mo)
Suminter India Organics
Business Head (Global)- B2C | B2B | PL | Export (1 yr 6 mos)
Flipkart
Director - FMCG l Agri-Commodities l Fresh (Omnichannel) (1 yr 11 mos)
Director- Grocery (e-com/ Q-com) (2 yrs 6 mos)
Wellnes enthusiast
Yoga Wellness & Lifestyle Coach (5 yrs 10 mos)
Reliance Retail
Category Business Head (8 mos)
Head- Trade Planning (& Pricing) (2 yrs 7 mos)
Walmart
Dy General Manager - Buying & Merchandising (4 yrs 1 mo)
Metro cash & carry India Private limited
Category Manager FMCG - (Merchandising Manangement) (11 mos)
Future Group India; Jubilant Organosys, Reliance Retail
Category Manager-FMCG, Staples Dairy; Area Sales Manager (Agri-Input & Animal N) (6 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Advanced Programme in Strategy at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Master's degree at Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
PGP-RM (PG Programme in Retail Management) at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
PGPABM at National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur
M.Sc. Agriculture at G. B. Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology
