Anant Vishwakarma

Business Development Manager

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India5 yrs 6 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 5 years in Category Management and Business Development.
  • Proven track record of driving 3X YoY growth.
  • Awarded best performer for FY24 at Reliance Retail.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail and Consumer Electronics expert with strong capabilities in Category Management and Sales.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

Category ManagementSales Management

Other Skills

Buying & MerchandisingOmni-channel MarketingSalesBusiness ManagementTeam LeadershipMarketingFinanceMechanical EngineeringDigital MarketingConsumer BehaviorBrand ManagementTeam ManagementCorporate StrategyMarketing ResearchCompetitive Marketing Strategies

About

Anant Vishwakarma is an MBA from IIM Bangalore with more than 5 years of experience in Category Management, Multi-Channel Mgmt., Buying & Merchandising, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, and Channel Management.

Experience

5 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Reliance retail

2 roles

Category Lead - Buying & Merchandising

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Leading Buying and Merchandising for Smartphones category for online and offline business
  • Portfolio - 5000+ Cr
Buying & MerchandisingCategory management

Senior Category Manager

Mar 2022 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Category Manager for Smartphones for Reliance Retail Omni Channel Platforms- JioMart, JioMart Digital, rd.in, MyJio Stores and Reliance Digital stores
  • Managing a business portfolio of INR 3000+ Cr, driving 3X YoY growth
  • Awarded best performer for FY24
Category managementOmni-channel MarketingSales

Samsung india

2 roles

Area Business Manager

Oct 2020 – Feb 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Managing an area of annual business value of INR 65+ Cr; for 5 categories: Smartphones & Feature Phones, Tabs, Accessories, Wearable, and Hearable
  • Leading a team of 25+ Executives and Sales Manager, 50+ customer consultants; along with 5 regional distributors and 400+ retail partners
  • Winner of SPL (Jan'21): Regional Competition during the Launch of Flagship S21 Family
  • Managing performance of the various Sellout Drivers: Smartphone Financing, Mobile Insurance etc.
Business ManagementTeam LeadershipSales Management

Management Trainee

Jul 2020 – Sep 2020 · 2 mos

  • Revival of business in the tier-4 and below cities for Chhattisgarh State
  • Growth of Sellout Drivers like smartphone insurance program, EMI program etc.

Asian paints

Summer Intern

Apr 2019 – May 2019 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  • • New Product Introduction and Distribution Channel establishment for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Tata steel

Summer Intern

May 2017 – Jul 2017 · 2 mos · Jamshedpur Area, India

  • • Raw Material Management: Reduction of wastage in logistics

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2014 – Jan 2018

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