Payal Kumari

Product Manager

India6 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

5 years of category management experience in top fashion brands.
Proven track record of driving revenue growth and market share.
Expert in building supplier ecosystems and leading teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Category Management expert in the B2C fashion industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Category ManagementVendor ManagementBrand Management

Other Skills

Category Strategy & GrowthProduct Assortment & Portfolio ManagementStrategic SourcingVendor & Partner ManagementInventory & Working Capital OptimisationMargin & P&L OwnershipStakeholder & Team LeadershipMicrosoft OfficeNegotiationMonetizationRevenue & Profit GrowthData PresentationCategory AnalysisP&L ForecastingRevenue Forecasting

About

5 years category management experience in National and D2C fashion brands on Myntra(Raymond group, Blackberry’s, Van Heusen, Marks and Spencer’s, Turtle etc), Bewakoof(Mens’s D2C brands - Snitch, XYXX, Powerlook etc along with Personal Care launch 1st time on the platform) and Flipkart(Raymond group, Mufti, Being Human, Indian terrain etc. along with IW portfolio).

Experience

6 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 4 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 3 mos

Current Experience

Zepto

Senior Manager

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru

Responsible for owning end-to-end category strategy, driving sustainable growth, building strong supplier ecosystems, and leading high-impact team.
Core strength:
Category Strategy & Growth | Product Assortment & Portfolio Management | Strategic Sourcing
Vendor & Partner Management | Inventory & Working Capital Optimisation, Margin & P&L Ownership | Stakeholder & Team Leadership

Category Strategy & GrowthProduct Assortment & Portfolio ManagementStrategic SourcingVendor & Partner ManagementInventory & Working Capital OptimisationMargin & P&L Ownership+3

Electronics bazaar

Vendor Manager

Apr 2024 – Jan 2025 · 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Personal care appliances (Amazon seller)

Flipkart

Manager

Mar 2022 – Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Managed branded accounts along with IW portfolio.
Delivered xx% growth against category with market share gain.
Worked on : Brand management, Monetisation to drive bottom line, Analysing white spaces and gaps, Support models, Negotiations, Hygiene solves, Brand Days, Fest and Activations

Microsoft OfficeNegotiationBrand ManagementCategory Management