Nikhilesh Sawant

Co-Founder

Thane, Maharashtra, India10 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of habitry™, a wellness system for busy professionals.
Achieved significant revenue growth in e-commerce roles.
Expert in designing systems for sustainable habits.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C E-Commerce and Wellness expert with a focus on habit formation and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

FounderBehavior DesignE-commerce StrategyCustomer LoyaltyFulfilment OptimizationCategory ManagementB2b SalesProduct ManagementProduct LaunchCustomer Service Management

Other Skills

StartupsWellness system developmentE-CommerceRetargetingCustomer satisfactionBusiness DevelopmentOnline salesProduct DevelopmentMarket share captureBusiness ConsultingE-Commerce ConsultingInfluencer MarketingMarketplaceSolutionsBusiness Strategy

About

I’ve spent over a decade building and scaling businesses in high-pressure environments; from large consumer brands to fast-moving digital teams. Over time, I started noticing a pattern. The same people who manage complexity, systems, and teams exceptionally well at work often struggle to stay consistent with their own health. Not because they lack discipline, but because the systems they rely on don’t survive real life. That observation led me to build habitry™ - a habit-first wellness system designed for busy professionals, teams, and communities. The work focuses less on motivation and more on designing routines that hold up under stress, travel, fatigue, and change. My background spans business strategy, operations, and behavior design, alongside years of on-ground group coaching. I’m interested in how systems shape outcomes in organizations, in health, and in everyday life. I write occasionally about these themes and document the work as it unfolds here: nikhileshsaw.com

Experience

10 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 11 mos

Current Experience

Habitry™

Founder

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

We develop programs for people to lead balanced life by inculcating fresh habits.
With our first project "The Habitry", we design practical and personalized solutions that effortlessly fit into your busy life, making it easier to cultivate habits that last.
At Shubha Swasthya, we extensively research to evolve our solutions to create something new, everytime!.

FounderStartups

Croma

Category Head

May 2022 – Dec 2022 · 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

|| Key Responsibilties ||
Directed and refined a #1000 crore GMV portfolio, overseeing 400+ SKUs across two product categories.
Achieved a 25% revenue increase via multiple strategically planned projects.
|| Noteworthy Contributions ||
Enhanced customer loyalty by implementing retargeting initiatives based on insights from offline channels, resulting in a 15% increase in repeat purchases.
Developed an online-first product portfolio aligned with customer preferences.
Spearheaded the development of an online-first product portfolio tailored to customer preferences.
Worked on Rapid Pricing Response team, ensuring agile decision-making during market fluctuations.
Streamlined inventory processes, improving churn rates and unlocking working capital.
Managed team consisting of assistant category managers, inventory controllers and various CFTs to achieve unified organizational goals.

E-CommerceE-Commerce Strategy

Godrej & boyce mfg. co. ltd.

3 roles

Ecommerce Manager

Promoted

May 2020 – May 2022 · 2 yrs · On-site

|| Key Responsibilties ||
Expand the eComm portfolio while achieving ₹50 crore in revenue in the launch year and scale up to ₹150 crores.
|| Noteworthy Contributions ||
Reducing CAC, improving ROAS, and increasing customer engagement rates compared to industry benchmarks via focused marketing & real-time campaign optimization.
Piloted the Fulfilment by Amazon and Flipkart Advantage models, improving delivery times and enhancing customer satisfaction.
Improved conversions by enhancing the content library with A+ listings. Created detailed, well-structured & engaging marketing material to provide customers with a richer and more informed shopping experience.
Established a dedicated eCommerce 'hub and spoke' supply chain, including warehousing, to crash online delivery times.
Conducted multiple Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) initiatives to revamp systems.

E-CommerceE-Commerce Strategy

Category Manager

Jul 2017 – Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos · On-site

|| Key Responsibilities ||
Led the portfolio for ‘Social Offices,’ introducing a solution-led selling approach to the B2B vertical. The basket of offerings comprised of 6 categories, 1,800+ products and 50,000+ SKUs.
|| Noteworthy Contributions ||
Spearheaded the online launch of the Office furniture category, establishing it into a thriving channel for B2B sales, by capitalizing early-on to the trend of "shift-to-online" during the lockdown.
Pivoted to the GeM portal (Govt e-Marketplace) for the category which became the most successful brand from Godrej & Boyce.
Worked closely on "Wellness@work" initiative which emphasized the importance of ergonomics for healthy and productive workspaces. We published 12 white papers annually on 'Office Space Ergonomics' strengthening the brand's ‘thought leadership’ in the industry.

Category ManagementBusiness Development

Product Manager

Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs · On-site

|| Key Responsibilities ||
Managed the product portfolio for the largest business line, generating ₹350+ crore in revenue across five countries. Oversaw 32 product lines and 20,000+ SKUs, manufactured in three in-house factories and distributed across 500 cities.
|| Noteworthy Contributions ||
Launched 10 new products under the 'Active Seating' philosophy, positioning them as the "most customizable" seating range to capture a larger market share.
Achieved steady-state revenues for 4 new products within 3 months of launch through a combination of PR, Marketing Campaigns & on-ground amplification focused on business development.
Strengthened the distribution channel and improved conversion rates. Personally re-trained the salesforce of 500+ people for a better Product-Market-Fit (PMF).

Product ManagementProduct Development