Rajagopalan Ganesan

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 5 years of experience in strategy and business planning.
Proven track record in driving profitability in FMCG.
Expertise in product management and digital partnerships.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Fintech and FMCG with strong expertise in product management and business strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

Category ManagementBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentCorporate Sales Management

Other Skills

StrategyFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Market AnalysisE-CommerceRetail Category ManagementEntrepreneurshipStrategic SourcingBusiness PlanningDigital StrategyPricing StrategyPartner Relationship ManagementProcurementBusiness MetricsMarket ResearchRetail

About

A Post Graduate in Management of Business Administration from Fore School of Management, Delhi with more than 5 years of experience in Strategy & Business Planning, Consultative Selling, Creating Digital Partnerships & Product Roadmaps, Product Management, Category Management, Inventory & Demand Planning, Business Analysis and Industry + Market Research.

Experience

5 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

1 yr 7 mos

Current Experience

Zepto

Senior Category Manager - II

Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Leading the Frozen Food Category for Zepto, managing 75+ brands and a portfolio of 450 Cr +, including P&L, Inventory, Assortment & Planning

StrategyCategory ManagementFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Market AnalysisE-CommerceBusiness Strategy+18

Flipkart

Category Manager - Personal Care

Jun 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Accomplished Lead Category Manager with a Business Strategy Development
experience and a proven history of driving profitability and efficiency across different
product lines in FMCG Industry. Adept at leveraging market analysis & dynamic pricing
strategies to deliver increased bottomline by focusing on the right KPI metrics,
executing Strategic Supplier Consolidation, launching innovative marketing campaigns,
Demonstrating exceptional skills in Category Optimization, Cost Management &
Stakeholder Collaboration to exceed Business Objectives.

StrategyCategory ManagementFast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)Market AnalysisE-CommerceBusiness Strategy+24

Digit insurance

3 roles

Product Manager - Institutional & Banca Channel

Promoted

Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 · 11 mos

Responsible for the product planning and execution throughout the Product
Lifecycle, Process Engineering, Strategy & Business Development of insurance
products (General Insurance)
Developed & Executed strategic plans that resulted in a 15% growth in revenue
Collaborated cross-functionally to define product specifications/features, driving
the successful launch of 3 new insurance products within the first year
Monitored customer satisfaction metrics (settlement ratios), leveraged market
research & customer feedback to achieve 20% increase in customer retention
Successfully orchestrated over 10+ launches with Banks, Digital Lenders & Fintech
Companies like Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Cleartrip, Paytm, Phonepe, etc.
Building strategies for business development in the Institutional & Bancassurance Channel, leveraging support from design teams to build & optimise UI/UX designs, create Native/ redirection digital customer journeys with the help of API team, formulate Go-To-Market strategies for clients, make use of data analytics to keep loss ratios of portfolios in check.
Streamlining the product planning and execution process throughout the customer Lifecycle of GI Products. To be the integrator of Business, Technology & Customer experience.

Product IdeationSales StrategyManagement ConsultingRegulatory ComplianceNew Product IdeasProcess Engineering+11

Associate Manager

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022 · 9 mos

Managed a portfolio of INR 200 Crs Business the relationship manager for 15+ Corporate brokers through consultative selling for risk transfer solutions and handling the entire sales cycle from prospect discovery to after-sales.
Identified client requirements to recommend an optimum balance between risk retention and risk transfer by offering superior customer experience backed by industry-leading technology
Gathered market information regarding key products and performing internal benchmarking to bridge gaps between market offering, client requirement and own product
Explored market opportunities to introduce industry-first products (eg Digit’s Covid Insurance)

Corporate Sales ManagementPeople ManagementProcess ImprovementCorporate Strategy