Arjun Galgali
Assistant Brand Manager
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Pursue a career in business development and company brand building to carve out a niche for myself, while utilizing my key skills, expertise and experience in a highly motivated and challenging work environment with growth orientation for organization and self.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Brand Manager
Amazon India
Bengaluru, India
01.2022 - Current
- Expertise in managing and optimizing product categories, ensuring alignment with market trends and customer needs.
- Proven ability to develop and execute strategies that drive online sales, enhance customer experience, and optimize product assortment.
- Strong analytical skills in using data to inform pricing, merchandising, and inventory decisions.
- Experience in negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing procurement processes.
- Managed product assortment, pricing, and promotion strategies for key categories, driving a 35% increase in sales.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with vendors, negotiating favorable terms that improved margins by 5%
- Boosted category sales 40% through the development and execution of targeted pricing strategies and promotional campaigns.
- Increased market share by 4% by effectively implementing merchandising strategies and optimizing visual displays.
Vendor Manager Lead
Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 01.2022
- Played a key role in defining client problem statements and delivering swift, mutually beneficial solutions to enhance performance.
- Played a crucial role in managing clients' financial performance by providing expert guidance on maximizing profitability and achieving financial goals.
- Facilitated brand enhancement and effectively managed productive relationships with key account holders.
- Proven expertise in driving inventory management, sales growth, and supply chain optimization across various categories including Sports, Home, Tools, Health, and Personal Care Delivering 30Cr Business with YOY growth of 20%
- Developed and implemented effective price negotiation strategies that significantly maximized company profitability.
- Successfully negotiated intricate vendor agreements and established enduring client relationships across various commodities.
Key Account Manager
Aegis Limited (Flipkart)
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunities
- Provided strategic and proactive solutions for account management with market study of potential competitive threats
- Top ranking in contribution towards revenue and profitability maximization in a consistent and progressive manner
- Designed and developed efficient database management for maintaining customer database, resulting in timely use of structured data for further analysis
- Adept in building diverse and consistently progressive sales portfolio for key clients
- Subject matter expert in generating seasonal creative pitches for clients targeting various consumer groups
- Advisory and consulting role in building promotional and branding strategies while leveraging optimal production, sales volume and cost control.
Assistant Engineer
SWEPCO (A.V.Ramamoorthy & Co.)
06.2016 - 02.2018
- Critically analytical role in product assessment, pricing strategies, discounts and rewards programs planning
- Sales and profit maximization with proactive inventory and client management strategies
- Key role in meeting client deliverables and on-time order completions yielding brand enhancement and long-lasting client relations
- Expert guidance on providing relevant product and service offerings tailored as per diverse client requirements.
Sales Executive
Advaith Hyundai
09.2012 - 05.2013
- Key contribution in leveraging potential customers towards purchase, yielding high sales volume and profit maximization.
Education
Engineering (Mechanical) -
K S School of Engineering & Management, Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological University
01.2016
Diploma (Automobile) -
P E S College, Bangalore, Dept. of Technical Education, Karnataka
01.2012
Skills
Personal
- Business Analysis and Result Orientation
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication and Presentation
- Problem Solving and Crisis Management
Technical
- Microsoft Office - Skillful Level
- SQL - Beginner Level
- Brand Development and Marketing
- Strategic Brand Management
- Category Growth
Websites
Certification
Selected for representing Indian SWEPCO brand at the weeklong training conducted for Sales Marketing strategies in TEXAS USA in 2016
Accomplishments
- Achieved a sales growth of 40% YOY.
- Successfully developed and implemented inventory tracking methods across teams.
- Successfully launched 1500+ Products which were white space in the category which contributed to 30% of the Sales Till July 2024 (120+Cr till July 2024)
- Successful in crisis management of out-of-stock products with strategic approach in product/location offerings for desired merchandise.
- Awarded as Best Negotiator FTY 2020.
- Received multiple Amazon Day 1 Awards.
- Recognized as the Best Account Manager and Vendor Manger from different stakeholders.
- Recognized for Best Account Management Skills of Seller Accounts
- Best Performer by overachieving the goals for 2 consecutive business critical months.
Languages
Kannada
English
Hindi
Timeline
Assistant Brand Manager
Amazon India
01.2022 - Current
Vendor Manager Lead
Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 01.2022
Key Account Manager
Aegis Limited (Flipkart)
03.2018 - 04.2019
Assistant Engineer
SWEPCO (A.V.Ramamoorthy & Co.)
06.2016 - 02.2018
Sales Executive
Advaith Hyundai
09.2012 - 05.2013
Engineering (Mechanical) -
K S School of Engineering & Management, Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological University
Diploma (Automobile) -
P E S College, Bangalore, Dept. of Technical Education, Karnataka