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Awijit Singh

E-commerce lead (Marketplaces)
Gurgaon

Summary

A seasoned business-savvy professional with experience across e-commerce marketing, Business Development, category management, performance marketing, Online Vendor Management, and Business Planning/ Implementation. Currently spearheading as Head of E-commerce with Honasa private ltd (Mamaearth)

Core Competencies

Business Development ♦ P&L Accountability ♦ Performance marketing ♦Category Management ♦ Relationship Management ♦ Team Management ♦ Revenue Growth and Profitability ♦ Leadership ♦Communication Skill

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

General Manager (Head of E-commerce)

Honasa Consumer Ltd. (Mamaearth)
09.2023 - Current
  • P&L, revenue and performance marketing ownership for all Honasa House of brands including Mamaearth, the derma co, Aqualogica, Dr. Sheth's and Bblunt
  • Exited FY 24 at approximately INR 800CR ($94 million) on marketplaces with 200% YoY growth on all new brands and and 11% growth on Mamaearth.
  • Leading performance marketing and category management and managing a team of around 25 professionals for all major E-commerce marketplaces and quick commerce platforms. (B2B and B2C)
  • Leading workstreams on SKU rationalization, COGS optimization, discount structure, e-commerce flywheels , channel strategy and activation.
  • Defining category plans, marketing plans, activity calendar for all platforms
  • Strategies JBP, TOT and agreement closures with all platform partners
  • Developed AOP/BP for parking annual revenue targets and budgets for all brands keeping scale and efficiency in mind.

Key Achievements

· Through marketing efficiency and vendor negotiation, contributed in making 2 new brands CM2 positive in FY 24 which eventually led to overall brand growth

· Created playbooks on the derma co growth on Amazon and Flipkart, intra brand competition strategy for similar categories (I.e, sunscreen is part of all 4 Honasa brands) and NPD approach for performance marketing on Amazon and other marketplaces

· Introduced performance playbooks for new age quick commerce platforms and Purplle prep

· Led charters to maintain laser light focus on seasoned categories.

Associate Director

Performics (Publicis Groupe)
3 2022 - 09.2023
  • Commerce account lead with a team of 35+ digital marketing experts leading the engagement for Paid Commerce and SEM campaigns across top e-tailers, websites and e-commerce portals
  • Driving KPIs like traffic, SOV, ROAS, NTB, and ultimately GMV and MS for the client
  • Leading the L'Oréal portfolio and managing both Consumer Product Division (CPD) and Professional Product Division (PPD)
  • Managing Loreal Paris, Maybelline, Garnier, Nyx, Matrix, Biolage, and Loreal Professional within L'Oréal
  • Helped the team building Launch Strategy for new product prototype of L'Oréal brand
  • Major Launches in 2022 are FitMe Tint and Vinyl in Maybelline and Hair Care Hyaluronic Moisture in Loreal Paris

Achievements

  • Through meticulous event planning, helped L'Oréal recorded highest ever revenue on Ecommerce in September 2022 at ~120 Crores
  • Developed the e-commerce Annual Operational Planning 2023 (AOP) for L'Oréal that helped in retaining the brand for next 2 years.

Sr. Account Manager

Position2
06.2021 - 03.2022
  • Led team of 15+ Dynamic Account Managers
  • Forecasted for new and existing E-Commerce clients to meet their marketing goals considering the current trend
  • Oversaw and owned multiple E-Commerce accounts across sectors like Healthcare, Skincare, Fashion, and Office supplies
  • Managed daily budget between $20000 to $ 40000 for clients across the globe
  • Hands on Experience on Tools like SA 360, Seller/Vendor Central, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Merchant Center and GoDatafeed etc.

Sr. PPC Specialist

Darshan Soft-Tech Pvt. Ltd
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Lead the team of 5 executives working on Google Ads, Bing, Amazon Marketplace
  • Served as main point of contact for clients, answering any performance related questions
  • Created, managed and optimized Campaigns on Google Search, Google Shopping, Display, Amazon marketplace for European and US clients managing the daily budget of $20000 for multiple platforms
  • Actively Initiating in analyzing, researching, testing and proposing new approaches for improving PPC results to maintain a lower cost% and higher ROAS with increased sales for Google Ads and Amazon Marketplace.

Senior PPC Specialist

Accenture Solutions Private Limited
10.2017 - 10.2020
  • Worked for Google on Accenture's payroll with specialization in Google Search and Shopping, handling the LCS segment of Google's clientage whose minimum budget was more than $20,000 per day
  • Worked extensively on tools like SA 360, Campaign Manager, Merchant Center and Godatafeed
  • Helped the clients in achieving their monthly and quarterly marketing goals by providing assistance in implementing and optimizing PPC, strategies effectively in order to meet the ROI.

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technologies
10.2016 - 10.2017
  • Worked for Google Ads project for LCS clients in as account optimization expert
  • My core responsibilities were to manage big E commerce Google clients and optimize their Search, Shopping, Video and Universal app Campaigns
  • Discussed the media plan with account managers to gauge the aim of the marketing strategy and suggest a better possible way to make the changes effective and successful to draw improved results
  • Provided end to end resolution to the clients and make sure to increase customer's experience.

PPC Analyst

Star Lead Services
01.2014 - 10.2016
  • Managed a wide range of E-Commerce clients across the Globe
  • Created and planned a variety of PPC campaigns across a range of digital channels like Google Ads, Amazon marketplace, Bing Ads etc
  • Oversaw existing campaigns and made recommendations on how to optimise them
  • Analysed trends and making data-driven decisions
  • Provided end to end resolution to the clients and make sure to increase customer's experience.

Education

MBA International Marketing -

The ICFAI University
07.2019 - 07.2021

BA -

J S Bhardwaj Degree College
04.2010 - 04.2013

XII -

DAV Sr Secondary School
04.2005 - 04.2006

DAV Sr. Secondary School
04.2003 - 04.2004

Skills

  • Ecommerce

  • P&L

  • Performance Marketing

  • Category management

  • Team management

  • Business planning

  • AOP

  • Business Development

  • Negotiation

Timeline

General Manager (Head of E-commerce)

Honasa Consumer Ltd. (Mamaearth)
09.2023 - Current

Sr. Account Manager

Position2
06.2021 - 03.2022

Sr. PPC Specialist

Darshan Soft-Tech Pvt. Ltd
10.2020 - 06.2021

MBA International Marketing -

The ICFAI University
07.2019 - 07.2021

Senior PPC Specialist

Accenture Solutions Private Limited
10.2017 - 10.2020

Business Analyst

Cognizant Technologies
10.2016 - 10.2017

PPC Analyst

Star Lead Services
01.2014 - 10.2016

BA -

J S Bhardwaj Degree College
04.2010 - 04.2013

XII -

DAV Sr Secondary School
04.2005 - 04.2006

DAV Sr. Secondary School
04.2003 - 04.2004

Associate Director

Performics (Publicis Groupe)
3 2022 - 09.2023
Awijit SinghE-commerce lead (Marketplaces)