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Kuldeep Maurya

Category Management
Gurgaon

Summary

Results-driven category management professional with track record in driving market share growth and optimizing product portfolios. Adept at leveraging data analytics and market trends to make strategic decisions, improving inventory turnover and profitability. Strong collaborator with focus on team alignment and achieving business objectives, adapting seamlessly to evolving market demands. Skilled in vendor negotiations, product lifecycle management, and cross-functional team leadership.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Category Manager

Zomato Hyperpure Private Limited
09.2024 - Current
  • Improved margin performance by negotiating favorable supplier contracts and optimizing cost structures.
  • Ensured consistent delivery of high-quality products by establishing rigorous quality control measures across vendors and suppliers.
  • Optimized supply chain efficiency through proactive inventory management practices, reducing stockouts, and excess inventory levels.
  • Managing sourcing and end to end operations Dry Fruit category in Pan India with 11 warehouse.
  • Handling the platform sales and DD sales for the Pan India.
  • Launching the new assortment and vendor of the Dry Fruit category and increasing the GMV of business.
  • Drove sales growth by identifying emerging market trends and adjusting product assortments accordingly.
  • Analyzed SKU-level performance on an ongoing basis to inform assortment optimization decisions based on sales velocity, margin contribution, and consumer feedback data points.

Sourcing Officer

Meesho Grocery Super-mart
11.2023 - 08.2024
  • Assortment Planning- Selecting and managing the assortment of rice and Flours , Oil products to meet customer demands and market trends. This involves analyzing sales data, conducting

market research.

  • Pricing and Promotions: Developing pricing strategies and promotional activities to maximize sales and profitability. This includes monitoring competitor pricing, evaluating market trends, and coordinating promotional campaigns to drive customer engagement and increase market share.
  • Supplier Management: Identifying and managing relationships with Rice , Oil , Flours suppliers. This involves negotiating contracts, monitoring supplier performance, ensuring timely delivery, and maintaining competitive pricing and quality standards.
  • Revenue Growth: For the revenue growth I have done multiple market analysis on the weekly.
    wise also keep on eye at the market trends so that I can do better negotiation with the sellers
    and stockholders.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborating with various internal teams such as procurement, marketing, operations, and finance to ensure seamless execution of category plans and alignment with overall business objectives


Procurement Executive

Odicea Distribution Technologies Pvt Ltd
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Handling Private label brand for north zone
  • Made assortment for territories across North India
  • Identified and on-boarded potential vendors to get supplies
  • Planned and directed the work to be done in order to drive numbers
  • Associated with major manufacturers/traders to get supplies across various cities through their distribution network
  • Monitored sales and inventory and worked on projections
  • Organized training sessions with team to give them overview of assortment and sales pitch
  • Worked across functions with peers in other groups to ensure collaboration for shared goals
  • Complete monthly review process
  • Skills: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management
  • Assisted with ordering, receiving, stocking, pricing, and merchandising of products within the category

Business Development Executive

Hiveloop Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 10.2022
  • Identifying wholesalers, traders with good brand image and product portfolio
  • Convincing those traders and wholesalers to work with Udaan on market Place model (commission based)
  • Identifying top selling sku's of these clients and urging them to always keep stocks in hand for these sku's
  • Keeping a track of market price of sku's served on Udaan by clients
  • Urging clients to keep rates less or same in comparison to distributor/market rates
  • (DTR Model) Identifying staples (food) manufacturers with good reputation and reach-undertaking various merchandising projects to help boost their sales and in return to get significant revenue in terms of commission from them
  • (Buy Sell Model) In addition to DTR and MP model buy sell model has been truly a profitable model for Udaan
  • Reconciling account at regular intervals to help remove any discrepancy and to maintain good vendor relationship
  • Focus on merchandising as a source of revenue at time of launching new brands
  • Taking care of entire north vendor, reconciliation and replenishment and discuss with the city team on high aging sku's
  • We Source the products as per the city and local markets so that we can make better margin and revenue

Education

Graduation -

The Rajarshi Tandon University

12th - undefined

The U.P Board

10th - undefined

The U.P Board

Personality Development - undefined

NIIT Foundation

Advance Computer Learning - undefined

IIFCA Institute Of Finance & Computer Courses

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Procurement
  • Pricing strategy

    Demand forecasting

    Category analysis

Timeline

Associate Category Manager

Zomato Hyperpure Private Limited
09.2024 - Current

Sourcing Officer

Meesho Grocery Super-mart
11.2023 - 08.2024

Procurement Executive

Odicea Distribution Technologies Pvt Ltd
12.2022 - 05.2023

Business Development Executive

Hiveloop Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 10.2022

12th - undefined

The U.P Board

10th - undefined

The U.P Board

Personality Development - undefined

NIIT Foundation

Advance Computer Learning - undefined

IIFCA Institute Of Finance & Computer Courses

Graduation -

The Rajarshi Tandon University
Kuldeep MauryaCategory Management