PALLAV JALAN
Assistant Category Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
54
54
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Category Manager
Bigbasket.com
06.2023 - Current
- Categories Managed: Seasonal & Festive Needs, Stationery Needs, Party Needs, Pooja Needs, Bakeware & Apparel (General Merchandise).
- Work in the capacity of Category Manager and Vendor Manager (SPOC). Negotiated Terms of Trade and closed Joint Business Plans (JBP) with manufacturers/brands, fostering mutually beneficial partnerships.
- Drive category top line and bottom line.
- Analyzed sales data and market trends to develop and execute targeted category campaigns, maximizing customer engagement and sales performance.
- Planned, negotiated, and finalized pricing and promotion strategies, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with customer preferences.
- Led key operational activities including brand onboarding, margin maintenance, payables and receivables management, and executing promotions and visibility.
- Managed category-specific brands, optimizing marketing investments and securing support for marketing campaigns to drive brand visibility and sales.
- Coordinate with marketing, supply chain, content, finance /commercial and other functions of the organization for smooth category functioning.
Sales and Marketing Intern
Ageas Federal Life Insurance
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Generated leads from selling insurance cum investment solutions in and around Kolkata.
- Successfully completed the IRDA training and qualified for the examination to become a licensed insurance advisor
- Generated revenue of Rs 25000 for the current year and Rs.2.5 lakh over a period of 10 years for the company via achieving sales of Life Advantage Plus plan
- Acted as wealth assurance/financial advisor and investment consultant to the prospects concerning life insurance products and solutions such as Life Advantage Plus, Guaranteed Wealth plan, Guaranteed income plan and Young star plan.
Education
MBA - Marketing
SIBM Bengaluru
Bengaluru, India 04.2001 - 04.2023
B.Com - Commerce
University of Delhi
New Delhi, India 04.2001 - 04.2020
XII | CBSE - Commerce
Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
Jakarta, Indonesia2016
X | CBSE - Commerce
Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
Jakarta, Indonesia 04.2001 - 04.2014
Skills
Category Management
undefinedCertification
Common Proficiency Test | ICAI 2016
Accomplishments
- Published A Research Paper on "Green Menstruation: A Better Alternate to Non-Degradable Menstruation Products" in Orion - The Student Research Journal of SIBM Bengaluru - 2021.
Extracurricular Activities
Teacher | Volunteer | Udaan | Social Service event 2021
Member | Digital Team | TEDx
SIBM-B 2022 Speaker Management | Volunteer | Samaavesh 2022
Hippocampus | Core Member 2023
Timeline
Assistant Category Manager
Bigbasket.com
06.2023 - Current
Sales and Marketing Intern
Ageas Federal Life Insurance
04.2022 - 06.2022
MBA - Marketing
SIBM Bengaluru
04.2001 - 04.2023
B.Com - Commerce
University of Delhi
04.2001 - 04.2020
X | CBSE - Commerce
Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
04.2001 - 04.2014
XII | CBSE - Commerce
Gandhi Memorial Intercontinental School
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