Akansha Agarwal
Gurgaon
Summary
- Result Oriented Professional with 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Buying, Sourcing, Sales &Merchandising, Distributor and Brand Management, Business Development and Retail operations.
- Working as Assistant Manager procurement at Compass Group, handling MRP and Vending Machine Procurements for clients like Google, Morgan Stanley, Ford and AMEX.
- Worked as Buyer-FMCG in Regional Category team of Big Basket, having an annual turnover of INR 20 Cr ‘Food and Beverages Category’ business across NCR &T1 cities- online portal.
- Responsible for end-to-end management of Food and Beverages Category across Gurgaon and Delhi Region.
- Handling more than 250+Vendors (Regional and National).
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Procurement Manager
Compass Group
Gurgaon
10.2023 - Current
- In charge of procuring FMCG products, hot and snack vending equipment, and consumables
- Overseeing the Company's Procurement policies
- Purchasing machinery in alongside FMCG brands and consumables
- Maintaining inventory up to date in accordance with client's requests
- Supervising New Contracts development & Formulation, Renewals, validation on vendor contract draft
- Identifying profitable vendors for business launch and profit increase
- Floating New RFP to ensure additional business & opportunities
- Evaluating prospective suppliers and introducing new ones into operations to locate suitable items and brands aligned with cost effectiveness and client solution
- Clients /Sites satisfaction and experience with the brands is always achieved and exceeded by obtaining regular feedback and executing improvement
- Planning Volume rebate discount with the Brands and Vending Partners
- Coordinating with SCM team for Purchase order, delivery and follow up action
- Handled Project for Top Client like GOOGLE & MORGAN STANLEY for the successful installation of Vending Machines along with consumables ensuring delivery and Supply chain management from end to end
- Worked on Corporate Diwali gifting along with Marketing team by onboarding suppliers in healthy and empowering women entrepreneurs' categories
- Responsible for Ordering Products from Multiple Vendors after performing Cost comparisons & Profitability margins
Buyer-FMCG
Big Basket
Gurgaon
10.2020 - 06.2023
- Worked as Buyer-FMCG in Regional Category team of Big Basket, having an annual turnover of INR 20 Cr 'Food and Beverages Category' business across NCR &T1 cities- online portal
- Responsible for end-to-end management of Food and Beverages Category across Gurgaon and Delhi Region
- Developed relationships with vendors to secure better prices and payment terms
- Handled more than 250+Vendors (Regional and National)
- Planned & designed business strategies to achieve the targets set for category
- Brand and Vendor Management- Brand Launch/Product Introduction, Range Expansion and Rationalization, Monitoring brand life cycle, entry and exit policies for brands, Closing Annual TOT, Managing Payments, and Back-End Margins
- Negotiated with Brands/Vendors for better rates/offers
- Worked with Top brands: HUL/ Britannia/ Parle/ ITC/ Nestle/ Dabur/ Cadbury/ Varun Beverage and Pepsico
- Driving and Executing Regional Category Activations, identifying categories/brands for promotion based on their scope and consumer demands, formalizing with VM and marketing team, monitoring and executing activations, and pre and after activation analysis.
- Planned for extra income through brands: QPS, Search Banner, Visibility Planning-category Top banner, App Injection and keyword search banner
- Assortment Planning (Width & Depth) to ensure planned sales, achieved and are in line with latest buying trends
- Weekly monitoring fill rate and taking corrective actions to ensure 100% fill rates
- Organized/ Executed Events like - F47 Event, Frozen Fest, Valentine's Week, Diwali & Holi and Fasting festivals
Retail Sales Associate
Future Consumer Limited
Delhi
04.2018 - 08.2020
- Private Lable Premium Brand Handling-Karmiq, Ektaa, Desi Atta, Kosh, Bustaan, Mother Earth & Sangi’s kitchen-Big bazaar,Easy Day & Aadhaar for North Zone
- Revamping Assortment of Category for NCR & NORTH Stores along with 6 Distribution Centers
- Increased Share of Premium Brand-Achieved AOP of brand sales of 250 Cr yearly
- Handled Premium Brand who contributed more than 25 % in overall brand Staple sales
- Increases Category margin by increasing contribution of High Margin SKU like - Spices and other cereals
- Generated Rs 2.5 Cr of additional sales
- New Product Planning, Promotion Activity, in store sampling activity, Display Planning of stores via key SKU's
- Worked Upon fill rate, ageing report, quality and ensure FIFO maintain at store level
Education
MBA - Agri Business
Agri Business Management
Pantnagar01-2018
Bachelor of Science - Food Technology And Processing
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agri Technology
Prayagraj, UP01-2016
Skills
- Good Communication skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Ability to learn new things quickly
- Team Management
- Computer Skills:
- SAP Retail Production ECC 60 application
- MS Office
- Hana Software
- Admin Software
- Flexi Software
- Manthan Software
Additional Information
- Personal Interests : Dancing
PROSPECTIVE IN LIFE
A highly motivated individual believes in an optimistic approach in life with a never say die spirit, to achieve all possible goals. Looking for an opportunity to apply garnered knowledge and grow to theforefront of a leading organization by understanding the business analytics and decision- making process for the betterment of the organization
Timeline
Assistant Procurement Manager
Compass Group
10.2023 - Current
Buyer-FMCG
Big Basket
10.2020 - 06.2023
Retail Sales Associate
Future Consumer Limited
04.2018 - 08.2020
MBA - Agri Business
Agri Business Management
Bachelor of Science - Food Technology And Processing
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agri Technology
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