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VAIBHAV PARDALE

Category Manager
Mumbai,MH

Summary

Data driven manager, who is good at working with people to drive business growth. 7 years of experience in project management, category growth & digital commerce (TV shopping, ecommerce & marketplace). Brings about keen interest & skill set in data driven decision making.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Product & Category Manager

tjc.co.uk (Vaibhav Global Limited)
Jaipur, Rajastan
08.2020 - Current
  • Product buying in small home appliance, home décor & textile, fashion accessories, beauty & jewellery category, Further category management as per KPIs – sales, margins, ASP (GMV 37 Cr)
  • Cater to major marketplaces like Amazon, Ebay, Etsy & buying fromIndia, China, Bangkok, Bali & local UK brands
  • In FY20-21 achieved 93% Y-O-Y growth in Marketplace business against target of 50% & In FY21-22, 25% YOY growth.

Merchandise Planner

tjc.co.uk (Vaibhav Global Limited)
Jaipur, Rajasthan
03.2018 - 07.2020
  • Merchandise planning:- Driving the annual growth plan for jewellery, home decor & textile & beauty categories in line with business KPIs – sales, margins, ASP etc (GMV : 750 Cr INR)
  • Forecasting stock & data driven assortment planning with the best possible product mix including seasonal plans
  • Planning Open to Buy (OTB) & managing inventory for the categories by maintaining Weekly Sales and Stock Intake (WSSI)
  • Sales Analysis :- Deriving actionable insights, monitoring sales performance and reporting the same to strengthen sales planning

MBA Summer Intern

Actuate Business Consulting
Mumbai, MH
04.2017 - 05.2017

Primary market research, to study impact of co-working spaces on its users

Pro-bono consulting for sales dashboard design to the kowrk.com (coworking aggregator)

Project Manager

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
Chennai, TN
07.2013 - 07.2016
  • Project Management (Engineering & Warrantee Support - Post-sales support) by developing the engineering vendor at ship delivered location & customer relationship management for the shipbuilding projects
  • Ensure man-material resource planning and work execution

Intern Engineer

L&T Engineering Ltd
Mumbai, MH
11.2012 - 03.2013

Stock keeping system design for inventory store & Implemented 5S technique, Job setup time reduction

Education

PGDM

Indian Institute of Management
Amritsar, Panjab
07.2016 - 02.2018

Bachelor of Engineering, Production

Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
Mumbai
07.2009 - 06.2013

Skills

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Additional Information

At VGL, associate with the company’s one-for-one program, where they donate a mid-day meal (through mediator Akshay Patra Foundation) for every product sold.

At L&T, part of fun-at-work commette, to facilitate employee engagement activities & to celebrate cultural activities.

Timeline

Product & Category Manager

tjc.co.uk (Vaibhav Global Limited)
08.2020 - Current

Merchandise Planner

tjc.co.uk (Vaibhav Global Limited)
03.2018 - 07.2020

MBA Summer Intern

Actuate Business Consulting
04.2017 - 05.2017

PGDM

Indian Institute of Management
07.2016 - 02.2018

Project Manager

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
07.2013 - 07.2016

Intern Engineer

L&T Engineering Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2013

Bachelor of Engineering, Production

Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering
07.2009 - 06.2013
VAIBHAV PARDALECategory Manager