Akash Thorat

About Akash Thorat

Over 10 years of experience in category management, sourcing and merchandising.• Import from China, actively attending Canton Fair, GZ, actively visiting Yiwu International Trade city, for buying and sourcing goods as I’m Handling Bags and Travel Accessories category for DMart•Analyse data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends•Devise long-term development strategies for product categories•Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful productsFoster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services•Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands•Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility•Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category•Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory•Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category

Experience

1. Category Incharge - Bedding & Tob

   DMart - Avenue Supermarts Ltd

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• Nashik Zilla Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samajs College of Education, Shivajinagar, Gangapur Road, Dist.Nashik 422002

  SSC

  2000 — 2008

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Mechanical Engineering

  2011 — 2014

• Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

  DME, Mechanical Engineering

  2008 — 2011

• Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management - SIOM

  Post Graduate Diploma In Operations Management, Operations Management

  2017 — 2018

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Sourcing
• Microsoft Office
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Autocad
• Assembly Lines
• Team Management
• Assembly Line Setup
• Negotiation
• Manufacturing
• Product Development
• Planning
• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering