Dinesh Nerkar

About Dinesh Nerkar

Category Strategy | P&L Ownership | Strategic Sourcing | Fresh Supply Chain ExcellenceSeeking leadership opportunities across Category Strategy & P&L Ownership, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Ecosystem Management, Demand Planning, and Fresh Supply Chain Excellence within scaled, high-growth organizations. Program Manager – Business Operations & B2B Partnerships at Swiggy Ltd, with 21 years of experience spanning category leadership, sourcing, retail operations, and supply chain management. Proven track record of building and scaling high-performance category ecosystems in complex, multi-city environments with strong commercial ownership. Currently leading multi-city category strategy and governance, driving sustained profitability through sharp margin management, pricing discipline, sourcing optimization, and data-backed demand planning. Delivered the highest gross margin performance in the region over the last 12 months, while expanding regional sourcing models to a pan-India footprint, significantly improving freshness, availability, and cost efficiency at scale.🤝 Bring deep expertise in supplier ecosystem development, vendor governance, SLA management, and performance-linked evaluations. A strong people leader experienced in managing cross-functional teams, driving execution excellence, working capital discipline, and P&L outcomes through rigorous performance reviews, thoughtful business proposals, and operational rigor.

Experience

1. City Maneger Fnv Category

   Swiggy

   Nov 2023 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Roles & Responsibilities -* Led multi-city category strategy and governance for fresh categories, driving sustained profitability through disciplined margin management, supply optimization, pricing control, and regional sourcing intelligence aligned to P&L objectives.* Owned supply, sourcing, and supplier ecosystem performance, strengthening vendor capabilities through structured development programs, SLA governance, and performance-linked evaluations to ensure scalability, reliability, and execution excellence.* Delivered the highest gross margin performance in the region over 12 months, leveraging competitive benchmarking, agile portfolio corrections, cost optimization, and data-driven pricing interventions.* Scaled regional sourcing models to a pan-India footprint, identifying high-potential clusters for indigenous and regional produce, improving freshness, availability, fill rates, and cost efficiency at scale.* Drove category planning and operational discipline across assortment rationalization, promotions, investments, demand forecasting, and stock controls, ensuring optimal balance between growth, margins, and working capital efficiency.* Managed and mentored a high-performing team of 7 associates, anchoring performance reviews, escalation management, and execution tracking, while reporting to the Senior Regional Manager and partnering closely with the Business Head on weekly and monthly performance governance.

Education

• Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani

  B.Sc In Agriculture, Agriculture Science