Navaneethkrishnan Nambiar

About Navaneethkrishnan Nambiar

Senior Brand and Category Management professional with nearly 4 years at Amazon, managing an INR 500 Cr portfolio across Kitchen categories including Pigeon, Butterfly (Top Kitchen Brands), Tramontina (Premium International Brand), Steamers, and Dish Drying Racks.I specialize in driving brand growth through data-led interventions across pricing strategy, catalog quality, selection expansion, and customer experience optimization. At Amazon, I have:→ Delivered 23% CAGR for Pigeon (3rd largest brand in category)→ Scaled Steamers & Dish Drying Racks to INR 100 Cr+ categories→ Boosted OPS by INR 120 Cr through Catalog Quality improvements→ Recognized as Brand Champion CY24 for brand growth despite traffic headwinds.Before Amazon, I managed Key Accounts at Saint Gobain India\'s Glass Business for nearly 3 years, delivering 60% YoY revenue growth in FY2018 and tracking 300+ projects generating INR 20 Cr annual revenue.I hold a PGDIM from IIM Mumbai (88.2 CGPA) with specialization in Operations and Supply Chain, and bring cross-functional strength in vendor/seller management, go-to-market strategy, marketplace operations, and P&L ownership.Core expertise: Category Management | Brand Management | eCommerce | Marketplace Strategy | P&L Management | Pricing Strategy | Catalog Quality | Stakeholder ManagementOpen to senior roles in Category Management, Brand Management, and eCommerce Strategy across consumer goods, retail, and marketplace businesses.

Experience

1. Senior Category & Brand Manager

   Amazon

   Jul 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Managing an INR 500 Cr portfolio within Amazon\'s Kitchen vertical, responsible for brand strategy, P&L performance, catalog excellence, and seller/vendor partnerships for Pigeon, Butterfly (Top Kitchen Brands), Tramontina (Premium International Brand), Steamers, and Dish Drying Racks categories.• Managed INR 500 Cr portfolio across Kitchen categories — Pigeon, Butterfly (Top Kitchen Brands), Tramontina (Premium International Brand), Steamers & Dish Drying Racks — driving end-to-end brand strategy and P&L ownership.• Achieved 23% CAGR for Pigeon (3rd largest brand in category) via improvements in Stock Availability (OOS <3%), Regional Replication (75%+), and sharper pricing strategy.• Improved conversion by 75 bps YoY through strategic pricing interventions and targeted catalog quality improvements.• Scaled Steamers and Dish Drying Racks to INR 100 Cr+ categories via product launches, price laddering, and selection expansion.• Reduced return rates for Pigeon by 100 bps through product packaging benchmarking, mix optimization, and catalog fixes.• Recognized as Brand Champion CY24 for delivering brand growth despite traffic challenges — one of the top recognitions in the category team.• Collaborated cross-functionally with supply chain, marketing, and ops teams to scale Pigeon in under-penetrated subcategories via strategic interventions.

Education

• SRM IST Chennai

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

  2012 — 2016

• Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

  PGDIM, Industrial Management

  2019 — 2021

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Microsoft Outlook
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Time Management
• English
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Public Speaking
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Communication
• Civil Engineering
• Architectural Glass
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Autocad
• Html
• Teamwork
• Customer Service
• Team Management
• Microsoft Office
• Green Building
• Strategic Planning
• C
• Construction
• Research
• C++
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel