Pooja Samant

About Pooja Samant

Graduating with an MBA from Banaras Hindu University, I transitioned seamlessly into the world of agribusiness at DeHaat, where I currently excel as both an Assistant Manager and Category Manager. My core competencies lie in budget development, revenue achievement, and trend analysis, all underpinned by strong time management and team leadership skills.At DeHaat, our team has successfully honed strategies for product category development and fostered lasting relationships with vendors to secure favorable pricing and service quality. Embracing the company\'s ethos, we strive for inventory sustainability and competitive product positioning, with my Microsoft Office proficiency supporting data-driven decision-making. We are committed to contributing diverse perspectives and collaborative experiences to drive our shared goals forward. Prior to this I have worked with ICICI Bank- wealth management.At ICICI Bank Building and maintaining profitable relationships with key customers.Resolving customers complaints quickly and efficiently.Felicitated for being Best Performing branch in terms of audit, Our branch has got seven stars in the main audit.Keeping customer updated on the latest products in order to increase sales.Expanding the customer base by up-selling and cross selling.Skilled in negotiation, analytical skills, Microsoft word and public speaking.Understanding of financial statements such as balance sheet, P&L A/C and cash flow statements.Basic working knowledge of Word, Excel and PPT.Communication and presentation skills and knowledge of basic banking products.Supporting Senior Management in Strategy making through Data Analysis

Experience

1. Category Manager

   DeHaat

   Aug 2021 — Present · Patna, IN

   Responsibility of Budget development and revenue achievement for category under allotted working capital.Analyzing data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends.Liaise with marketing team to determine competitive pricing and promotional activity of product category.Make forecast for product demand to endure the sustainability of inventory.Suggest in long term development strategies for product category.Foster trust relationship with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services.Ensure Fulfillment on time to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands.Price negotiation and deal closure.Determine positioning or placement of product category while coordination with stakeholders for maximize visibility.Monitor market conditions, trends and competitors to project business consumer demand.

Education

• Banaras Hindu University

  B.sc(Hons) in botany

  2013 — 2016

• Banaras Hindu University

  MBA - Master of Business Administration

  2017 — 2019