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Shahed Islam

@shahedislam

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Product leader driving category growth, vendor partnerships, and profitable omnichannel strategies.

Bangladesh

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior product/category role where I can drive P&L, scale ecommerce and retail categories, lead vendor partnerships, and build high-performing teams focused on profitable growth.

I am a product and category management leader with extensive experience driving sales, margins, and vendor partnerships across appliances, fashion and ecommerce. I build assortment strategies, source locally and internationally, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver measurable commercial results.

At Transcom Digital I own category P&L, go-to-market planning, product selection, pricing and campaigns for multiple major appliance brands. Previously at ACI Logistics I scaled fashion and ecommerce categories—improving margins, reducing stock turnover and growing sales through negotiation, promotions and assortment optimization.

I combine data-driven market analysis with hands-on vendor management, budgeting and team development to consistently meet and exceed targets. I prioritize scalable processes, collaborative planning and continuous improvement to drive profitable growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Group Manager

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Transcom Digital

Apr 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Own category strategy and P&L for home appliances across multiple brands, leading product selection, pricing, vendor sourcing and digital marketing to drive sales and profitability since April 2022.

Category Management Sourcing Pricing Strategy Digital Marketing P&L management Forecasting Market Research Campaign Planning

Business Development Manager

ACI Logistics Ltd.

Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 (3 years)

Defined and implemented growth strategy for e-commerce categories, led vendor acquisition and joint business planning, and optimized processes to improve category sales and margins from March 2019 to 2022.

Growth Strategy Vendor Management Category Management Competitive Analysis Forecasting Campaign Execution

Manager, Category Management

ACI Logistics Ltd.

Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Led men’s and children’s fashion merchandising, procurement and inventory planning, improving margins and launching promotional items that grew sales and reduced stock turnover between Jan 2018 and Feb 2019.

Merchandising Inventory Planning Procurement Market Research Negotiation

Assistant Manager, Category Management

ACI Logistics Ltd.

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Prepared integrated merchandising plans focused on GMROI, managed vendor relationships and reporting, driving 30% YoY sales growth and increasing gross margin from 25% to 31% (2016–2017).

Merchandising GMROI Vendor Management Reporting Assortment Planning Pricing Analysis SAP

Executive, Category Management

ACI Logistics Ltd.

Aug 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 4 months)

Managed store replenishment and best-seller planning, resolving customer claims and improving turnover to achieve 80% YoY sales growth in children’s fashion and raise gross profit from 18% to 25% (2014–2016).

Store Planning Sales Analysis Merchandising Excel SAP