Naveen J.

Key Skills

Software

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Top Subject Matter

Legal Services & Contract Review

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Analysis

Legal Research & Document Analysis

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Document

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Segmentation

Entity (NER) Classification

Freelancer Overview

Category Leader (Groceries). Brings 16+ years of professional experience across legal operations, contract review, compliance, and structured analysis. Education includes Bachelor of Science, Marathwada Agricultural University (2009) and Master of Business Administration, Institute of Rural Management Anand (2011). AI-training focus includes labeling workflows including Segmentation and Named Entity Recognition.

Labeling Experience

Category Leader (Groceries)

SegmentationEntity (NER) Classification

Owned the Groceries category end-to-end from 0→1, covering sourcing strategy, assortment, and supply chain setup. Led brand and private label development while managing P&L, profitability, and working capital efficiency. Applied category management, supplier negotiations, and cost optimization to build a scalable supplier ecosystem for large-scale food operations. • Build assortment architecture and private label strategy for groceries • Define sourcing and supplier onboarding for staples, pulses, grains, spices, and packaged foods • Drive margin improvement and revenue growth through pricing and profitability management • Optimize costs using alternate sourcing, pack-size rationalization, and vendor consolidation

2025 - Present

Sr. Manager - Business Development (Private Label Sourcing)

Segmentation

Owned procurement and business development for private label Food & Beverages, focusing on supplier development, contract manufacturing, and compliance. Built pan-India sourcing networks and led RFPs, should-cost evaluations, and margin optimization for multiple product categories. Managed large-scale supplier segmentation, business reviews, logistics/warehousing coordination, and quality/availability across hundreds of SKUs. • Lead RFPs, supplier negotiations, and margin optimization for private label foods and beverages • Manage 23+ contract manufacturing and packing facilities with strict compliance standards • Coordinate logistics and warehousing partners for inventory flow and service levels • Drive improvements across supplier segmentation, business reviews, and operational execution

2018 - 2021

Education

Work History