Gaurav Ranjan

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in launching and managing B2B verticals.
  • Expertise in PnL management across multiple categories.
  • Strong background in business development and operations management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B E-commerce and Hospitality expert with strong operational and business development skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Category ManagementBusiness DevelopmentOperations ManagementBusiness Analysis

Other Skills

Alliances & PartnershipsB2BBMC RemedyBusiness ExpansionBusiness StrategyBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Category Growth & ExpansionCross-functional Team LeadershipEarly Stage InvestmentExpansion StrategyGo to Market PlanningIT Service ManagementITILIncident ManagementLaunch and Expansion

Experience

Prime venture partners

Principal

May 2018Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

Housejoy

AVP | Category Management

Jul 2016Apr 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Housejoy was India's leading home-services marketplace backed by Matrix Partners and Amazon.
  • PnL Management:
  • Responsible for both top-line and bottom-line for ~15 categories.
  • Category Growth & Expansion:
  • Working with cross functional teams across marketing, operations, product and tech for Demand Forecasting, Growth Planning, Merchandising and Budgeting.
  • New Category Launch:
  • Market Research, Service Selection & Pricing, Launch Framework, SOP Definition, Supply Building, Go to Market Planning
  • Alliances & Partnerships:
  • Build, Manage and Scale mutually beneficial partnerships with brands, OEM and e-tailers for last mile service fulfilment.
  • Operations & Quality:
  • Responsible for monitoring and driving improvements in key operations metrics for different categories across all cities.
  • B2B:
  • Launched the B2B vertical catering to SMBs.
  • Responsible for end to end PnL for the vertical.
PnL ManagementCategory Growth & ExpansionNew Category LaunchAlliances & PartnershipsOperations & QualityB2B+2

Zo rooms

Director | Founding Team Member

Jan 2014Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

  • ZO Rooms was India's leading budget hotel chain backed by Tiger Global.
  • Part of the founding team.
  • Launch and Expansion:
  • Devised the national expansion plan while setting the supply and demand targets.
  • Launched and Managed the South India and East India operations.
  • Business Development and Operations:
  • Led the zonal teams to achieve 300% Q-o-Q growth in number of accounts in Q1 & Q2' 16
  • Developed an efficient vendor network and optimized the supply chain and TATs for onboarding and launch.
  • PnL and Team Management:
  • Managed end to end PnL for 250+ accounts spread across South and East India.
  • Managed and Led a team of 50+, spread across 15+ cities
Launch and ExpansionBusiness DevelopmentOperationsPnL ManagementTeam ManagementOperations Management

Tata administrative services

MBA Summer Intern - TAS

Apr 2013Jun 2013 · 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Interned in the Corporate Strategy Division of Tata Communications, a wholesale telecom subsidiary of TATA Group.
  • Analyzed the global wholesale telecom market (5000+ players); Identified 7 key addressable segments
  • Developed a revenue projection model to identify untapped revenue opportunities across these segments
  • Highlighted untapped revenue potential of $ 1 Billion through cross-selling and upselling of services
  • Performed internal revenue analysis and identified key growth drivers for TCL’s global accounts in India
  • Awarded Excellence Certificate for outstanding contribution towards customer segmentation project

Dell

Software Engineer

May 2010May 2012 · 2 yrs

  • Development of IT Service Management Applications

Nomura

Analyst

Jul 2009Apr 2010 · 9 mos

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

PGDM

Jan 2012Jan 2014

IÉSEG School of Management

Jan 2013Jan 2013

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra

BE — Computer Science

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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