Abhishek Kalla

Consultant

Gurgaon, Haryana, India14 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 13 years of experience in E-commerce and Retail Operations.
  • Led high-impact roles at Zepto, Swiggy, and Snapdeal.
  • Expertise in P&L management and supply chain optimization.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in E-commerce and Retail Operations with a focus on supply chain and procurement.

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Market PlanningMarket ResearchRetailB2BMerchandisingBrand ManagementTeam ManagementMarketing CommunicationsCRMLeadershipNegotiationCompetitive AnalysisManagementNew Business DevelopmentBusiness Development

About

I'm a strategic and execution-driven leader with over 13 years of experience across E-commerce, Quick Commerce, Retail Operations, and Brand Growth. I've led high-impact roles at Zepto, Swiggy, Snapdeal, and other growth-focused companies, managing multi-crore portfolios and scaling categories. My expertise lies in P&L management, vendor partnerships, supply chain optimization, and launching new categories, including private labels. I’ve led cross-functional teams, driven 90%+ fill rates, reduced lead times by 50%, and built strong last-mile efficiency across dynamic business environments. What excites me is solving complex problems with simple, scalable solutions—while building processes, people, and platforms that grow sustainably. Whether it’s launching a new product line, managing quick commerce procurement, or scaling a high-growth D2C vertical—I bring ownership, agility, and a results-first mindset to everything I do. Let’s connect if you're building something bold in commerce, retail, supply chain, or tech-led growth!

Experience

Freelance

Independent Consultant

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Hybrid

  • Providing strategic consulting to enhance operational efficiency for emerging E-commerce and Q-com companies
  • Consulting via Expert networks to multiple VCs/Investment firms
  • Collaborating with AI-Tech startups to design innovative sales and e-commerce tools tailored to industry needs

Career break

Full-time parenting

Nov 2024Mar 2025 · 4 mos

  • Personal Break - Spent time with Family

Zepto

Associate Director

Feb 2022Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Lead - Process Excellence & Procurement Automation
  • Built Home & Kitchen Private Label

Swiggy

4 roles

Manager - Procurement(Instamart)

Apr 2021Feb 2022 · 10 mos

  • Head - North India Procurement

AM - Procurement(Instamart)

Promoted

Dec 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Founding Team Member

Sales Trainer

Aug 2019Dec 2019 · 4 mos

Senior Key Account Manager

Mar 2018Dec 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Handled NCR's Biggest Brands (Few Notables - Om Sweets & Snacks, Bikkgane Biryani, Burger Singh)

Overcart

Senior Manager

May 2017Nov 2017 · 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Overcart is India's first marketplace for over-stock, unboxed, refurbished and pre-owned products. With a comprehensive quality-check process, expert product knowledge and unparalleled customer focus, this is the safest place for you to purchase secondary products.
  • Check out more details - http://www.overcart.com/
  •  Set up Account management Team-Define process, working methodology and hiring.
  •  Design process for Returns management of Logistics companies.
  •  Design new contracts for vendors/companies based on cost of services being rendered to given entity

Snapdeal

Senior Account Manager

Feb 2015Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Managing seller across various sub-categories of Appliances, Kitchen Appliances across North Region
  • Promoting Seller products across various promotional campaigns and leveraging Ad platform to drive sales
  • Getting the stocks at the required pricing
  • Coordinating with Central Teams-Sellers Help and Supply Chain to resolve the seller issues
  • Achieved sales target for kitchen appliances category for month on month basis
  • Primarily responsible for driving Kitchen Appliances sales and De-Con for Region
  • One of the biggest contributors of GSV in Region for Kitchen Appliances Category

Morphy richards

Territory Sales Incharge

Jul 2013Feb 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bangalore

  • 1. Achieve sales & collection targets -
  • To achieve sales targets directly, through distributors, dealers, wholesalers and Retail sales personnel.
  • To introduce new products & monitor sales of products regularly.
  • To ensure timely collection of payments.
  • 2. Manage channel partners –
  • Implementing TOC (Theory of Constraints) Policy and ensuring adherence to same by distributors.
  • Network Expansion - appointment of new dealers & distributors.
  • Establish inventory norms with distributors as per market and ensure inventory levels and replenishment.
  • Monitor secondary sales of distributors and dealers & ensure timely settlement of claims
  • 3. Competitor Analysis -
  • To provide market information and feedback on competitor schemes / offerings to internal teams.
  • Collect data from market about market share, industry growth and consumer preferences.
  • 4. Sales Administration –
  • Managing Sales order management in SIEBEL and Orcale EBiz
  • To provide product knowledge and on-the-job training to distributor Sales personnel.
  • To implement Sales promotion campaigns, product launches, demonstrations, displays etc.

Naturals beauty salon india p ltd

Area Manager

Feb 2012Jun 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Operations
  • Responsible for the operations across all salons assigned ensuring availability of all resources including manpower and materials
  • Study and help in increasing the footfall at various salons and ensuring better returns and profitability
  • Prepare and submit a monthly salon visit plan at the beginning of the month to the Regional Manager
  • Plan and execute the planned and surprise visits to the Salon and monitor adherence to SOPs and salon standards
  • Elicit timely MIS from reporting staff, analyze the reports and identify problem areas.
  • Responsible for ensuring that the shortcomings thus identified are attended to on time.
  • Report the anomalies to the top management in case of sensitive and/or severe issues.
  • Periodically study the revenue and expenditure trends for every salon under preview and provide feasible solutions to the franchisee/management to improve the profitability.
  • Periodical reporting of performance note to management.
  • Participate in the performance review meetings to discuss, analyse and take appropriate measures for better operational effectiveness for the assigned area.
  • Client Servicing
  • Hold regular meetings with the franchisees and other stake holders and educate on ways and means to improve revenue and quality of service.
  • Ensure that the required support from the support functions like HR, Admin, Marketing etc. is extended to stakeholders to ensure desired profitability.
  • Team Management
  • Provide proper induction to the new Salon Managers in aspects viz. the Beauty & Allied services Industry, the culture of the organization, job expectation/ responsibilities.
  • Continuously monitor the Salon Managers on their performance, etiquette, dress code etc and ensure compliance to the set standards of the organization.
  • Train the Salon Managers to identify skilled/unskilled service providers facilitating decision making on retrain, promote etc.
  • Responsible for conducting appraisals.

Arus retail pvt. ltd.

Manager-Stores

Mar 2011Dec 2011 · 9 mos · Bangalore

  • Instrumental in creating SOP for stores and ensure strict adherence to the same
  • Conceptualizing and implementing sales promotional activities as a part of market development
  • Deftly Designing and implementing various strategies, viz Display, Customer Interaction, Promotional Schemes/ Marketing Campaigns to improve the footfall and profits
  • Evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of marketing efforts, systems & processes through feedback gathering and coordinating collaterals within the group
  • Market research for aggressive penetration and enhanced revenue generation
  • Relationship management and understanding consumer grievances
  • Conducting internal audits and supervising Visual Merchandising in the stores
  • Managing inventory system, place orders to restock the merchandise while managing the outflow and inflow of the inventory also entailing stock indenting and FIFO management
  • Providing effective and inspirational leadership to the team through regular training, motivation and performance appraisals in order to achieve set targets in sales volumes
  • Develop and drive marketing communications through market requirements, product positioning & collaborating with product team to ensure that marketing plans are synced with projected releases
  • Analyze brands business to ensure complete awareness and understanding on the country.
  • Evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of marketing efforts, systems & processes through feedback gathering and coordinating collaterals within the group
  • Report to the Vice President on a monthly basis on store productivity and mix of business
  • Relationship management

Nssl ltd.

Summer Intern

May 2010Jul 2010 · 2 mos

Education

INDUS BUSINESS ACADEMY - IBA, BANGALORE

PGPM — Operations and Marketing

Jan 2009Jan 2011

University of Rajasthan

B.E. — Electronics and Communication

Jan 2004Jan 2008

St Pauls School

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