Nikhil Kumar

Operations Associate

Gurugram, Haryana, India15 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 12 years of experience in operational solutions.
  • Led safety programs at Uber, reducing incident rates by over 10%.
  • Expert in supply chain management and vendor negotiation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and Operations Management expert in the Transportation and Apparel industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer Experience ManagementAnalyticsOperations ManagementProcess ImprovementSafety ManagementProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain ManagementLogistics ManagementVendor ManagementProduction Planning

Other Skills

Customer SatisfactionPeople ManagementE-CommerceChange ManagementGlobal SourcingStrategic PlanningSourcingKPI ReportingTeam LeadershipAccountingMerchandisingRetailApparelTextilesLean Manufacturing

About

A solution-focused professional with over 12 years of expertise in designing and implementing operational solutions and solving some of the core challenges in organizations. Have extensive experience in the apparel industry, managing functions like Sourcing, Planning, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management. Have worked in Central Operations at Uber, managing Safety Policies and Interventions for INSA region.

Experience

15 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Uber

2 roles

Lead, APAC Safety Program

Promoted

Nov 2025Present · 6 mos · Hybrid

  • Leading Safety Support Program for APAC

Lead Safety Program, INSA

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Hybrid

AnalyticsCustomer SatisfactionCustomer Experience Management

Farida gupta

Head Of Operations

May 2022Sep 2022 · 4 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

  • Heading end to end Operations, including Procurement, Merchandising, Sourcing, and Production
  • Integrating financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability, and working capital.
Process ImprovementPeople ManagementE-CommerceOperations Management

Uber

Sr. Manager, Operations

Apr 2019Apr 2022 · 3 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Designed, implemented, and managed safety policies and interventions in INSA region with the aim to provide a safe experience to users.
  • Managed key Safety Programs like Driver Safety, Safety Education, and Safety Support. Program results were regularly analyzed to facilitate change management activities.
  • Conceptualized and brainstormed with Global Product Engineers to deploy enhanced in-app safety features which improve users' safety and perception.
  • Analyzed and mitigated dangerous user behaviors potentially impacting platform safety through predictive data modeling, in collaboration with the analytics team. Serious Incident rates were reduced by >10% YOY between 2019 to 2022.
  • Spearheaded key changes in the Safety Policies and alignments with internal departments and teams like Business, Legal, Policy, & Comms.
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully led project for integrating SOS signals on app with local Law enforcement team. The pilot was done in Hyderabad
  • Turned around ‘Gender Sensitization Training' program by increasing participation by 3X and reducing cost by half
  • Led COVID response strategy. Set up the supply chain and distribution network to provide PPE kits to around 250K+ Driver Partners.

Gap inc.

Vendor Development

Oct 2017Mar 2018 · 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Part of the Global Sourcing Team, based out of Delhi. Responsible for On-time delivery of goods with the right product quality. Worked with vendors on process & quality improvement.
Global SourcingVendor ManagementSupply Chain ManagementStrategic PlanningOperations Management

Matrix clothing pvt ltd

Production Manager

Feb 2015Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Headed a Garment manufacturing unit of ~450 sewing machines and managed ~900 blue-collared workers.
  • Managed end-to-end plant operations including P&L with a team of 50 direct reports.
  • Controlled costs and optimized spending by improving production efficiency, restructuring budgets for labor, inventory purchasing, and technology upgrades.
  • Applied lean principles to improve workflow and quality and reduce waste.

Adidas

Planning Analyst

Sep 2014Feb 2015 · 5 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Headed Centralized Planning for the sourcing of apparel goods for the domestic market. Managing capacities with the vendor and monitoring adherence to the TNA plans.
Production PlanningSourcingProcess ImprovementVendor ManagementKPI Reporting

Pearl global industries ltd (pgil)

Manager Production Planning and Control

Mar 2014Aug 2014 · 5 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Headed Production Planning Team for knits division with 10+ direct reports. Responsible for managing capacities and order allocation with backend suppliers.
Production PlanningStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic Planning

Matrix clothing pvt ltd

Assistant Manager Production Planning and Control

Jun 2009Feb 2014 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

  • Managed centralized planning function for around 3 million garments, annually
  • Responsible for order booking and allocation, along with capacity management
  • Formulating production schedules and orchestrating efforts across supply chain & manufacturing functions to follow the same.
  • Coordinated company projects and programs that supported manufacturing functions.
Production PlanningSourcingSupply Chain ManagementStrategic PlanningOperations Management

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

PGPX

Jan 2018Jan 2019

National Institute of Fashion Technology India

Bachelor in Fashion Technology — Apparel and Textile Manufacture

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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