Saurav Khandelwal

Program Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India3 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led growth strategies for Fresh Meat category at Blinkit.
Developed data-driven frameworks for PhonePe's feature prioritization.
Coordinated major EPC projects in challenging environments.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Program Manager with expertise in Fintech and EPC industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementProject ManagementMarket ResearchOperations Support

Other Skills

Vendor ManagementAssortment PlanningMarketing ActivationsData-driven StrategiesRevenue & Profit GrowthFeature PrioritizationOn-site ExecutionSQLPeople ManagementExpeditingRotating Equipment

About

Saurav Khandelwal is a Program Manager at Blinkit, leading growth for the Fresh Meat category through vendor partnerships, assortment planning, marketing activations, and data-driven strategies. He holds an MBA in International Business from IIFT Delhi and a B.Tech from MNIT Jaipur. During his MBA he interned at PhonePe’s Growth & Revenue team, conducting merchant research and developing a feature-prioritization framework to improve adoption. Earlier, he spent 34 months at Larsen & Toubro on EPC Oil & Gas projects, including 8 months in Algeria. Saurav combines structured problem-solving, cross-functional leadership, and data-first decision making to drive category growth.

Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Blinkit

Program Manager

May 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Driving vendor partnerships and negotiations to strengthen assortment, improve margins, and enhance customer value
Driving growth for the Fresh Meat category by leading assortment planning, brand launches, and expansion strategies
Leveraging data-driven insights to guide pricing, promotional spends, and performance-driven brand investments
Coordinating on-app and off-app marketing initiatives to maximize brand visibility and consumer engagement
Partnering with marketing and product teams to optimize category presence, promotions, and in-app experience

Vendor ManagementAssortment PlanningMarketing ActivationsData-driven StrategiesProduct ManagementProject Management

Phonepe

Growth & Revenue Intern

Apr 2024 – Jun 2024 · 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

1. Developed a detailed 25-question survey to assess PhonePe Business application usage, preferences, and pain points, guiding strategic recommendations for feature enhancements, app adoption, and improved merchant satisfaction.
2. Surveyed 97 merchants across 18 Bengaluru markets, analyzing PhonePe Business application usage to boost adoption.
3. Developed a framework to prioritize new PhonePe features by reach, impact, revenue, and engagement criteria.
4. Identified gaps and opportunities through market visits and competitor analysis, proposing 12 new features for PhonePe Business application with data-driven recommendations derived from merchant interactions

Product ManagementRevenue & Profit GrowthMarket ResearchFeature Prioritization

L&t hydrocarbon engineering limited

2 roles

Sr. Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

1. End to End coordination during the execution of Rotary Equipments for South West Gas Fields Project-Algeria. It involves coordination with the Engineering team, Supply Chain Management, Vendors, Construction Team and Client-Sonatrach.
2. Review of Post-order Engineering, Inspections, Site Installation & Preservation documentation of Rotary equipment.
3. Monitoring the stage-wise manufacturing and delivery schedule, include third party inspections, Logistics, site material receipt and control.
4. Liaison with Project Controls/Contracts for invoicing and change order management.
5. Visit Vendor's workshop to review the Manufacturing progress, expediting, Mechanical run test and Factory acceptance test.

Project ManagementOn-site ExecutionVendor ManagementOperations Support