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Arun Pandit ®

Co-Founder

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India13 yrs 9 mos experience
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  • Co-Founder of India's largest warehousing platform.
  • Top 1% of supply chain sales professionals globally.
  • Former Guinness World Record holder and TEDx Speaker.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Logistics and Supply Chain Management expert with strong entrepreneurial skills.

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Supply Chain ManagementStart-up LeadershipSalesMentoringLeadershipBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-business (b2b)

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About

Arun Pandit is the Co-Founder of Hyphen SCS, currently building India's biggest warehousing and fulfillment platform.  He is one of the youngest members of the FICCI National Committee on Logistics, which helped draft India's First National Logistics Policy, and the member of ASSOCHAM National Council on Logistics and Warehousing. He had the honor of representing India at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference – Canada, the Horasis India meeting in Australia and Greece, South Summit South Korea ,Sushi Tech Japan , Indiaspora UAE , to name a few. His startup Hyphen SCS was awarded: Your Story Tech 30: Most Promising Startups in India 2022, TGS 100 Emerging Startups Globally by TIE Global, Wharton India Startup Challenge 2023, and Dun & Bradstreet Startup TrailBlazer 2024, and South Asia ICT Award 2024 , India Internet Day 2025 to name a few. He is in the top 1 % of supply chain sales professionals globally as per the LinkedIn Social Selling Index. He was the former Head of Sales for LoadShare Network.  He has also worked in pan India across multiple sales and marketing roles with organizations like Trux App, RPG Group, CEAT, PayUMoney, and BlackBuck.  He doubles up as the Chief Encouragement Officer of “Don’t Give Up World.com®”, one of the biggest not-for-profit motivational websites and communities in India which was selected among the Top 12 Social Innovations in India by TISS Mumbai.   He is also the national Chairman of the “Young Leaders Council” AIMA YLC and member of CII, WAI, ASSOCHAM, ADIF, AIWWA and  AITWA. Arun Pandit is also a fellow at  OnDeck ( USA), Mass Challenge ( Israel ), Y Combinator Startup School, and the Stanford Seed Spark program.  He has met more than 1000+ CXO/Logistics decision-makers and onboarded more than 400+ clients for multiple supply chain, logistics, and SAAS-based solutions across India. Arun Pandit is also a former Guinness World Record holder and TEDx Speaker. He has been a mentor, judge, panelist, guest speaker, and author at multiple national and international events and magazines. Arun Pandit is an MBA from the prestigious IIFT Delhi batch of 2012, where he was a finalist in more than 35 competitions and won 18+ awards and competitions at the national and international levels during his b-school days.

Experience

13 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs
Current Experience

All india management association (aima)

2 roles

Vice Chairman - Young Leaders Council

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · India

  • The objective of the Council is to create a non-lobbying platform for young leaders who are ushering in the new era of change and building the new age India to engage with each other on a regular basis. It also aims to mentor and nurture young leaders to prepare for the next wave of national transformation.
  • https://ylc.aima.in/about/executive-board.php

Member of Young Leaders Council

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · India

  • All India Management Association has constituted Young Leaders Council (YLC) to provide a platform to young leaders to shape the management destiny of the country.
  • The objective of the Council is to create a non-lobbying platform for young leaders who are ushering in the new era of change and building the new age India to engage with each other on a regular basis.

Assocham (the associated chambers of commerce and industry of india)

Member - National Logistics and Warehousing Council

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · India

  • Member of ASSOCHAM's National Council on Logistics and Warehousing

Tie delhi-ncr

Associate Member

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Delhi, India

Csc2023 - the duke of edinburgh's commonwealth study conference - canada 2023

Fellow

Jun 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Canada · Hybrid

  • CSC2023, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference, is the premier global development experience for emerging leaders. In June 2023, it brought together 270 of the world’s most promising emerging leaders from business, government, labor, and the community sector. Over two weeks, the Conference exposed each member to new experiences, provoking arguments, and different perspectives, so that the quality and relevance of their decision-making as leaders are improved.
  • For emerging leaders around the Commonwealth of Nations, CSC2023 in Canada has given us the learning, networking, and personal development experience of a lifetime.
  • #CSC2023 #Leadership
Business StrategyMarketing StrategyTeam ManagementLeadership

Warehousing association of india

Member

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs · India · Hybrid

Masschallenge israel

Fellow

May 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Israel

Strategic Partnerships

On deck

ODX1 Fellow

Jan 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

Strategic Partnerships

All india transporters welfare association

Member

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · India

Business Strategy

The 500 mba club

Vice President Membership

Jun 2021Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Delhi, India

  • Why do an MBA?
  • Where to do you it from?
  • How would you find the right business school?
  • The 500 MBA Club aims to answer all these questions and more.
  • The 500 MBA Club is creating an ecosystem of shared learning, knowledge and experience that helps you bridge the gap between your MBA-dream, the real-world and everything in between!
  • Founded by Rahul Pariyani, the Club aims to bring global educators, academicians, industry experts & leaders, and learners with diverse backgrounds together onto one platform to help individuals, professionals, and MBA aspirants.
  • Joining the Club opens doors and access for you to:
  • 1. Gain access to the Club's exclusive mentorship network
  • 2. Understand the current industry gaps with respect to your MBA
  • 3. Stay ahead of upcoming trends in the market (like Modern Business Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics, etc.)

Hyphen scs

Co-Founder

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • India's Biggest Warehousing & Fulfilment Platform
  • Notable Recognitions:
  • Winner: Wharton India Startup Challenge 2024
  • Winner: South Asia ICT Award 2024
  • Winner: Your Story: Tech 30 - Most Promising Startups in India list for 2022
  • Winner TGS 100: Emerging Startups Globally 2022 by TIE
  • Winner Dun & Bradstreet Startup Trailblazer 2024
  • Stanford Seed Spark- South Asia Cohort - Top 20 Pitches across South Asia
  • Leap to Unicorn: Top 20 Emerging Startups in India - Money Control and CNBCTV18
  • South Summit South Korea 2024 - Top 30 AI & Deeptech Startups
  • ET Now Leaders of Tomorrow: Grand Finalist and Nominee in the Logistics category
  • Top 5 Startups India - USA Track TiE Con East Boston 2025
  • ISCON SCM Trail Blazer: Top 5 in the ISCON SCM Trail Blazer challenge
  • India Internet Day 2025: Top 10 Startups
  • Top 12 Realty NXT Proptech Awards 2025
  • Forbes India : Featured in the December 2023 issue of Forbes India.
  • TIE the Knot 2024: Top 20 Startups
  • Top 40 Realty NXT Proptech Awards 2024
  • Slingshot 2023: Top 250 (Global)
  • TiE Con Vadodara - 2nd ( India ) Growth Stage Startups
  • Accelerators:
  • Part of the ODX Cohort by BeOndeck & Flexport (USA).
  • Part of the Velocity Accelerators by Delhivery, AWS, and Nexus
  • Top 45 startups across the world to participate in the prestigious Mass Challenge Israel Cohort.
  • Stanford Seed Spark- South Asia Cohort
  • Key Milestones and Highlights
  • Serviceability: Covering 940+ cities across India, ensuring widespread reach and accessibility.
  • Warehouses: Onboarded 65,000+ verified warehouses covering an impressive area of 1.1 Billion+ sqft in India.
  • Clients: Serving over 145 esteemed clients, including industry giants such as Reliance, TATA, Berger, VIP, Astral, IP Integrated, Flipkart, Delhivery, Maersk , Siemens, and ITC , to name a few.
  • Partnerships: Forming strategic alliances with over 160 partners for more than 7900+ products and ancillary services, including compliances, technology, infrastructure, manpower, etc.
Strategic PartnershipsStart-upsSalesSupply Chain ManagementBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Start-up Leadership+2

Ficci

Member National Committee for Logistics

Aug 2019Present · 6 yrs 8 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Member National Committee for Logistics

Loadshare networks pvt ltd

Head of Sales (B2B)

Feb 2019Apr 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos · India

  • Building India's largest technology driven logistics network We empower the regional logistics SMEs (small and medium enterprises) with Technology and Operations know-how. This enables us to serve shippers through a pan-India network of capable partners with regional expertise
Strategic PartnershipsMentoring

Truxapp pvt ltd

2 roles

VP Business Operations

Apr 2017Feb 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management :
  • FTL movement of RM & FG and PTL for Site delivery across India
  • Team: BD : 5 AM BD & 5 OPS | Past : 6 SBU Heads | 2 Senior Manager BD | 8 AM BD
  • BD : Lead Generation | Sales Funnel | Meetings | Auctions & Biddings| RFQ/RA | T&C | Contracts |KAM
  • Operations : Close coordination with the Ops team for sourcing of rates & deployment and tracking of vehicles
  • SCM : Proposing Customized Solutions to Airtel D2H, TATA Steel , Ned Lloyd , Amazon & XpressBees
  • SOPs: Defining key SOPs and KRAs for major functional and operational related activities and escalations
  • New Initiatives : Partnerships: CII & Odex| Petro Cards| Fast Tag | GPS Devices | Partner App| E-Rikshaw
  • Commercial: Profit Center | POD Collection | Submission of Bills | Ageing| Debt Recovery |Custom Report
  • Strategic : Investment Deck| Expansion Strategy |Company PPT |Team Structure | Clusters | Industries
  • Successfully converted and executed a Major and complex Telecom Site Delivery Project
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

SBU Head

Aug 2016Mar 2017 · 7 mos

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management :
  • FTL movement of RM , FG and Last Mile Deliveries across India
  • Initiated the FTL Inter City vertical from the scratch
  • Team: 2 Assistant Managers Business Development
  • Instrumental in conceptualizing the in-house CRM , ERP and mobile apps for optimizing business operations
  • Generating leads via secondary research, personal contacts and other relevant databases and directories.
  • Scheduling meetings with relevant decision maker in SCM, Operations, Exports and Logistics divisions
  • Participating in RFQs & RA. Negotiating on pricing, payment terms and finalization of agreement terms.
  • Participating in online bidding across platforms like Ariba, C1, iValue & Matex.
  • Coordinating with operations, MIS, Commercial, IT & Tracking team for the smooth onboarding of the client.
  • Managing Escalations | Profit Center | Financial Hygiene | Debt Recovery | Fulfilment of TAT
  • Promoted to the position of VP Business Operations within 8 months of joining as a SBU Head
  • Successfully Lead the Festive E-commerce Deployment of up to 1000+ vehicles in a day during Oct- Nov ’16
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

Poku

Co-Founder

Feb 2016Nov 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Poku " The street food startup " brings the best of Tandoori Momos and Shawarma in a tasty, hygienic and affordable avatar !
  • Website : www.poku.in
  • Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/pg/pokuindia/
  • Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/150906485310597
  • Twitter : https://twitter.com/pokuindia
  • Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/pokuindia/
  • Online Ordering :
  • Zomato : https://www.zomato.com/ncr/poku-sector-12-dwarka
  • Food Panda : https://www.foodpanda.in/restaurant/s1xa/poku-sector-12
  • Swiggy : https://www.swiggy.com/delhi/poku-dwarka-sec-12-dwarka
  • Food Cloud : https://www.foodcloud.in/poku
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

Blackbuck (zinka logistics solutions pvt. ltd.)

Business Development Manager

Feb 2016Jul 2016 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management : FTL movement of RM & FG across India
  • Responsible for bringing business from companies with turnover less than Rs 1000 crores per annum in general
  • Generating leads via secondary research, personal contacts and other relevant databases and directories.
  • Scheduling meetings with the relevant decision maker in SCM, Operations, Exports, and Logistics divisions
  • Proposing logistics solutions based on the need and the pain points of the client .
  • Participating in RFQs & RA . Negotiating on pricing, payment terms and finalization of agreement terms.
  • Coordinating with operations and key account teams for the smooth onboarding of the client
  • Successfully meet and present our offerings to more than 70 clients across India within 2 months
  • Successfully closed a multi crore annual contract for a major international liquor brand.
  • Key Clients: Astral Pipes ,Conagra , AbInbev ,Hindustan Pencils, Mothers Recipe, MS Agarwal Group & Sintex
Strategic Partnerships

Payu payments private limited

Brand Manager - SME

Oct 2015Feb 2016 · 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Marketing Initiatives to reach out & educate SME/SMBs/Startups about online payment collection
  •  Content : Blog posts , Slide Share ppts , Infographics , Product Guides, Testimonials , Social media posts etc
  •  Events : India Growth Drivers ( Self Hosted) , Catapoolt , BOS Franchise India , D&B awards , CII , NEN etc.
  •  BTL: Conceptualized “Digital Vyaapari” an on ground activation for merchants
  •  Testing of 8 communications & 27 variants via e-mail and social media for selection of print communication
  •  Reactivation of Inactive merchants , Reseller Referral Program , PayU Brand Champions & Brand Book
  •  Evaluating new initiatives like community platform with Lithium , External Microsite , Custom landing pages etc.
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

Ceat tyres limited

2 roles

Regional Distribution Manager

Jul 2014Sep 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Channel Management : Managing 8 distributors serving over 350 sub-dealers across Haryana
  • Managing avg. sales of Rs 1.5 Cr/month across Car , Jeep , Motorcycle , Scooter, Last Mile, Farm & LCV tyres
  • Team Management: 2 Territory Leaders Distribution Sales, 2 Customer Service Engineers & 6 D.S.E.
  • Effective Sub Dealer & Town Coverage , Reducing Sales Skew , Range selling & maintaining ROI
  • Responsible for planning and coordinating localized promotions for Product launches & Reverse Logistics .
  • Executing BTL activities like Sub Dealer meets, Influencer meets, Van activities and Counter branding
  • Expansion of Sub Dealer network & increasing Town coverage ( 10k+ population). SAP working knowledge .
  • Annual planning , Sales Planning , Stock Forecasting , Reducing Slow Moving SKUs and Commercial Overdue
  • Achievements
  • Achieved All-time highest sales record for both value and category wise sales for the region
  • Winner of All India Packed Tube Sales Challenge held in March 2015 .Achieved 111% of Annual Dream Target
  • Achieved 210% Sales Value over last year same period i.e. from the month of July 2014 to March 2015
Strategic PartnershipsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)

Area Manager

Jan 2013Jun 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Domain : Sales (Tyre,Tube & Flaps)
  • Roles & Responsibilities :
  • Responsible for achieving sales target and business development across 19 districts in Bihar
  • Managing average sales of Rs 2.25 crores (pre-tax) per month across 56 active dealers including 1 Gold Club dealer, 4 Exclusive HUB Dealers, 2 Distributors and 4 Fleet accounts.
  • Demand planning and SKU wise stock forecasting across all categories
  • Effective execution of BTL Marketing campaigns conducted across the region
  • Coordinating dispatch of orders and reverse logistics of claim tyres with three CFAs and one RDC
  • Reduction of Skew, Slow moving items and loss of sales due to stock outs.
  • Responsible for maintaining Overdue within company’s specified limit and recovering of bad debt
  • Potential mapping , Channel restructuring and reducing average time to resolve complaints ( C2C)
  • Market working with end customer , Influencers and Key accounts for better market insights
  • Achievements
  • Regional Office
  • Best RO "Front line Retention" for H1 13-14
  • Best RO "Club Dealer Performance" for H1 13-14
  • Best RO "Total Value" for H1 13-14
  • Best RO in the zone "PCR / UVR" for H1 13-14
  • Best RO in the zone "Motorcycle Tyres" for H1 13-14
  • Best Presentation for Truck Customer Module.
  • Personal :
  • Consistently achieved more than Budget and Dream sales targets in all quarters FY 13-14
  • Achieved 90% + overall average performance score in all Quarters in 13-14 ( Highest in Region )
  • Set new all-time high sales record for the region twice in the month of May and June.
  • Increased the breadth of CEAT by appointing 15 new Dealers , 2 distributors and 2 fleet accounts
  • Conducted 16 Truck Customer / Fitter / Driver Meets. Two of them got media coverage across popular local Hindi newspapers “Hindustan” and “Dainik Jagran”
  • Achieved growth of 21 % and 15% in Non Truck Value and Total Value respectively this year.
  • Two Sales associates promoted during the tenure .
Business-to-Business (B2B)

Rpg enterprises

Group Management Resource (GMR)

Jun 2012Jan 2013 · 7 mos · Mumbai , Kolkata & Ranchi

  • Company : CEAT Ltd ( Tyres , Tubes and Flaps )
  • Domain : Sales , Service and Marketing
  • Roles & Responsibilities :
  • Managed Social & Digital media presence of CEAT Cricket Rating , Be Idiot Safe campaign and Ceat Tyres
  • Conceptualized Android App , SMS based platform and Road Idiots flash game for CEAT
  • Managed and Interacted with agencies like O&M One , Digit9 , Zapak , Hungama , Mobilezapp , Webaroo
  • Analyzed and proposed an in depth revamp plan for CEAT websites and micro sites
  • Drafted the partnership proposal with xbhp.com , Carwale.com and Changemytyre.com (Online Retail)
  • Helped organize First “Bat & Chat ” Show at Pune and represented CEAT at FGI Auto Expo , Vadodara
  • Achievements :
  • Developed Social and Digital media roadmap for CEAT Tyres Limited
  • Helped draft the BTL ROI model for CEAT replacement sales team across India.
  • Reduced average service time C2C from an average 6 days to less than 2 days at BKPC CFA at Kolkata
Business-to-Business (B2B)

People combine group

Intern

Jun 2011Jul 2011 · 1 mo

  • Development and support for a live business launch phase of an unique educational website.
  • Led a team of analysts spread across UK and India to conduct market potential analysis across many countries and contributed to the development of the on-line marketing strategy
  • Developed understanding of marketing strategies & benchmarking of best industry practices
  • Pre Placement Offer ( PPO )
Business-to-Business (B2B)

Mphasis

Summer Intern

Apr 2011Jun 2011 · 2 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Internal Client Processes for Application Services
  • Worked across cross functional teams and locations for identifying areas of improvements and suggesting suitable solutions while implementing a system wide major change .
  • Awarded Gold Certificate in the Mphasis Code of Business Conduct exam

Don't give up world

Chief Encouragement Officer

Jun 2010Present · 15 yrs 10 mos · Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India

  • One of India’s biggest motivational website with more than 10,000 motivational posts & 1,35,000+ followers across social media sites
  • Over 5 million hits on website without any monetary form of promotion
  • Website selected amongst the ‘Top 12 social Innovations’ in India by TISS , Mumbai .
  • Featured on Career 360 , Himachal This Week , Eenadu , Sakshi , Kannada Prabha , Rediff.com , Gyan Central.com , Ciol.com etc
  • Interviewed by Microsoft Research India, as part of their research on mobile social networking. 1,60,000+ members in SMS group
  • Featured on the cover of April 2012 Issue of Career 360 magazine
  • Partner with IIT Mentors Global Alumni organization
  • Featured Group at gupshup.me , India's leading sms based platform
Strategic PartnershipsMentoring

Education

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

MBA — Marketing

Jan 2010Jan 2012

Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering & Technology, Bathinda

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Science

Jan 2005Jan 2009

Sainik School Sujanpur Tira

12th Senior Secondary — High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

Jan 2000Jan 2004

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