Sumit Kumar

Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Proven track record in building and scaling businesses.
Expertise in achieving profitability in competitive markets.
Strong leadership in technology-driven environments.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C e-commerce leader with strong operational and strategic expertise.

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AnalyticsBusiness StrategyInventory ManagementRetail BuyingOperational PlanningOperational StrategyOperations ManagementProcess OptimizationData AnalysisProgram ManagementEvent ManagementData StructuresE-commerceRetail Category ManagementAccount Management

About

Business professional with a demonstrated history of building and scaling things from scratch. Strong believer in Technology.

Experience

11 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

1 yr 7 mos

Current Experience

Shikshakai

Founder & CEO

Oct 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Quikr

2 roles

Vice President

Apr 2021 – Jan 2022 · 9 mos

Assistant Vice President

Apr 2019 – Mar 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Lead Zefo business post acquisition at Quikr
Lead online goods business (Quikr Bazaar Assured) at Quikr
Successfully achieved EBIDTA profitability for both the businesses

Zefo

Vice President

Mar 2017 – Mar 2019 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Lead mobility business

Zotlay.com

Co-Founder / CEO

Jul 2014 – Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Started online marketplace for used products.

Jabong.com

Manager, Business & Inventory Intelligence

Jun 2013 – Apr 2014 · 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Led Inventory intelligence team to create and implement various buying enhancement tools internally.
Worked with MD and senior-management to create Business Plan for the year 2013-14
Product managed (Development & implementation) - SKU sorting algorithm for displaying product on Jabong.com
Started category review program across the organization to monitor P&L, Sales, Inventory, Cut-sizes etc with BU Heads.
Analyzed sales, inventory and customer data to provide meaningful insights about the buying pattern, sales forecast etc. Worked on various clustering techniques.

Flipkart.com

2 roles

Manager, Mobile phone business

Jun 2012 – May 2013 · 11 mos

Led portfolio for Landlines, tablets, memory cards & strategic brands in Mobile handsets- Contributing to revenue over INR 50 Crores monthly
Led major accounts like Samsung, Apple, Motorola, Karbonn etc- Established strong network/relationship with brand
Led the launch of Landline vertical from planning to execution; On-boarded 10 diff. brands & 200+ SKUs
Optimised various important category metrics- Inventory utilisation, regional fulfilment, fill rate, returns etc

Management Trainee

Jun 2011 – May 2012 · 11 mos

Revamped inventory planning structure and designed an automated model to optimize purchase & manual procurement efforts
Led the portfolio for Mobile accessories; Responsible for buying, sales and P&L
Managed merchandising & store front to maximize sales: Deployed various promotional offer- bundles, EMI, freebies, cash back etc.
Established various category operations to ensure smooth functioning: Mobile help-desk; Escalation process; Part replacement; Freebie operations; Liquidation etc
Developed an analytical framework to monitor health of the category