Ishita Dasgupta

Business Development Executive

Delhi, India9 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Delivered 300% revenue growth through strategic initiatives.
  • Managed an INR 800Cr+ portfolio across top QSR chains.
  • Strengthened profitability with innovative pricing strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Development expert in the QSR industry with strong analytical and strategic skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentStrategic RelationshipsCommunication

Other Skills

Partner Relationship ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyData AnalysisPublic SpeakingAnalytical SkillsBusiness AnalysisTeam ManagementLeadershipAccount ManagementBusiness Case PreparationCreative StrategyResearchStrategic PlanningCustomer relationship management (CRM)Market Research

About

Skilled in Business Development, Market Research,Customer relationship management (CRM), Strategic Planning with a demonstrated history of working with the top QSR chains in India

Experience

9 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
--
Current Experience

Zomato

4 roles

National Key Account Manager

Promoted

Jul 2024May 2025 · 10 mos

  • Managed an INR 800Cr+ portfolio across QSRs and cloud kitchens, launching retention and upsell initiatives that expanded customer lifetime value and drove consistent SSSG growth (3% YoY, 6% QoQ).
  • Delivered 300% revenue growth by engineering pricing strategies, refining user cohort monetisation models, and leading competitive interventions that increased market share by 20%.
  • Increased profitability for a top QSR brand by driving 500% YoY growth in Ads Revenue, renegotiating commercials, and optimizing tech charges per order.
  • Strengthened bottom-line margins by creating high-conversion value deals and bundling high-frequency SKUs to uplift basket size and order efficiency.
  • Built UX-driven offer placements and brand communication flows that boosted CTR by 12% and expanded in-menu cart adoption rates.
  • Spearheaded micro-market densification programs, enhancing user retention by +3pp, order frequency by 0.2, and locality-level operational efficiency.
  • Collaborated with C-suite stakeholders to co-create platform visibility strategies, promotional frameworks, and profitability roadmaps aligned to strategic revenue unlocks.
  • Led and scaled a cross-functional team across growth, operations, and analytics, building GTM excellence and achieving aggressive topline targets.
Partner Relationship ManagementGo-to-Market StrategyCommunicationStrategic RelationshipsData AnalysisPublic Speaking+9

Senior Key Account Manager

Jul 2023Jun 2024 · 11 mos

  • Streamlined QBR frameworks with CXOs, improving partner alignment on growth KPIs and GTM strategy.
  • Enabled ₹15 AOV uplift through strategic customisation and bundling of high-frequency SKUs.
  • Conducted customer development surveys and TG focus groups to validate product-market fit and loyalty programs.
  • Reduced refund and support costs by 42% through delivery SOP redesign and partner training programs.
  • Standardised operational SLAs across 500+ new stores, improving speed-to-live and cost optimisation.
  • Delivered INR 15L+ weekly incremental revenue by optimising mealtime efficiency and extending operational hours.
  • Led knowledge-sharing and upscaling efforts across the team to build vertical expertise.
CommunicationStrategic RelationshipsBusiness Case PreparationBusiness Development

Key Account Manager

Promoted

Jan 2019Jul 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Created quarterly brand performance scorecards, improving internal reporting and strategic alignment.
  • Built consultative partner relationships that influenced roadmap launches and monetization pilots.
  • Delivered 9.3x ROI through targeted ad optimizations and mid-frequency cohort re-targeting strategies.
  • Led festive-season forecasting, aligning inventory, promo intensities, and cross-functional ops planning.
  • Developed win/loss decks to identify churn triggers and upsell pathways within brand portfolios.
Communication

Account Manager

Aug 2017Jan 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Building an in-depth understanding of the food industry in the city, ranging from take-away joints to fine-dining outlets
  • Managing critical client accounts which have higher degree of complexity in terms of client servicing.
  • Managing end-to-end client relationship including pitching, negotiation, contracting, campaign activations, result tracking and troubleshooting.
  • Analyze and use data to create performance reports that effectively communicate value for partners
  • Ensure high degree of responsiveness and ownership to minimize escalations and denial of service cases for the portfolio of restaurant partners

Uber

Marketing Consultant

Jul 2016Mar 2017 · 8 mos · Pune Area, India

  • ● Manage all partnership in-bounds. (local businesses, brands and agencies)
  • ● Build and manage partnership out-bounds.
  • ● Reach out to potential partners and own negotiation conversations.
  • ● Liaise with city teams to push out partnerships on local/national levels.
  • ● Develop marketing campaigns and support other teams on current and ongoing activations.
  • ● Analyse data from any partnerships for ongoing optimizations and write down weekly reports.

Itc limited

Marketing Intern

Mar 2016Apr 2016 · 1 mo · Kolkata Area, India

  • A project based on the Visual Merchandising of Fiama Di Wills of the personal care department(PCPB)

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Student Mentor

Sep 2014Mar 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Kolkata

  • Onsite and offsite monitoring and evaluation of those under me. Reviewing the area of study and editing any discrepancies that arise

Education

Jadavpur University, JD Birla

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA

Jan 2013Jan 2016

La Martinere For Girls

ISC

Jan 1998Jan 2013

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