Jul 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru · On-site

• Led a team of 20 people to achieve category growth of 3X by identifying supply and demand gaps.
• Collaborated with multiple stakeholders such as leadership, central marketing, suppliers (300+), analytics, product, Business development for new feature implementation and driving scale up plan.
• Designed annual strategy by identifying multiple growth levers for Accessories category (FY’22-23)

Feb 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru

Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 · 9 mos

• • Led product selection at SKU level for business verticals - grocery, non-large, fruits & vegetables, frozen • Working in new process design for mini warehouse – store layout, picking, packaging for pilot in Bangalore

Nov 2018 – Mar 2019 · 4 mos

• Handled Face care, Bath & Spa portfolio in personal care; increased GMV by 40% within span of 4 months
• Worked with buying team to identify gaps in personal care/grooming selection available on the platform
• Benchmarked competitors and identified 60+ top brands and 250+ top products missing on platform • Led merchandising team for face care portfolio and ensured maximum visibility on app/website
• Executed new launches and enhanced visibility through search, recommendation & campaign activation
• Identified verticals & brand gaps for launch of licensed private label brand in makeup and men’s grooming
• Led process improvement and made automated tracker for easy visibility of sales trend and inventory view

Jun 2018 – Oct 2018 · 4 mos

• Designed & implemented vendor management strategy for 70+ linehaul vendors: National & Zonal Lanes
• Big billion day program management – Ensuring 100% adherence to project charter. This included asset planning, new TMS rollout, vehicle readiness, rewards; managed scale of 2X for sale event.

Jul 2013 – Apr 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Key Responsibilities
• Led a team of 4 for procurement of equipment from 4 local and 2 overseas vendors worth INR 2 crores
• Responsible for new process planning & strategic sourcing of sheet metal parts for new car models
• Led team of 20+ for the production of 60+ prototype car body on new & existing production line
• Headed cross functional team of 5 to incorporate high tensile sheet; achieved weight reduction of 10%
• Analyzed root cause of welding defects using 5 Whys; applied pokayoke sensors to achieve zero quality defects
• Planned shop floor layout and increased space utilization which led to manpower reduction by 2 workers
• Enhanced work order by check-sheet preparation and standard operating procedure for quality inspection
• Impact
• Initiated process optimization by pioneering use of planner software to reduce process of 20 days to 1 day
• Led a lean initiative of 3M and 5S to identify bottlenecks in process which reduced cycle time by 14%
• Pioneered use of design software for reusing existing manual guns and reduced cost by INR 13 lakh
• Improved efficiency by recommending in-house design of jigs which reduced development cycle by 15 days
• Achievements
• Won the ‘Quarterly Achievement Award’ in 2014 for process optimization in the weld planning process
• Awarded ‘Star Performer Rating’ in FY’2015-16; given to top 5% of employees for exceeding targets