Siddharth Saraswat

Director of Engineering

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India8 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Led initiatives to optimize last-mile operations.
  • Built a 400-agent team to enhance customer experience.
  • Successfully scaled 3PL operations delivering 250,000 orders/day.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic operations leader in E-Commerce and logistics.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipOperations ManagementPartnerships

Other Skills

Cost SavingsSQLProcess EnhancementInternet CompaniesRoot Cause AnalysisIdentifying TrendsCost ReductionProcess AutomationPeople ManagementBusiness PlanningBusiness Relationship ManagementHigh-Pressure EnvironmentsProblem SolvingDashboardsE-Commerce

Experience

8 yrs
Total Experience
1 yr 7 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Zepto

2 roles

Director

Promoted

Apr 2025Nov 2025 · 7 mos · On-site

  • At Zepto, I led initiatives in last-mile operations, focusing on rider governance, fraud, attrition, enagement and rider lifecycle management.
  • Establishing a robust Rider Order Support function, I built a 400-agent team that significantly enhanced customer experience.
  • Reduced returns from 3.1% to 1.27%, optimizing fleet utilization reducing cost and improving serviceability
  • Launched last mile operations for Late night stores and Super stores.
  • Lead attrition, engagment, rider welfare and lifecycle management charters. Improved Rider NPS from 33 to 42.
  • Implemented automation thorughtout the order journey to improve customer and rider experience
Cost SavingsSQLProcess EnhancementLeadershipInternet CompaniesRoot Cause Analysis+42

Associate Director

Jul 2024Mar 2025 · 8 mos · On-site

  • Owned End to End Execution/Implementation/Scaleup of:
  • Rider Quality and Fraud Control
  • Attrition Management
  • 3PL Integration and Launches
  • Setup Rider Support Channels (Both Outside order and in order Support handled by ~500 agents)
  • Rider Merchandise Planning, procurement, distribution and adherence
  • Rider Engagement and add on benefits
  • Insurance and BGV
  • Superstore and Night Operations planning, launch and scale-up
PartnershipsCost SavingsSQLProcess EnhancementLeadershipInternet Companies+47

Swiggy

Senior Manager - Operations and Strategy

Oct 2021Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • 3PL Strategy & Operations
  • Spearheading end to end 3PL Strategy and Operations, managing P&L to deliver 250,000 order/day.
  • Be the face of Swiggy for all 3PL interactions, negotiate pricing and contracts and manage Business risk of 3PL.
  • Successfully scaled orders delivered by 3PL Vendors by 56% and reduced costs by 12.9%.
  • Improved customer experience metrics by 54%. Delivered better CX for 3PL delivered orders vs Swiggy Delivered orders.
  • Launched 3PL Delivery fleet for Instamart, and scaled to 15,000 Orders/Day in 8 weeks
  • Program managed negotiation, onboarding and integration of OLA as vendor for food delivery within 4 weeks.
  • Lead the project for Rapido-Swiggy Synergy Estimation, Validated delivery cost saving of 1.5% through a pilot
  • Category Manager, Oct’21-May’22
  • Increased the avg categories bought by 14% leading to a 10% increment in monthly average user spend.
  • Improved user retention by 6% in through focused merchandising and KVI pricing
  • Increased penetration of Packaged F&B from 28% to 37% in 6 weeks, driving adoption by inactive users
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)PartnershipsCost SavingsSQLProcess EnhancementLeadership+61

Urban company

Senior Manager

Nov 2020Sep 2021 · 10 mos

  • Managed the supply and expansion for Salon for Women in Tier 2 markets
  • Setup the supply team, processes for onboarding and launched Men's Grooming (Royale) category
  • Lead a team of managers running an overall team of 70+ members for a special short-sprint onboarding project to increase supply base to 2X
SQLLeadershipInternet CompaniesRoot Cause AnalysisIdentifying TrendsPeople Management+38

Uber

Intern

Apr 2019May 2019 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Set a new channel for Driver On-boarding and Partnerships in Mumbai.
  • Negotiated with dealerships and developed the implementation strategy and budget for the channel
  • Established the process for lead processing & management, and set up a team for execution
  • Secured a Pre-Placement offer
PartnershipsCost SavingsSQLProcess EnhancementInternet CompaniesRoot Cause Analysis+37

Bharat petroleum corporation limited

Operations Officer

Jun 2016Jun 2018 · 2 yrs · Mumbai Area, India

  • Responsible for production, maintenance, planning & field operations of 16 bn/month revenue plant
  • Led 7 technicians & 50 workers, to efficiently operate a plant adding monthly value of INR 1.7 bn
  • Analyzed process parameters and optimized variables to maximize production and profits
  • Coordinated with 15 teams to effectively manage feed sourcing, quality control and reliability
  • Assured 100% on-stream factor by handling 15 process emergencies & effective manpower coordination
  • Contributed to 32 million-manhours without accident & ensured safe work environment in plant
  •  Conceptualized a process transformation to increase output by 400 tons & generate profits of INR 2 mn/day
  •  Achieved highest ever production of 42000 MT/day by implementing process parameter optimization
  •  Saved INR 80+ mn in repair and replacement cost by troubleshooting a critical operational issue
  •  Developed a program to reduce maintenance costs by online monitoring and analysis of equipment
Process EnhancementLeadershipRoot Cause AnalysisIdentifying TrendsCost ReductionPeople Management+25

Reliance

GET

Jan 2015May 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos · Dahej (Bharuch)

  • Responsible for production & efficient operation of INR 640 million revenue manufacturing Unit
  • Saved INR 98 mn/year by reducing equipment load and fuel consumption of heater by 28 tons per day
  •  Led a waste management initiative to improve quality and generated additional revenue of INR 3 mn/year
  •  Presented a waste management initiative to Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Ankleshwar
Cost SavingsLeadershipRoot Cause AnalysisIdentifying TrendsCost ReductionBusiness Relationship Management+21

Education

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Chemical Engineering

Jan 2011Jan 2015

Pragati Vidya Peeth, Gwalior

Jan 2009Jan 2010

St. Paul's School, Gwalior

Jan 1995Jan 2008

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