Souradip Sarkar — CEO
'Instant commerce is indistinguishable from magic' - and Souradip is playing a small part unfolding this miracle through his current role, as part of which he looks after expansion strategies for Blinkit in potential markets across India. Souradip is a graduate from MDI, Gurgaon, where he specialized in Marketing and Strategy. During his stint at MDI, he held the position of Co-ordinator, Alumni Relations Committee, and that of Chief Curator of the Annual Marketing Conclave of the institute. During this time, he also won multiple prestigious competitions such as Mahindra Warroom, Flipkart Wired, SPJIMR Finding Neo: The Next CEO. In the summer of 2019, he interned in strategy domain where he helped set-up process flow and org structure at the newly formed IoT unit of TATA Communications, and was offered PPO for his work there. After his MBA, Souradip joined the elite Asia-Pacific Management Cadre of Rockwell Automation. Before joining in for management studies, he worked at TATA Consultancy Services Ltd., where he had multiple responsibilities including that of a Project Facilitator and Core Member of business unit's CSR team. He has been awarded multiple recognitions, including the highly coveted TCS Maitree Prize for his out-of-box solutions and distinctive performance towards the improvement of the outlook of the organization through social activities. He was also an invited speaker at IEEE Conclave 2018. He holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Haldia Institute of Technology, where he held multiple leadership positions, including but not limited to, Secretary of IEEE branch, National Chief Coordinator of IEEE Conclave 2014, Program Head of CSI chapter, Head of Sponsorship Committee of college fest, etc. He was awarded "The Best Student for Overall Activities" of the batch for his all-round performance. Souradip pursued his secondary education at City Montessori School, Lucknow, and higher secondary education at Venkateshwar International School, New Delhi. He is a hobbyist visual cartographer and loves to create maps blended with a twist of data visualization! (View his works here: www.behance.net/souradipsarkar) He is also the curator of 'The Banyan Tree' project - a Youtube channel that brings forth lesser known stories from the world of sports, business, and literature (Link: www.youtube.com/thebanyantreeproject) You can access one of his interview was published at InsideIIM here: https://insideiim.com/networking-the-correct-way-and-making-the-right-use-of-your-bschool-life-souradip-sarkar-mdi-gurgaon-1
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth and Strategy Leader in the Instant Commerce sector.
Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India
Experience: 9 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Growth Strategy
- Network Expansion
- Market Evaluation
- Operational Strategy
- P&l Optimization
- Operational Management
- Customer Experience
- Business Development
- Process Optimization
Career Highlights
- Led expansion strategies for Blinkit across India.
- Awarded TCS Maitree Prize for innovative solutions.
- Curated a YouTube channel showcasing unique stories.
Work Experience
Blinkit
Associate Director & Head (Growth and Expansion) - New Formats + Bistro (4 mos)
Charter Head (Network Strategy, Growth & Expansion) - New Formats (8 mos)
Lead – Growth, Expansion and New Cities Launches (1 yr)
Senior Manager - Growth (Growth Lead - Mumbai & New Cities - MH) (3 mos)
Manager - Growth (Growth Lead - Mumbai Metropolitan Region) (1 yr 11 mos)
Rockwell Automation
Account Manager - OEM (West) (1 mo)
Channel Account Manager (11 mos)
Asia Pacific Sales Management Trainee (5 mos)
The Banyan Tree
Founder and Co-Host (1 yr 4 mos)
Tata Communications
Management Intern (Strategy) - Global Internship Program (1 mo)
Jio Creative Labs
Management Consulting Project (2 mos)
Ogilvy
Live Project (1 mo)
Tata Consultancy Services
System Engineer (1 yr 8 mos)
Assistant System Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Tesseract Design Labs
Co-Founder and Chief Facilitator (2 yrs 3 mos)
IEEE Robotics Conclave
National Chief Coordinator (0 mo)
Send Wend
Co-Founder (8 mos)
Robotics Laboratory, IIT Madras
Intern (1 mo)
Robotics and Intelligent Systems Lab., IIT Kharagpur
Intern (1 mo)
School of Robotics, IIEST (earstwhile BESU), Shibpur
Summer Research Fellow (2 mos)
Education
Post Graduate Program in Management at Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) at Haldia Institute of Technology
Higher Secondary Examination at Venkateshwar International School, New Delhi
Secondary Examination at City Montessori School
