Utsav Garg

Technical Program Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Scaled revenue from Rs 85L to Rs 1.25Cr per month.
  • Implemented learning management systems fostering continuous learning.
  • Reduced offer burn per order significantly in last mile operations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Logistics and E-commerce Operations Expert with strong program management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Program ManagementData AnalysisProcess ImprovementOperations ManagementEmployee Learning & Development

Other Skills

LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationsCampaign ManagementContract ManagementAutomationBusiness Process ImprovementLearning ManagementExcel ModelingSQLMarket ResearchLast MileCatalog ManagementBoard deckGo-to-Market StrategyNew Market Expansion

About

Our team at Blinkit saw significant improvements under me as Senior Program Manager. We've honed last-mile efficiencies, leading to reduced offer burns, expanded rider fleets, and improved in-store metrics which are crucial for smooth operations and customer satisfaction. My role encompassed optimizing rider incentives and managing communications for special programs, ensuring a robust delivery ecosystem. With an MBA in International Business from IIFT, my strategy and operations expertise is well-rooted. We successfully implemented learning management systems and revamped operational processes at RIVIGO, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.

Experience

6 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 6 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

2 roles

Associate Director- Program Management

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos · On-site

  • Owned the full campaign lifecycle to execute endemic sampling, non-endemic brand campaigns, and seasonal growth charters from commercial alignment and PO release to cohort targeting, logistics, go-live governance, and post-campaign analytics.
  • Scaled endemic and non-endemic charter revenue from ~ Rs 85L to ~ Rs 1.25Cr per month within 2 months, through structured execution, improved partner retention, and performance-led optimization. The current ARR stands at ~20 Cr per annum in addition to ~10 Cr growth campaigns.
  • Designed scalable in-app campaign structures (category filters, MOV logic, multi-PVID qualification, cart eligibility), maximizing brand ROI.
  • Led cross-functional execution with Product, Tech, Procurement, Vendors, and Ops to ensure collateral readiness, capacity-aligned appointments, seamless inwarding, and on-time launch.
  • Leveraged data-driven cohorting (store OPD, AOV bands, city clusters, customer segmentation) to optimize targeting, improve attachment rates, and enhance distribution efficiency.
  • Institutionalized SOPs across MHs and dark stores; tracked DRR and execution quality, delivering granular day/city/pincode/store-level reporting to drive repeat monetization.
LeadershipData AnalysisProgram ManagementCross-functional Collaborations

Associate Director- Process Excellence

Dec 2024Aug 2025 · 8 mos · On-site

  • MRP & Margin Management (1,50,000 SKUs)
  • 1. Optimized PO MRP/Margin update process via Databricks automation & guardrails, cutting SLA from 2 hrs to 30 min.
  • 2. Drove seamless transition from SAP to Nexus, ensuring zero business disruption through product insights & team training.
  • 3. Spearheaded Contract Management System adoption, onboarding 4,500 vendors & 1,50,000 SKUs in 3 months.
  • 4. Automated PO MRP sync across WMS, Catalog & Nexus, reducing team size from 4 to 1.
  • 5. Conducted RCAs on incorrect MRPs, implementing fixes that improved catalog accuracy & process reliability.
  • Shelf Life Data Optimization (90% of SKUs)
  • 1. Streamlined shelf life updates through structured workflows & ticketing system, improving efficiency & accuracy.
  • 2. Introduced city-level & PO-level shelf life updates, cutting rollback effort significantly.
  • 3. Implemented auto-calculation of shelf life during new product ingestion, preventing data errors and ensuring smooth in-warding.
Process ImprovementData AnalysisContract ManagementAutomation

Blinkit

Senior Program Manager- Last Mile and Expansion

May 2024Oct 2024 · 5 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • Last Mile:
  • 1. Made data-driven decisions to optimize rider incentives. Reduced Jaipur's offer burn per order from Rs 5.4 to Rs 4.3 in just
  • 3 weeks, maintaining rider count and effectively controlling surge orders.
  • 2. Expanded the rider fleet in Jaipur by ~12% and Punjab by ~8% by identifying bottlenecks in the rider onboarding funnel and
  • enhancing the top of the funnel.
  • 3. Oversaw and managed all rider communications regarding special incentive programs on key days, ensuring timely and clear dissemination of information to maximize rider participation.
  • 4. Monitored store metrics like orders per hour, rider earnings, and offer achievement to ensure smooth operations without disruptions.
  • 5. Drove expansion and growth in terms of store planning, launch, rate card, rider count planning, performance monitoring. Successfully launched 3 stores in Punjab and 2 stores in Jaipur.
  • 6. Worked on new initiatives like broken stores, morning-evening skew, late-night operations etc to improve operational efficiency.
  • In store- PPI improvement:
  • 1. Optimized head SKU placement near packaging for faster picking and enabled sequencing for pick path efficiency.
  • 2. Monitored daily audits of broken locations to ensure inventory accuracy and improve key metrics.
  • 3. Analyzed skew between new and experienced employees' item picking contributions to prioritize action steps.
  • 4. Promoted item segregation through the use of pot racks, beauty bins, munchie racks, separators, and chutes.
  • 5. Drove SKU migration to reduce average SKUs per location, improving PPI performance.
  • 6. Consolidated inventory by leading SKU location migration for SKUs stored in multiple locations.
  • 7. Reduced the number of 'bad' stores from 152 to 123 within the first week of project initiation.
  • 8. Spearheaded a ~15% improvement in PPI for Punjab, ~8% for Jaipur through data analysis and physical restructuring, resulting in monthly savings of ~Rs 10 lakhs.
Data AnalysisLeadershipOperations Management

Rivigo

3 roles

Senior Manager- Strategy & Ops

Promoted

Sep 2023May 2024 · 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • 1. Led Learning & Development charter PAN India. Implemented and set up learning management software to foster structured and organised learning culture across the organisation.
  • 2. Developed capacity model for all major sites across the country to pre-plan for space shortage.
  • 3. Re-initiated dormant operational processes with fresh & better planning, approach and processes.
  • 4. Identified tech issues or improvement needed in the current processes to get it solved with the product team.
  • 5. Managed manpower count of ~1000 present across ~150 OUs as per productivity, utilisation.
  • 6. Drove QC PAN India to prevent revenue leakage of ~ 1 Cr per annum.
  • 7. Strategised and implemented shop floor management in 16 PCs across India, coordinating with the ground team for making layouts, infra team for raising PR/PO and admin team for aligning vendors.
Employee Learning & DevelopmentBusiness Process Improvement

Lead- Operations Excellence

Feb 2023Aug 2023 · 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Major workstreams included-
  • Manpower optimisation • Productivity improvement • Warehouse layouting • Performance management
  • Performance dashboard • Process improvement
  • GEMBA boards- Design & implementation
  • Customer excellence
  • Got 'Bravo' award from the COO for exceptional performance during transition of Pune Processing Centre.

Program Manager- Founder's Office

Dec 2021Feb 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Joined Rivigo's core team to setup and scale Full truck load business.
  • I was responsible-
  • To hire and train the team
  • To onboard and develop partnership with fleet owners
  • To do commercial negotiation with fleet owners
  • To make SOPs for all processes, streamline operations
  • Explore revenue growth by alternate channels
  • Spearhead dispute resolution and facilitation of payments.
  • Scaled the business from 16 trucks to more than 250 trucks within 6 months.
  • Also initiated Pilot helpdesk which was one stop solution to all the pilot problems related to fuel, maintenance, documents, planning, tyre etc. Achieved a sustainable reduction of more than 50% in resolution TAT for all desks while maintaining CSAT scores above 90%.
  • Got 'True Owner' award by BU CEO for displaying owner like commitment during FTL setup and expansion.
Program ManagementExcel Modeling

Swiggy

Manager, Strategy

May 2019Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore

  • Overseeing the Expansion of Cloud Kitchens into 11 New Cities-
  • 1. Shortlisted brands to be on-boarded based on various factors like cuisine, AOV, OPD etc
  • 2. Conducted site visits in selected cities, engaging with local teams and shared
  • comprehensive reports with the menu excellence team.
  • 3. Oversaw the expansion process, monitored operational performance, and provided detailed reports to upper management for strategic decision-making.
  • Managing confidential information to create sensitive decks for various purposes-
  • 1. Prepared monthly board presentations for the Private Brands team, summarizing key insights
  • and updates.
  • 2. Designed PowerPoint presentations for both Swiggy and Private Brands town-hall
  • meetings, ensuring engaging and informative content.
  • 3. Created decks for the monthly review meetings of the Private Brands division,
  • highlighting performance metrics and strategic initiatives.
  • Overseeing a kitchen equipment salvage program valued at Rs 25 Cr-
  • 1. Supplied necessary equipment details to prospective leads and conducted price negotiations.
  • 2. Coordinated discussions among Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain management teams, facilitating successful deal closures.
  • Coordinating the re-launch of private brands in NCR with an innovative operational model-
  • 1. Developed a dynamic Gantt chart for the project, ensuring tasks were completed in alignment with the launch deadline.
  • 2. Collaborated with Legal, Infrastructure, Supply Chain Management, Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Operations, and Human Resources teams to establish their weekly targets, ensuring the timely launch of the kitchen.
  • 3. Conducted weekly stakeholder meetings to provide updates on the progress of various tasks from previous weeks.
Program ManagementSQL

Bain & company

Summer Associate

Apr 2018May 2018 · 1 mo · Gurgaon

  • Worked as Summer Associate with various case teams on live cases for clients across various industries and geographies. The work included but not limited to-
  • 1. Preparing company specific Redbooks to give clients detailed analyses of target companies
  • 2. Conducting market deep dives that included segmentation based on various parameters
  • 3. Carrying out workforce analysis using LinkedIn and Bain tool for a few clients
  • 4. Working and getting hands-on experience of tools like Tableau

Education

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Master of Business Administration - MBA — International Business

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Galgotias University

B-Tech — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 2012Jan 2016

Dayawati Modi Academy

12th — Science

Jan 2011Jan 2012

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