Vijay Kumar

Operations Associate

Gurugram, Haryana, India15 yrs 8 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 14 years in last mile delivery and QSR operations.
  • Proven expertise in delivery management and cost control.
  • Strong track record in team management and customer satisfaction.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Last Mile Delivery Operations Manager with expertise in QSR and logistics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Delivery ManagementLast Mile OpsCost Management

Other Skills

Delivery OperationsQuick commerceCPOFleet PlanningSourcingProject ManagementTrainingCost ControlTeam ManagementManagement Information Systems (MIS)Logistics ManagementMicrosoft ExcelFood & BeverageHospitality IndustryRestaurant Management

About

Manager || - Rider Cluster with over 14 yr of experience in last mile delivery and QSR operations. Proven expertise in handling DELIVERY MANAGEMENT, QUICK COMMERCE, CPO, PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNTABILITY, COST CONTROL, TEAM MANAGEMENT, TRAINING, CUSTOMER SERVICE, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, OUT DOOR CATERING, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AT LOCAL LEVEL AND PERFORMANCE TO MAXIMIZE THE STAFF RETENTION. GRADUATED FROM IHM BANGALORE. having full time exposure of handling team and working under pressure, meeting timelines. Creating target driven environment, making sure operation performs well without complaints and meeting targets before timeline. Managing Operations and having the skills to drive business growth, capitalize on new revenue potential, and manage all aspects of daily business operations. Having good knowledge on marketing and planning.

Experience

15 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 6 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

Manager ||- Rider Cluster Manager

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • I am looking after the last mile operations of Expressway belt 8 stores with team size of 16 RSI & 500+ QC active delivery executives.
  • Works closely with all the functional departments to achieve overall business goals.
  • Ensuring all store team focus on safety, Quality, Behavior control, traffic rules followed by them.
  • Ensuring that we deliver an excellent customer experience and address escalated customer concerns related to last time operations.
  • Monitor real time service levels and schedule adherence and minimize leakages such as RTO by 1.5% and damages/defect refund to 0.4%.
  • Lead and manage the team ensuring team works as per the expectations and as per KRA given, also help them in training or assist in achieving the same
  • Planning on fleet logins and requirement based on projected orders and ensuring zero order loss at any operational hours
  • Works on overall cost per order(CPO) of the store and making plans on how to reduce them and execute them
  • Working closely with payout team and ensure to minimize attrition numbers. Reduced attrition by 5-6% through implementation of strategies and engagement actives on ground.
Delivery ManagementDelivery OperationsLast mile OpsQuick commerceCPOCost Management+2

Tata 1mg

Deputy Manager

Feb 2022May 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • I was leading a team of 12 on-roll managers (HM’s, DAM’s & AM’s), 170 Off- roll staff (Team leads, scanner & runner) and 600+ riders in day to day last mile delivery operations. Managing last mile operations from 2 FC’s(Noida & Gurgaon) & 3 hubs in Delhi
  • Increase NPS in Gurgaon QC orders by 5% through continuous efforts and dedication towards Delay/MDND/No damage/Rider rude behavior complaints.
  • Improved performance metrics by delivering an average of 15000 orders per day, optimizing last mile delivery operations with dedicated delivery.
  • Monitoring Inhouse & vendors performance regarding delivery SLA, COD, RTO, RVP & customer complaints, refund % & minimizing damage. Discussions with Inhouse managers and vendors on mentioned KPIs & MIS Reports (weekly & Monthly) for smooth functioning of operations.
  • Analyze day to day activities to identify and reduce overall last mile and mid mile cost for zone level. Ensure that delivery operations are conducted as per the required SLA, Planning the services and implementation at ground level with required SLA
  • New delivery vendor sourcing, reviewing, shortlisting, rates negotiation and on-boarding for the company as per Delhi NCR areas requirement for existing and new projects
  • Works on various levels of planning, like Quick commerce services (1 hr/30 min/15 min), Polygons and mapping, Market place expansions and on-boarding, manpower and hub level planning as per call on services.
  • Direct coordination with bigger vendors like Zomato, ONDC, Pidge to set the last mile process and system sync from both side to avoid gaps.
  • Training and development of hub teams, achieving maximum productivity of manpower.
  • Eliminated fraud of per day 240-250 orders fraud as well with data driven activities.
Cost ManagementProject ManagementTrainingCost ControlDelivery ManagementTeam Management+1

Costa coffee india

Area Manager

May 2019Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Delhi, India

  • 1. Handling 11 stores in Delhi NCR & Outstation.
  • 2. People Grower/ Management : Leading a Super Charged Team of 11 stores with 6 store manager, 10 shift managers & 41 + TM’s
  • : Engage & Galvanize the team to achieve organizational Goals & personal growth: Forecast, identify, hire, train team consistently to meet labor requirement utilizing right tools
  • : Identify, Train, Certify & Promote people as per requirement.
  • : Performance Management of the team
  • 3. Customer’s Rule: Lead by example & bring customer mania to life in every store
  • : Influence teams to exceed customer’s expectation
  • : Recovering & building escalated customer feedback as customer.
  • 4. Sales & Marketing: Managing an annual business turnover of 1.1+ cr.
  • : Building culture that Team owned the Stores
  • : Communicating the planning, development and execution of the marketing calendar
  • : Creating LSM initiatives, designing and planning events and execution of these events for increasing sales.
  • 5. Profitability: Own the profitability store by store
  • : Periodic Engagement with Team & Managers to optimize costs on basis pacesetter.
  • : Forecasting of budgets (AOP) and for sales, costs and profitability
  • : Manage & improve business performance by analyzing through daily, weekly & Monthly P & L’s.
  • 6. New Store Opening: Handling Complete NSO as well for COSTA.
  • : Plan & Execute New Store openings in the Area.
  • : Coordinating with all Departments (BD, Projects, and Finance for ……...Expansion of business & new store opening in the city).
  • : Site Presentation, Sales, P&L, & Capex Projection.
  • 7. MIS: Analyzing MIS reports aiding in day to day operations.

Foodpanda india

Area Manager

Feb 2018May 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • Handling Delivery operations of Delhi
  • 2. Optimize operations and effectively launch and implement various operations strategies for the company devising sourcing strategies, designing training modules and also for developing employee retention strategy.
  • 3. Ensuring that the individual Delivery Hubs focus on Customers Service, Delivery Performance, Rider's grooming and Cost per Order Profitability.
  • 4. Monitor real time service levels and schedule adherence.
  • 5. Keeping track on Assets receiving, stocking and Issuing, Maintain records for same.
  • 6. Take care of all vendor related issue, customer concerns
  • 7. Ensuring the good quality of food and on time delivery at door step.
  • 8. Develop safe and positive work environment for staffs.
  • 9. Assist in interviewing, recruiting, and training staffs.
  • 10. Meeting and planning of Orders growth with sales & marketing team.
  • 11. Conducting weekly meeting of operational departments.
  • 12. Responsible for adding areas or expansion plan with sales team in order to increase business growth
  • 13. Coordinating with Dark kitchens for delivery related issues and performance.

Freshmenu

Unit Manager

Nov 2015May 2019 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • 1. Responsible for handling operations of Central distribution unit, Central bakery and food delivery unit.
  • 2. P & l of food delivery unit and central bakery.
  • 3. Plan to achieve sales, expenditure budget and cover margins to achieve bottom line.
  • 4. Assigning daily weekly and monthly targets through team meetings and working toward its accomplishment wish adherence to SOP.
  • 5. Keeping track on Indenting materials, receiving, stocking and delivery to satellite kitchen.
  • 6. Monitoring the pricing of product and POS.
  • 7. Inventory auditing and hygiene audits of stock at central warehouse and satellite kitchens.
  • 8. Take care of all vendor related issue, customer concerns.
  • 9. Ensuring the good quality of food and on time delivery at door step.
  • 10. Develop safe and positive work environment for staffs
  • 11. Analyze capital budget and expenses to find opportunities for cost-effectiveness and profitability
  • 12. Develop marketing plans to achieve sales target and increase brand visibility within the assigned area
  • 13. Address customer issues and queries in accurate and timely manner
  • 14. Conducting weekly meeting of operational departments.

Jubilant foodworks ltd.

Restaurant Manager

Jul 2014Nov 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · bangalore

  • 1. Analyze and plan restaurant sales levels and profitability
  • 2. Ensure high standard of hygiene, staff grooming, customer satisfaction and VM standards in the given stores.
  • 3. Supervise team in order to ensure quality of food & service, cleanliness and value for money.
  • 4. Hire, train and motivate the activities of staff.
  • 5. Managing over all operations and customer concern.
  • 6. maintain high standards of quality control, hygiene, and health and safety
  • 7. check stock levels, order supplies and prepare cash drawers and petty cash
  • 8. Keeping store Profit & Loss on track.
  • 9. Assisting Area manager in conducting monthly audits and in gathering various data on time from all stores.
  • 10. As a part of NSO we have opened stores in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
  • 11. Being First Restaurant Manager of south India launch in Bangalore we have achieve highest ever one day sales of Rs 10,58,000.

Ibaco ice cream restaurants

Area Manager

Jun 2012Jun 2014 · 2 yrs · Bangalore

  • 1. Effectively handling and managing 10 stores in Bangalore & ROKA
  • 2. Implementing new company policies and procedures by developing plans and instructing staff
  • 3. Providing direction to Store managers to achieve store goals
  • 4. Planning & projecting the sale targets for stores on the basis of last year sale.
  • 5. Conducting meeting on weekly & monthly Review with store team on sales growth achievement, Training status of team, Current issues in stores, P& L and reports Etc.
  • 6. Conducting Stores audits on Food safety & Quality, Customer service, Closing stock audit, cash handling checklist.
  • 7. Ensure Team handle customer issues efficiently & Hospitality a top priority.
  • 8. Preparing and sending reports to managements.
  • 9. Coordinating with training department for New staff training & Current staff training modules completes on time.
  • 10. Coordinating with HR on Hiring of new staff.
  • 11. Coordinating with Accounts and admin department.
  • 12. Taking care of marketing activities of store and cross check the effect of marketing activities on store sale.

Au bon pain

Assistant Restaurant Manager

Jun 2010May 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos · bangalore

  • 1. Manage operations with passion, integrity, and knowledge while promoting the culture and values of the Store
  • 2. Identify and delegate responsibilities to staff to ensure objectives are met and excellent service is consistently achieved
  • 3. Managing store system like Training, scheduling/ duty Roster, inventory management, Plan maintenance.
  • 4. Responsible for fast, smooth running and optimizing home delivery system
  • 5. Ensure hygiene and cleanliness of the outlet.

Education

IHM BANGALORE

BHM — Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

Jan 2007Jan 2010

Constansia school Dehraun

12th class — commerce

Jan 2006Jan 2007

onstansia school

10th class — Commerc

Jan 2004Jan 2005

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