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# Ankit Mantri on Tal

## Headline

Product & Platform Leader \| 0→1→n \| Supply Chain, Omnichannel, Automation, GenAI \| 1x Entrepreneur \| Ex Amazon \| IIT Kharagpur

## About

Product leader with 15\+ years of experience building and scaling 0→1→n enterprise platforms across supply chain, manufacturing, and e\-commerce\. Experienced in building product organizations, defining long\-term platform strategy, and aligning technology investments with business outcomes at executive level\. Currently leading Global Supply Chain Product at Lenskart\. Drove large\-scale digital transformation by building and deploying an in\-house omnichannel SCM platform \(0 \-> 1 \-> n\) across 2,400\+ stores and 5 plants in 5 countries\. Replaced legacy systems\. Delivered significant cost savings and operational efficiency\. Previously wroked at high\-growth startups and Amazon\. Delivered multi\-million\-dollar impact in fulfillment cost, inventory optimization, and delivery speed\. IIT Kharagpur graduate\. Passionate about building high\-ownership teams and leveraging data, automation, and GenAI to solve complex operational problems at scale

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Product at Lenskart\.com, Aug 2020 \- Present · 6 yrs 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Progressed from leading the development of an in\-house order and inventory platform to owning Lenskart’s global supply chain product charter end\-to\-end, spanning procurement, manufacturing, warehouse operations, order fulfillment, and store supply chain across international markets\. Currently leading a high\-impact product organization driving strategic initiatives across the supply chain domain to strengthen the fulfillment network, improve delivery timelines, enhance plant performance, and accelerate same\-store growth through merchandising and replenishment optimization\. Spearheaded the transformation of Lenskart’s supply chain ecosystem by conceptualizing, building, and scaling NexS, a proprietary omnichannel SCM platform deployed across 2,400\+ stores and 5 manufacturing plants in five countries, replacing legacy systems and delivering one of the company’s largest digital transformations\.

Co\- Founder & CEO at Organic Mandi, Nov 2018 \- Jul 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos, Pune Area, India, Entrepreneurial venture focused on improving farmer economics through supply chain innovation and brand creation\. • Onboarded 6,000\+ farmers and launched 12 farmer\-owned brands • Achieved ₹2 Cr annual GMV while bootstrapped • Designed farm\-to\-consumer supply chain and distribution network from scratch

Farming at Exploring Agriculture, May 2018 \- Nov 2018 · 7 mos, Pune Area, India

Head \- Product \(Supply\) at Hopscotch\.in, Jan 2016 \- Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Mumbai Area, India, Product leader responsible for building the operational technology backbone during a hyper\-growth phase, enabling the company to scale 8× in three years\. Owned product across fulfillment, warehouse management, logistics optimization, inventory planning, vendor platforms, and finance integrations\. • Built multi\-warehouse and cross\-border supply chain platforms across India and China • Reduced fulfillment costs by 40% through intelligent logistics optimization systems • Implemented inventory planning and vendor management systems to support rapid growth

Manager, Supply Chain at Hopscotch\.in, Mar 2015 \- Jan 2016 · 11 mos, Mumbai

Business Analyst \- Global Inventory Planning at Amazon\.com, Jul 2012 \- Feb 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Greater Seattle Area, Early career foundation in large\-scale platform thinking and data\-driven decision making within one of the world’s most advanced supply chain organizations\. Worked on global inventory placement and fulfillment optimization systems alongside product managers, engineers, and research scientists\. • Contributed to predictive inventory optimization programs delivering $52MM annual savings • Supported FBA inventory placement initiatives reducing fulfillment costs by $32MM

## Education

Dual Degree \(B\.Tech \+ M\.Tech\), Manufacturing Science, Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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