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Business Planning & Operations | Swiggy | Amazon

About

With over 7 years of expertise in financial planning, operational efficiency, and market entry strategy. Successfully drove ₹1.5 Cr monthly revenue for a new vertical, improved EBITDA by >35%, and led a Series B fundraising (~₹50 Cr). Proven track record in cost optimization, P&L management, and investor relations across e-commerce and tech-driven businesses.

Location

Bangalore Urban

AI stack

antigravity

codex

Work experience

Business Planning & Operations at DaMENSCH, Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Business Planning & Strategy (Inventory & Buying) Mar 2025 – Present • Owned inventory planning and buying decisions aligned with revenue targets, reducing Days On Hand (DOH) from 110 to 96 (FY24–FY25) and improving working capital efficiency • Partner with merchandising on buy plans, balancing demand forecasts, & supply constraints across categories • Identified & activated liquidation channels to reduce dead stock, improving inventory efficiency & freeing up working capital • Oversee marketplace warehouse inventory to optimize availability, sell-through, and stock utilization across channels GTM & Business Strategy Jul 2023 – Mar 2025 • Built and scaled the offline retail business (General Trade/EBO), defining GTM, store rollout, margins, and sales team management • Achieved ₹85K+ average monthly revenue/ store across 150 stores in 20 cities by optimizing assortment depth (~15 styles/store) and improving sell-through by store level engagement. • Led company and department-level Annual Operating Plan (AOP), setting targets and key metrics, and ran monthly business reviews with leadership to drive performance • Improved working capital days by 20 days through DOH planning and structured use of trade/revenue financing, optimizing cash flow • Led fundraising (~₹70 Cr) – prepared pitch decks, managed investor relations cadence, and quarterly board presentations. • Built core operating processes from scratch, including sales team tracking, store-level execution monitoring, and sampling programs • Managed franchise relationships and supported financial evaluation of stores, including exit decisions for underperforming locations/zone

Finance Strategy at Swiggy, Oct 2021 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Spearheaded multiple cross-functional initiatives to improve delivery fee revenue, enhance delivery partner earnings, and reduce delivery costs while maintaining top-tier delivery and customer experience • Analyzed and identified opportunities at the restaurant level in the categories of Discounts, Commissions, and Cancellations, unlocking potential revenue of ₹2.2 Cr per month • Successfully reduced delivery costs, achieving the lowest cost per delivery in East India, ₹4 lower than the national average. • Drove operational and product-level initiatives that reduced call center costs by ₹7 Cr per month over a six-month period, improving overall efficiency

Business Analyst at Amazon, Apr 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, • Managed P&L preparation, budgeting, forecasting, and end-of-month accounting for Amazon Publishing, ensuring accurate financial reporting, analyzing business decision impacts, and developing detailed revenue and cost models • Automated the royalty statement generation process of >1000 authors in line with the respective contractual clauses, which saved >500 man-hours yearly • Devised author wise P&L statement of last 10 years to indicate profitability of the top authors, & also supports in decision of acquiring titles • Analyze large data sets to visualize sales, revenue across different marketplaces of eBooks and physical books, & share author or title wise actionable insights with the leadership

Analyst, Energy Advisory at Feedback INFRA, Jun 2015 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo, Mumbai Area, India, • Business Plan, Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR), Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) filings for Generation, Transmission & Distribution utilities. Assessing performance of state utilities and advising strategies for improvement with SWOT analysis, vision, mission, corporate plan development. • Bid preparation, responding to RFP/RFQ/EoI, preparing pitch presentations for performance improvement of generation utilities. • Planned and coordinated billing related processes of 9 lakhs North Bihar consumers; successfully tapped 64% consumers in the first two months while managing approximately 50 on-ground associates

Education

Finance, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Master of Arts, Economics, Indira Gandhi National Open University