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Saurav Kumar

Lead – International Lifecycle & BizOps @ Porter | Ex-City Head Istanbul | Marketplace Operations, Unit Economics & Category Incubation | NIT Durgapur

Bengaluru

4+ years of work experience

Porter
Oct 20261 moPresent

Bengaluru

• Steering cross-border lifecycle strategy, category incubation, and operational excellence across Porter's international markets (UAE, Turkey, Malaysia and new country launches).
Porter
Aug 20251 yr 2 mosSep 2026

Bengaluru

• Scaled order volume by 3X within 10 months while managing a 40+ member local cross-functional team across Operations, Field Acquisition, and Support. • Established corporate tax-invoicing infrastructure from ground zero, achieving an 80% win-rate on regulatory challenges. • Incubated and launched the 1.5-ton Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) category from scratch, driving an immediate 11% top-line revenue expansion.
Porter
Jan 20258 mosAug 2025

Bengaluru

• Mapped and activated high-density micro-demand clusters across key MSMEs zones across UAE and Bangladesh. • Designed algorithmic routing frameworks and dynamic batching radii, curbing empty running miles in two-wheeler. • Restructured customers’ discounting across Bangladesh, reducing coupon dependency by up to 30% while preserving top-line GMV. • Architected event-triggered user engagement SOPs via MoEngage (Push/WhatsApp), automating retention workflows and saving recurring team bandwidth.
Porter
Apr 20248 moDec 2024

Nashik

Porter
Jun 20222 y 4 moOct 2024

Surat

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Education

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Bachelor of Technology - BTech

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

20184 yrs2022

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Headline

Lead – International Lifecycle & BizOps @ Porter | Ex-City Head Istanbul | Marketplace Operations, Unit Economics & Category Incubation | NIT Durgapur

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

codex

gemini

perplexity

ChatGPT

Work experience

Lead – International Lifecycle at Porter, Oct 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Bengaluru, • Steering cross-border lifecycle strategy, category incubation, and operational excellence across Porter's international markets (UAE, Turkey, Malaysia and new country launches).

City Head – Istanbul & Operations Excellence at Porter, Aug 2025 - Sep 2026 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, • Scaled order volume by 3X within 10 months while managing a 40+ member local cross-functional team across Operations, Field Acquisition, and Support. • Established corporate tax-invoicing infrastructure from ground zero, achieving an 80% win-rate on regulatory challenges. • Incubated and launched the 1.5-ton Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) category from scratch, driving an immediate 11% top-line revenue expansion.

Operational Excellence Lead – International Markets at Porter, Jan 2025 - Aug 2025 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, • Mapped and activated high-density micro-demand clusters across key MSMEs zones across UAE and Bangladesh. • Designed algorithmic routing frameworks and dynamic batching radii, curbing empty running miles in two-wheeler. • Restructured customers’ discounting across Bangladesh, reducing coupon dependency by up to 30% while preserving top-line GMV. • Architected event-triggered user engagement SOPs via MoEngage (Push/WhatsApp), automating retention workflows and saving recurring team bandwidth.

City Head - Nashik at Porter, Apr 2024 - Dec 2024 · 8 mo, Nashik

Category Manager at Porter, Jun 2022 - Oct 2024 · 2 y 4 mo, Surat

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, National Institute of Technology Durgapur

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