---
title: "Sumit Vishwakarma - Associate Director- Strategy & Operations in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Sumit Vishwakarma, Operations & Business Transformation | 08+ Yrs Driving Growth, Strategy, P&L and Supply Chain Excellence | Leading Tech-Enabled Process Automation & Cost Optimization | Meesho | Ex-OYO | IIM Lucknow | IIT(BHU) based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, claude, and..."
image: "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1/share-image"
---

# Sumit Vishwakarma on Tal

## Headline

Operations & Business Transformation \| 08\+ Yrs Driving Growth, Strategy, P&L and Supply Chain Excellence \| Leading Tech\-Enabled Process Automation & Cost Optimization \| Meesho \| Ex\-OYO \| IIM Lucknow \| IIT\(BHU\)

## About

Strategy and operations leader with 9\+ years of solving complex problems through a first\-principles mindset, cutting across e\-commerce, logistics, and hospitality\. Across Meesho, OYO, I have built and led high\-performing teams from scratch, owned large P&Ls, and driven both 0→1 charters and large\-scale operations with equal effectiveness\. I bring a strong bias for execution, a structured approach to problem\-solving, and the ability to operate effectively across ambiguous, fast\-moving environments\. Consistently recognised with fast\-track promotions across organisations for delivering outsized impact\. Core areas of work: Supply Chain & Logistics \| Marketplace Operations \| Business Strategy \| 0→1 Scaling \| P&L Management \| Team Building \| Process Excellence

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

anthropic apis

claude

gemini

openai

## Work experience

Associate Director\- Strategy & Operations at Meesho, Jul 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India, Head VALMO Middle Mile Supply Chain Leading pan\-India middle\-mile supply chain operations across a large network of facilities in partnership with multiple 3P logistics providers\. Responsible for network design, capacity planning, and cost optimisation across the supply chain\. Directly managing a large cross\-functional organisation across a 3\-tier structure comprising zonal leaders and site in\-charges\. Key focus areas include partner governance, operational compliance, speed improvement, and long\-term scalability\.

Associate Director \- Projects at Meesho, Jan 2024 \- Sep 2024 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Associate Director \(Projects\) – Warehousing as a Service \(WaaS\) Spearheaded a 0→1 charter to build warehousing services for Meesho suppliers — from user research and pilots to achieving product\-market fit and securing scale approval\. Owned end\-to\-end program management across product & tech development, supplier onboarding, and cost modelling\. Scaled from concept to multiple live warehouses enabling significant daily order throughput\.

Senior Manager\- First Mile Operations at Meesho, Jan 2023 \- Dec 2023 · 1 yr, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, \- Led First Mile Charter in Fulfillment & Experience Department in Meesho \- Led a team of 50\+ Employees to ensure timely fulfillment in BAU and peak season Sales

Program Manager at Meesho, Oct 2021 \- Jun 2022 · 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Early team member for Meesho Grocery\. Conceptualized and built a first\-of\-its\-kind gig\-based last mile delivery network by identifying and onboarding non\-traditional delivery personas to unlock latent supply\. Developed end\-to\-end playbook covering identification, onboarding, operations and retention of delivery partners across multiple cities\.

Senior Manager at OYO, Aug 2020 \- Sep 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India, Led customer experience charter for OYO's self\-operated business division, overseeing a large network of hotels pan\-India\. Drove tech\-led initiatives including inventory aggregation, alert management systems, and self\-serve hotel onboarding\. Focused on reducing guest experience issues through structured process interventions and technology\.

PnL Manager\- Townhouse & Silverkey at OYO, May 2019 \- Aug 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Owned topline and bottomline for a large portfolio of self\-operated hotel properties pan\-India\. Responsible for pricing, lease structuring, staffing deployment, and cost optimisation to ensure profitability across the portfolio\.

Business Development Officer at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, May 2018 \- May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo, Greater Delhi Area, Responsible for forecasting future trends and co\-ordinate with product development teams to orient strategies Expanding the Petrochemical business network by scouting new business opportunities

Marketing and Sales Intern at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd\., Apr 2017 \- May 2017 · 2 mos, Greater Delhi Area, ACHIEVEMENTS: Received LOR by National Branding Head for revamping the Marketing Strategy of Flagship Brand BRAND MANAGEMENT:  Conducted market research and identified gaps to establish brand identity, improve marketing mix across channels  Single\-handedly formulated marketing strategy that was implemented in 2017 for TMT business\(₹2500 Cr\)  Designed branding roadmap to increase sales by 20% across 15\+ channels& allocated a budget of 30 Cr BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT  Designed Key account Plan with cross selling avenues, personnel mapping tools to increase B2B sales by 60%  Developed KA dashboard by integrating 3 MIS reports to dynamically forecast requirements for 60\+ key clients  Diagnosed 25 transactional parameters to formulate a customer value scorecard, enhancing customer relationship INTERNATIONAL PROJECT:  Worked with World Steel Association & liaised with Tata Steel and ISA on national steel demand mapping project

## Education

Master of Business Administration \- MBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, General, HR, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology \(Banaras Hindu University\), Varanasi

[View the original profile](https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1)

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1#person",
      "name": "Sumit Vishwakarma",
      "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1",
      "image": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1/profile-photo.jpg",
      "description": "Meet Sumit Vishwakarma, Operations & Business Transformation | 08+ Yrs Driving Growth, Strategy, P&L and Supply Chain Excellence | Leading Tech-Enabled Process Automation & Cost Optimization | Meesho | Ex-OYO | IIM Lucknow | IIT(BHU) based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, claude, and...",
      "jobTitle": "Associate Director- Strategy & Operations",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "Organization",
        "name": "Meesho"
      },
      "hasOccupation": {
        "@type": "Occupation",
        "name": "Associate Director- Strategy & Operations"
      },
      "homeLocation": {
        "@type": "Place",
        "name": "Bengaluru"
      },
      "alumniOf": [
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow"
        },
        {
          "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
          "name": "Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi"
        }
      ],
      "knowsAbout": [
        "anthropic apis",
        "claude",
        "gemini",
        "openai"
      ],
      "mainEntityOfPage": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1#webpage"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "ProfilePage",
      "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1#webpage",
      "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1",
      "name": "Sumit Vishwakarma on Tal",
      "description": "Meet Sumit Vishwakarma, Operations & Business Transformation | 08+ Yrs Driving Growth, Strategy, P&L and Supply Chain Excellence | Leading Tech-Enabled Process Automation & Cost Optimization | Meesho | Ex-OYO | IIM Lucknow | IIT(BHU) based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes anthropic apis, claude, and...",
      "dateModified": "2026-09-11T12:52:03.787Z",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1#person"
      },
      "primaryImageOfPage": {
        "@type": "ImageObject",
        "url": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1/profile-photo.jpg",
        "contentUrl": "https://tal.club/meet/sumit-vishwakarma-1/profile-photo.jpg",
        "caption": "Sumit Vishwakarma profile photo on Tal"
      },
      "inLanguage": "en-IN"
    }
  ]
}
```