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Amit Sarwade

Amit Sarwade

Manager (Operations)
Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic and results-oriented Operations Manager with a proven track record of driving excellence across diverse industries. Strategic thinker and adept problem-solver with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences. Possessing an MBA in Operations and over 10 years of extensive experience spanning eCommerce (Flipkart), PropTech (NoBroker), Global Business Services (IBM), and the premium automobile sector (Toyota and Lexus). Recognized for leadership prowess in enhancing customer satisfaction, driving revenue growth, and leading successful sales teams. Skilled in team management, process optimization, and fostering collaborative environments. Proficient in international and domestic customer experience, technical support, chat support, WhatsApp support, and sales. Motivated and dedicated to achieving organizational goals with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

Overview

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Languages
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years of professional experience
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Certificates
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Managerial Skills

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Technical Skills

Work History

Manager

NoBroker Technologies Solutions Private Limited
1 2021 - 04.2024
  • Managed Bathroom Cleaning Subscription Services, Home Cleaning Services, and the Homestore Inbound Team.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency through data-driven decision-making and analytics tools.
  • Oversaw end-to-end operations of the Home Services Department.
  • Achieved a monthly revenue growth rate of 25% and consistently improved sales conversion rates.
  • Led a team of 95 associates, 7 unit leaders, and 2 team leaders.
  • Supervised all aspects of operations, including people management, process management, sales, servicing, and inbound calls.
  • Collaborated with top management to align operations with organizational vision and goals.
  • Developed strategies to boost sales, manage customer complaints, and recruit sales staff.
  • Delegated tasks to team and unit leaders to foster a self-reliant ecosystem.
  • Generated daily and weekly reports for stakeholders and identified areas for sales improvement through call audits and team meetings.
  • Managed employee schedules, accommodating individual requests and needs.
  • Conducted weekly meetings to address issues, set goals, and resolve employee concerns.
  • Provided training and coaching to reduce process bottlenecks and enhance employee performance.
  • Delivered feedback to decision-makers on employee performance and training requirements.
  • Fostered a positive work environment to boost morale and promote employee retention.
  • Set ambitious targets to motivate employees and drive company success.
  • Conducted on-boarding training and documentation for new hires.
  • Implemented cross-training initiatives to enhance team agility and performance.
  • Optimized resource allocation through regular performance evaluations and personalized coaching for staff development.

Sr. Team Leader Operations

Altruist Technologies
02.2020 - 01.2021
  • Reported directly to the Senior Manager of Operations, managing duties of Assistant Manager for Toyota Connect Customer Assistance Center.
  • Oversaw all aspects of Toyota Connect and Toyota Chat Customer Assistance Center, serving as Process Head.
  • Collaborated with Toyota top-level management to optimize existing processes and implement new improvements, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Managed team performance including attrition, shrinkage, client service levels, and employee motivation.
  • Worked closely with Accounts, Quality Excellence, Internal Audit, Compliance Management, Legal, and Business Development teams to optimize operations.
  • Conducted monthly business reviews with Toyota top-level management.
  • Supervised call monitoring, coaching, performance, and corrective actions for team members.
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions to provide feedback and execute new tactics for improving campaign and agent performance.
  • Developed product, process, and call center trend knowledge to recommend improvements for customer experience.

Sr. Team Leader Operations

Hinduja Global Solutions
12.2016 - 01.2020
  • Developed and implemented strategies to improve operational efficiency and accuracy.
  • Led associate focus groups and meetings to gather suggestions, address concerns, and foster positive relations among team members and management.
  • Conducted root cause analysis to identify and resolve structural and process issues.
  • Established and managed objectives for quality, productivity, and compliance.
  • Ensured adherence to applicable guidelines and requirements, supporting the team in doing the same.
  • Managed team performance including attrition, shrinkage, client service levels, and employee motivation.
  • Prepared insights for monthly business review meetings in coordination with IT, Quality, and Training teams, leading monthly review meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

Team Leader - Operations

Intelenet Global Services Private Limited
08.2016 - 11.2016

Flipkart Seller Onboarding Team and Flipkart Advantage Team

  • Led Flipkart Seller Onboarding Team and Flipkart Advantage Team to achieve Live and Enabled Seller Count targets set by top management.
  • Met onboarding targets for sellers as specified by management.
  • Managed Seller Onboarding Operations team responsible for inventory fulfillment by marketplace sellers for Flipkart.
  • Oversaw metric management including productivity, utilization, seller engagement, seller satisfaction, TAT, backlog, quality score, and variable costs.
  • Published weekly and monthly metrics reports for client stakeholders.
  • Provided key insights during internal/external reviews and weekly/monthly business reviews with management.

Executive - Operations

Intelenet Global Services Private Limited
07.2015 - 07.2016

Note: The FA - Ops Process was outsourced to Intelenet / Serco in July 2015.

  • Managed FA Ops Process escalations, resolving issues promptly, including CEO-level escalations. Coordinated with Management, Category, FC, FAL2, Seller Grievance, Social Media, FRM, FPI, and Catalog teams to address and resolve escalations.
  • Conducted QC analysis, successfully resolving QC tickets through active coordination with Catalog, Category, and Fulfillment Center teams, ensuring correct products were received at Flipkart Warehouse and made live on the website within stipulated time frames.
  • Facilitated knowledge transfer to consultants and new hires, helping them understand processes from core fundamentals.
  • Awarded "Best Performer" for Oct-Dec Quarter 2015.

Executive - Business Development

Flipkart Internet Private Limited (TeamLease Services Private Limited) - Bengaluru, Karnataka
05.2015 - 06.2015

Deputed to Flipkart Internet Private Limited, Flipkart Advantage - Operations, Bangalore, Karnataka)

Executive - Business Analyst - CRO

IBM Daksh Business Process Services Private Limited
06.2010 - 02.2011
  • Dun and Bradstreet Process | International Voice Outbound
  • Was responsible for analyzing, updating and creating credit reports for organizations in USA.
  • Worked in target-oriented environment and delivered excellent results on time.
  • Used keen observation and analytical skills to verify business related information and its authenticity.
  • Handled around 60 interactions daily with business stakeholders in USA and populated reports in internal Dun and Bradstreet database.

Assistant

SLV Cyber Zone
04.2009 - 03.2010

Was responsible for overall administration, system maintenance and financial account maintenance of the Cyber Parlor on a daily basis.

  • Handling payments made by clients and kept track of usage hours along with payment details in register on Administrator system.
  • Shared daily report of Cyber Parlour Proprietor.
  • Consolidated daily payment records into weekly and monthly reports to create overall monthly revenue report.
  • Addressed all kinds of technical issues with systems, software related issues or hardware related issues to minimize downtime and enhance client experience
  • Monitored Cyber Parlour premises in real time to ensure that no tampering to desktop and other hardware peripherals happens
  • Software Maintenance: Ensure that all essential software applications, such as security software (Antivirus/Firewall/AntiMalware) is always kept up to date, so that systems are kept secure from any cyber threats.
  • Bandwidth Monitoring: Monitored in real time and through daily reports for any abnormal spike in internet usage, and immediately addressing it by ensuring no visitors download large files over internet or run unwanted applications on desktop systems.
  • Coordinated with IT Service Provider Vendor whenever there was tech issue (hardware or software) observed, and got repair and replacement within minimum time to ensure minimal downtime and loss of revenue.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University
Bengaluru, Karnataka
2012.05 - 2014.08

Bachelor of Science - Natural Sciences

St. Joseph's College (Autonomous)
Bengaluru, Karnataka
04.2007 - 2011.10

Pre University College (P.U.C) - Science

KLE's S.Nijlingappa Pre University College
Bengaluru, Karnataka
03.2005 - 2007.03

Skills

Team Management

Accomplishments

  • Successfully implemented the "Whatsapp Customer Support Platform" as a part of the Toyota Chat Operations by closely working with the Toyota Customer relations Team, website team and the Chat Tool Vendor team.
  • Successfully enabled transition of full scale floor operations to full scale Work-From-Home operations for both the Toyota Connect and Toyota Chat CAC (Also supported Lexus CAC) with minimal downtime and no impact on business operations.
  • Implemented an In house Voice solution named BB8 Dialer with active coordination with the internal Dialer Teams and Technical Team to optimize operations for Work-From-Home setup and ensured client satisfaction and improving credibility of operations.
  • Implemented an In house CRM Solution for Altruist and integrated the same with the Toyota Connect CAC Operations with active coordination with the internal Product and Solution Design Team and Technical Team to optimize operations for Work-From-Home setup and through which saved a considerable amount of revenue for Toyota, which would otherwise be spent by investing in a 3rd party CRM Solution.
  • Prepared and set up a new sub process within Toyota Chat Operations for realtime registration of customer vehicle enquiries which replaced the earlier out dated process of sending information through email, which drastically brought down the lead time for "Dealership call back" and thus improved efficiency of operations.
  • Successfully set up the "Autodial" system at NoBroker in the Home Services function which resulted in a saving of 20% call bandwidth.
  • Successfully set up the "Painting Inbound Division" as a dedicated unit to handle inbound calls, which resulted in an additional bandwidth of 15% which is now utilized purely in sales activities.
  • Implemented the OJT UL Concept to help optimize grooming of new hires during the On Job Training Phase, which resulted in better customer handling, increased outputs and reduced employee attrition.

Software

Microsoft Office [Excel / Word / Powerpoint / Outlook]

Microsoft Backlog Tool

Atlassian JIRA Project Management Software

SalesForce CRM

Oracle Right Now

Google Suite (Drive / Sheets / Docs)

Microsoft Power Query

Facebook Ad Manager

Google Analytics

Wordpress

VICI Dialer

Symphony Summit IT Management Suite

Kibana / Elastic Search

Microsoft Power BI

Google Data Studio

Slash RTC Dialer

Tableau

Starship Reports

Certification

Ready Now Manager by Organization Development and Performance Management Team (HGS)

Timeline

LinkedIn Skill Assessment Certificate - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Machine Learning

05-2022

LinkedIn Skill Assessment Certificate - Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI

04-2022

LinkedIn Skill Assessment Certificate - Agile Methodologies

04-2022

LinkedIn Skill Assessment Certificate- Google Analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

03-2022

LinkedIn Skill Assessment Certificate - Adobe Photoshop

03-2022

Sr. Team Leader Operations

Altruist Technologies
02.2020 - 01.2021

Sr. Team Leader Operations

Hinduja Global Solutions
12.2016 - 01.2020

Team Leader - Operations

Intelenet Global Services Private Limited
08.2016 - 11.2016

Executive - Operations

Intelenet Global Services Private Limited
07.2015 - 07.2016

Executive - Business Development

Flipkart Internet Private Limited (TeamLease Services Private Limited) - Bengaluru, Karnataka
05.2015 - 06.2015

Executive - Business Analyst - CRO

IBM Daksh Business Process Services Private Limited
06.2010 - 02.2011

Assistant

SLV Cyber Zone
04.2009 - 03.2010

Bachelor of Science - Natural Sciences

St. Joseph's College (Autonomous)
04.2007 - 2011.10

Pre University College (P.U.C) - Science

KLE's S.Nijlingappa Pre University College
03.2005 - 2007.03

Manager

NoBroker Technologies Solutions Private Limited
1 2021 - 04.2024

Master of Business Administration - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University
2012.05 - 2014.08

Ready Now Manager by Organization Development and Performance Management Team (HGS)

2019-07

Awards and Recognition

  • Sales Ninja (Runner Up) for Oct - Dec'22 at NoBroker Technologies
  • Best Team Leader Support Staff (Awarded by Toyota Kirloskar Motor) | Nov 2018
  • Best Team Leader (Awarded by HGS) | Oct 2017
  • Awarded "Best Performer" for Oct-Dec Quarter 2015' at Intelenet.
Amit SarwadeManager (Operations)