Puneet Gautam
Co-Founder
Gurgaon
Summary
To work in a competitive and challenging work environment to contribute the best ability towards the growth and development of a progressive organization and effectively utilize my personal and professional skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Founder
Gaadifix
03.2022 - 05.2025
- Streamlined operational processes for improved efficiency and cost reduction.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Networked with other businesses and customers to increase sales opportunities and contacts.
- Secured lucrative partnerships by establishing strong relationships with key industry players.
- Managed financial operations, ensuring fiscal responsibility and maintaining profitability during periods of economic uncertainty.
- Drove company expansion into new markets, increasing overall brand visibility and recognition.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Achieved significant cost savings by re-negotiating contracts and optimizing resource allocation.
- Expanded company's digital footprint and customer engagement through strategic online marketing campaigns.
- Maintained P&L and shouldered corporate fiscal responsibility.
- Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
- Set up and streamline service workflows (garage onboarding, repairs, quality control, customer support).
- Oversee day-to-day business operations, logistics, and vendor partnerships.
- Identify and develop key partnerships (B2B tie-ups, aggregators, fleet owners).
- Support fundraising efforts, investor relations, and financial planning.
Founder
Spare Adda
09.2021 - 01.2024
- Plan and manage company's overall sourcing strategy
- Do often research to understand company's operations needs and requirements
- Build relationships with vendors and key suppliers
- Develop a yearly budget depending on sourcing needs
- Negotiate pricing and control costs
- Write sourcing documentation and statements
- Analyzing and calculating costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
- Be aware of latest market trends and industry
- Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers
- Hiring, training, and managing procurement department employees.
Head Procurement & Sourcing
Vehicle Care
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Manage all vendor negotiations
- Create and own SOPs for all types of procurement, with necessary approvals.
- Managing the procurement lifecycle with current and future vendors, manage vendor relationships, monitor contract expirations.
- Serving as a single point of contact to address partner issues from time to time
- Cost Reduction and Business Process improvement.
- Conduct all business with the highest ethical and professional standards.
- Analyzing the marketplace to find the broadest set of capable manufactures globally who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives.
- Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality
- Manages sourcing to achieve lowest total cost: price, quality, inventory, logistics, and flexibility
Business Development, Planning and Strategies & Senior Cost Manager
Gaadiz Automotive Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: Gaadizo is one point solution for all your worries related to car service & repairs. With its network of multi branded service station in Delhi NCR, Gaadizo is standardizing car service & repair industry.
- Providing Technical Training to Team members to develop their skills.
- Developing and managing relationships with potential clients.
- Managing proposals & submissions.
- Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients.
- Increase signup and conversion of Workshop-partners by seeking new acquisition channels and sources
- Developing growth strategies and plans.
- Having an in-depth knowledge of business products & Services.
- Gaadizo is one point solution for all your worries related to car service & repairs. With its network of multi branded service station in Delhi NCR, Gaadizo is standardizing car service & repair industry.
Operations Head
Revpro Technologies LLP
06.2016 - 02.2018
- Planning and controlling change.
- Keeping employees motivated and organizing appropriate training.
- Driving the business to increase profits.
- Investigating customer satisfaction and reporting any issues.
- Prepare an annual budget; schedule expenditures.
- Analyze process workflow.
- Manage relationships with key operations vendors.
- Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payments.
- Communicate customer issues with operations team and advice ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints.
- Played a Lead Role in achieving monthly Targets.
Dispatch Operator
Horizon Global Limited
07.2014 - 09.2015
- Assign work vehicles and onboard equipment to operators to ensure the most efficient delivery schedule
- Maintained customized services to existing clients to ensure client retention
- Recorded and maintained files or records of customer requests other dispatch information
- Prepared daily work and run schedules, accountant for payroll
- Identified any operational and regulatory risks, and escalated as needed
- Organized and prioritized correspondence, complaints and other data from local authorities and clients
- Coordinated and Supervised assembly work for couplers and rolling assembly crew
- Performed Quality control on final products and ensured products were delivered on time.
- Supervised and motivated staff and management
- Prepared daily work schedules
Quality Control Engineer
JBM Limited
03.2013 - 04.2014
- Perform all daily inspection and test of the scope.
- Taking care of QC documents of the entire project including certificates, calibration & test results.
- Report to the QC Manager, control, and monitor all activities related to Quality Management.
- Carry out inspection and checking for all quality related procedures in the site and ensures activity at the site is as per approved method statement and inspection test plan.
- Action and close all customer complaints.
- Verify that the quality related site activities are in accordance with the applicable codes and standards.
- Assure all technical documents relative to site quality control are the current status.
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Kalpana Chawla Institute of Engineering And Technology
Hisar, Haryana 08.2009 - 07.2012
HIGH SCHOOL - undefined
Bohra Public School
03.2008 - 03.2009
Intermediate -
BLS International School
08.2012 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Delhi Institute of Technology Management & Researc
Faridabad 04.2001 -
Skills
- Operations Analysis
- Customer Targeting
- Leadership
- Team Work
- Goal Oriented
- Decision Making
- Active Listening
Interests
Travelling
Photography
Gardening
Horse Riding
Hiking
Training
- Undergone Six weeks Industrial Summer Training at JBM INDUSTRIES BALLABGARH., Faridabad, 2011
- Undergone Five weeks Industrial Winter Training at Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute., Hisar, 2011
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/31/93
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: INDIAN
- Marital Status: MARRIED
- Place of Birth: Hatras
Timeline
Co-Founder
Gaadifix
03.2022 - 05.2025
Founder
Spare Adda
09.2021 - 01.2024
Head Procurement & Sourcing
Vehicle Care
09.2021 - 02.2022
Business Development, Planning and Strategies & Senior Cost Manager
Gaadiz Automotive Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 08.2021
Operations Head
Revpro Technologies LLP
06.2016 - 02.2018
Dispatch Operator
Horizon Global Limited
07.2014 - 09.2015
Quality Control Engineer
JBM Limited
03.2013 - 04.2014
Intermediate -
BLS International School
08.2012 - 03.2013
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Kalpana Chawla Institute of Engineering And Technology
08.2009 - 07.2012
HIGH SCHOOL - undefined
Bohra Public School
03.2008 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Delhi Institute of Technology Management & Researc
04.2001 -
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