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Sriram M

Sriram M

Summary

  • Goal oriented professional with 8+ years of experience in Sales, Business Development, Category Management and Strategic Partnerships
  • Experience in owning category GMV and profitability and driving growth
  • Adept at forging and developing relationships with key clients and stakeholders
  • Experience across ecommerce, fintech and mobility domains

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager II

Flipkart
Bengaluru
04.2023 - Current
  • Heading Post Purchase and Experience for the Furniture category. Responsible for speed, serviceability, customer & seller experience and value added services
  • Improved category delivery speed through improved seller practices, optimized network routes and increased movement frequencies
  • Expanded serviceability horizons by enabling pick-ups from critical furniture hubs, boosting delivery coverage through 3PLs and widening installation coverage by partner network
  • Introduced price-optimized warranty & maintenance plans and improved coverage resulting in 38% increase in adoption
  • Reduced seller's cost of doing business, enabled brand facilitated installations and expedited logistics issue resolution, boosting seller experience

Senior Manager II

Flipkart
Bengaluru
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Managing Growth, Hyperlocal, Monetization and Partnerships charters for the Mobiles category
  • Orchestrated the creation of an e-commerce first mobile carrier subvention program - driving network partner negotiations, architecting customer journey and increasing user adoption
  • Forged strategic partnerships with key ecosystem players - OEMs, OS providers, technology partners - to drive premiumization
  • Catapulted q-commerce's share of business by optimizing stock placement, enabling right pricing and synchronizing key launches

Senior Manager I

Flipkart
Bengaluru
05.2020 - 03.2022
  • Sell Head of Footwear category at Flipkart Wholesale
  • Part of launch team of Fashion business and involved in business strategy, competition analysis, product prioritization, catalog design and setting up QC processes
  • Recorded 7x growth in GMV in a year while doubling Footwear category's contribution to Fashion business unit
  • Moved category into profitability while consistently meeting/exceeding PM targets month on month
  • Improved customer metrics [AOV, TPC, repeat%, SoW] through effective use of pricing, events and CRM

Manager - Demand Growth

Bounce
Bengaluru
07.2019 - 04.2020
  • Responsible for increasing top-line growth from Bengaluru's central clusters and public transport hubs
  • Managed customer life-cycle to reduce churn rate and increase repeat usage
  • Orchestrated data-driven bike redeployment strategy to reduce idle time and boost utilization
  • Developed and implemented promotional and pricing plans to drive business growth across public transport hubs

Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Ola Financial Services

OLA
Bengaluru
09.2017 - 04.2019
  • Scoping new business opportunities for Ola Financial Services - Ola's Strategic Business Unit
  • Identified, evaluated and negotiated deals with strategic partners of Ola Money Credit Card, including network, bank and merchant partners
  • Led conversations with banks, NBFCs, card networks, credit bureaus, analytics consultants and fintechs and forged impactful partnerships
  • Program-managed these partner integrations and internal teams, ensuring timely launches

Manager - Business Development and Account Management, Ola Money

OLA
Bengaluru
06.2015 - 08.2017
  • Identifying and implementing impactful partnerships with top brands for Ola Money - mobile wallet product of Ola
  • Managed client accounts from onboarding to launch, leading negotiations and facilitating marketing, legal, and technical discussions for fast business activation
  • Activated Ola Money across multiple payment gateway aggregators and ensured regular merchant on-boarding
  • Analyzed client needs and competitor offerings to propose value-adding new product features

Summer intern - Sales

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
Chennai
04.2014 - 06.2014


Drove institutional sales of Coca-Cola products. Involved in new customer acquisition, brand rebuilding and customer re-acquisition. Designed and oversaw a direct marketing program for home customers in Chennai.

Skills

  • Business development
  • P&L Management
  • Account management
  • Category management
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Team management

Timeline

Senior Manager II

Flipkart
04.2023 - Current

Senior Manager II

Flipkart
03.2022 - 03.2023

Senior Manager I

Flipkart
05.2020 - 03.2022

Manager - Demand Growth

Bounce
07.2019 - 04.2020

Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Ola Financial Services

OLA
09.2017 - 04.2019

Manager - Business Development and Account Management, Ola Money

OLA
06.2015 - 08.2017

Summer intern - Sales

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
04.2014 - 06.2014

Education

Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
MBA - Class of 2015, CGPA: 7.65

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College (Autonomous), Madras University
B.Com. (Commerce) - Class of 2013, Aggregate: 76.6%

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School, Chennai
12th Std, 86.6% in CBSE

10th Std, 85.2% in CBSE

Extra-Curricular Activities

Coordinator, Extra Mural Lectures series at IIT Madras - Liaised with high profile individuals to invite them to the institute in addition to planning and execution of their lectures. Involved in the branding and execution of a new concept ‘EML Omnibus’

Project Coordinator, Becoming I Foundation (Chennai Chapter) – Recruited and led teams of volunteers in educating under-resourced children. Involved in research and analysis to assess the project’s impact

An avid quizzer. Won quizzes at school and college levels

Sriram M