Avinash Dargude
Business & Operations Leader | Flipkart, Amazon, OLX & Spinny | Driving Profitability, Tech-Led Ops & Market Expansion
Salary / Daily rate
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
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About me
Intro
Strategic Business & Operations Leader | Tech-Enabled Growth | P&L & Profitability | Supply Chain & Execution Discipline 17+ years building and scaling operations across Flipkart, Amazon, OLX and Spinny — driving 0→1 launches and 1→1000 scale-ups in e-commerce and marketplaces. Delivered 5× throughput growth, margin uplift and 80% working-capital cycle reduction while embedding AI-driven workflows and governance frameworks. At Flipkart, Amazon, OLX Autos and Spinny, I’ve led high-impact mandates across supply chain, central operations, marketplace strategy and B2B sales, building scalable processes, expanding geographic footprints and launching new revenue lines. Adept at working across product, tech, sales and CX teams to translate strategic goals into localized execution.
Work experience
Building Spinny
Spinny
Nov 2021 - Present
5 years
Gurugram, Haryana, India
* Scaled inspection ops 5X by redesigning workflows and expanding city coverage * Built AI-powered, product-led models improving productivity by 35% and seller conversion * Rolled out self-inspect journeys contributing 8% to procurement volumes * Led 1000+ field teams and launched CI programs reducing defects by 60%
Zonal Head at OLX Autos
OLX Autos
Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
3 years 6 months
New Delhi Area, India
* Owned P&L and delivered 5X growth while achieving profitability * Built revenue streams (B2B, home inspections) adding 15% to top line * Built dealer network via geo-targeted expansion, pricing governance and inventory access — unlocking margin gains and improving capital efficiency * Led 300+ teams across sales, operations and post-sales
Senior Program Manager
Amazon
Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
1 year 9 months
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
* Expanded basket-building operations to 26 cities, tripling order volume * Implemented tote-based packing system, reducing packaging cost by 20% * Introduced scheduled deliveries to boost customer satisfaction
Flipkart
May 2011 - Dec 2016
5 years 8 months
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Associate Director
Jul 2012 - Dec 2016
4 years 6 months
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
* Scaled fulfillment network from 1.2M to 6M orders/month * Deployed warehouse automation and lean practices improving throughput by 35% * Launched 15+ new categories and reduced returns by 5% through SOP enhancements
Sr. Manager (Central Operations Team)
May 2011 - Jul 2012
1 year 3 months
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summer Intern
Deloitte Strategy And Operations Consulting
May 2010 - Jul 2010
3 months
Manager
Tata Motors
Jul 2005 - Jul 2009
4 years 1 month
* Delivered 180/day vehicle output in new plant setup * Cut warranty cost by 50% through quality control improvements
Education
COEP Technological University
BE, Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
PGDM, Strategy and Operations
Activities and societies: Operations Society