Himanshu
Shourabh
Category Management · Ops & Process Excellence
KEY SPECIFICATIONS
Managing 1,200+ SKUs at Hyperpure by Zomato — full ownership across procurement, vendor management, demand forecasting, and pan-India supply planning. Developer mindset applied to operator problems: SQL, Python, and systems thinking where others use spreadsheets.
About Me
I'm Himanshu — a Category & Operations professional currently managing the Dry Fruits category (1,200+ SKUs) at Hyperpure by Zomato, leading a 6-member team with end-to-end ownership across procurement, vendor management, demand forecasting, and pan-India supply planning.
Previously at Zepto, I automated catalog workflows using SQL and Databricks — cutting TAT by 50% and improving data accuracy from 60% to 75%. Dual award winner: Zepto Aces (CBO) and Hall of Fame (Sr. Director).
I bring a developer's mindset to operator problems — building systems from scratch, eliminating manual effort through scripting, and driving measurable impact at scale. B.E. in Electrical Engineering from RCOEM Nagpur.
Experience
Senior Associate — Category Management
📍 Gurugram
- ▸Managing Dry Fruits category (1,200+ SKUs) with a 6-member team — full ownership across procurement, vendor management, demand forecasting, and pan-India supply planning.
- ▸Reduced OOS% from 12% to ~6% by diagnosing replenishment gaps and restructuring supply planning across pan-India warehouses.
- ▸Onboarded a new pan-India vendor within 15 days of joining — improved supply resilience and reduced single-source dependency.
- ▸Launched region-wise economical brand assortment targeting low-income HoReCa segment; Almond SKU sold out on Day 1 of launch.
- ▸Automated category workflows, reducing manual dependency and improving team throughput across procurement and replenishment cycles.
- ▸Leading cross-functional coordination with procurement, supply chain, and warehouse teams to maintain category health and service levels.
Founding Member — Operations & Growth
📍 Bengaluru
- ▸Joined as Employee #0 and took ownership of day-to-day operations and growth execution.
- ▸Built Ops Master — the first operations system covering rostering, capacity planning & NPS feedback.
- ▸Migrated to a Supabase-backed dashboard, reducing operational dependency as user base grew.
- ▸Executed BTL campaigns across 700+ residential units; generated 120+ leads with ~22% paid conversion.
- ▸Introduced SOPs and NPS-based feedback loops, reducing repeat customer issues during peak hours.
Senior Executive — Process Excellence | Catalog
📍 Bengaluru
- ▸Automated workflows via Databricks, cutting TAT by 50% and boosting stakeholder satisfaction.
- ▸Developed scripts to automate MRP/Margin updates — reduced manual effort by 50–60%, trimming sheets from ~1 lakh rows to 10k.
- ▸Led Brand Cleanup initiative: identified ~90 duplicate brands (65 deactivated), corrected ~780 SKU mismatches.
- ▸Improved stakeholder data accuracy from 60% → 75% (targeting 90%) via validation checks on critical fields.
- ▸Utilized AI tools to fetch, standardize & backfill SKU data into internal systems.
Developer — Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
📍 Bengaluru
- ▸Developed and maintained AEM components, templates & workflows, streamlining content management.
- ▸Optimized AEM implementations for performance, scalability, and user experience.
- ▸Supported experimentation initiatives to improve conversion rates and customer engagement.
Intern — MERN Stack Developer
📍 Bengaluru
- ▸Built a Blood Bank Management Application using the MERN stack end-to-end.
- ▸Designed responsive UIs and developed scalable back-end APIs for efficient data handling.
Skills
Work & Projects
Things I've built, automated, and shipped — from live products to internal systems that changed how teams work.
Beyond the Day Job
Side Ventures
Things I've built and maintain outside of work — a course, a daily market tool, and a personal log.
The Systematic Edge
A 3-pillar market education course — Technical Analysis, Fundamental Investing & MF Intelligence. 10 modules co-created with Amrendra Kumar Anand (SEBI RA).
Market Analysis Digest
Personal daily digest aggregated from 15 SEBI analyst Telegram groups — index levels, confirmed calls, watchlist, BTST ideas & F&O ban list.
What People Say
Genuine words from colleagues, managers, and founders I've worked with.
“He was always there to help, consistently updating margins and MRPs on time. His dedication went above and beyond, often supporting late into the night whenever needed. His reliability and willingness to help at all hours made a significant difference to the team’s efficiency and success.”
He actively thinks about ways to improve current processes, making things faster and easier for the team. Ownership is something I can vouch for. I would like to see him grow within the organization by further demonstrating leadership and his ability to manage and lead teams effectively.
Always takes initiative and acts swiftly to resolve issues. Quickly analyzes challenges, identifies root causes, and implements effective solutions. Demonstrates strong ownership and constantly looks for ways to optimize processes and drive better outcomes for the team and organization.
Himanshu has been very proactive in completing assigned tasks and has helped streamline processes, especially around MRP and margin updates. He made the work easier for the team and was always available whenever support was needed. He is effective in resolving task-related issues and handling stakeholders.
Field Notes
Notes from the field — automation, ops from zero, data governance, and the things in between. Click any to read.
Building Morning Nutriz: From Ops System to Live Subscription Platform
What it looks like when the same person runs operations and builds the product — and why that overlap creates something most startups don't have.
How I Cut 50% of Manual Effort at Zepto with a Databricks Script
A behind-the-scenes look at how a simple pipeline replaced hours of manual spreadsheet work — compressing 1 lakh rows to 10K and accelerating Purchase Order cycles across the catalog team.
Building Ops From Day Zero: What Employee #0 Actually Does
No playbook. No existing system. Just a whiteboard and a growing list of daily fires. Here's what building operations from scratch at a B2C home services startup actually looked like.
The Unglamorous Work of Data Governance: 780 SKUs Later
Catalog hygiene is the kind of work no one talks about because it's invisible when it works. Here's what a large-scale SKU cleanup actually involves — and why it matters more than most realize.
From Blueprint to Live: Helping Sejal Engitech Go Digital + Launching Alambana
A 12-year-old IT company with no digital presence, a new tech vertical to launch, and a business that needed to be structured for a digital-first world. Here's how I approached it.
Education
Recipient of the 2nd Prize in Ennovate — Mini Project Competition.
Beyond Work
What I do when I'm not building systems or cleaning data.
Actively follow equity markets and use Pine Script on TradingView to build and backtest trading strategies.
Not a Consistent gym-goer. Believe diet works more better than heavy workout. Building a regular discipline here.
Enjoy books on systems thinking, startups, and behavioural economics. Current read: always something new. More sections to follow up related to current book I am reading and my key takeaways from it.
Love tinkering with new tools and ideas — from ops dashboards to web apps. If there's a problem, I want to build a solution.
Get In Touch
Open to new opportunities, collaborations, or a good conversation about operations, startups, or building things from scratch. Say hello.