Amit Kumar

Founder & Tech lead

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About me
Product Leader at Amazon | Supply Chain and Payment Products
Education
- DAV Public School, BSEB Colony, Patna
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  XIIth, CBSE
- Rose Bud School, Patna
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  Xth, ICSE
- R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore
  2006 - 2010
  B.E Industrial Engineering & Management
  Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship Cell, RAAG Club, SIFE, 8th Mile, Synergy, Industrial Engineering Association. - Student Coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Cell- General Secretary of the student body which organized social, cultural and sporting activities- Joint secretary of the Industrial Engineering Association- Student Secretary of the Synergy '09, the national level techno-management fest of IEM department- Chief organiser of the 'Synergy Walkathon Bangalore' to spread awareness about environment conservation- Student Coordinator of the Placement & Training department-… Show more - Student Coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Cell- General Secretary of the student body which organized social, cultural and sporting activities- Joint secretary of the Industrial Engineering Association- Student Secretary of the Synergy '09, the national level techno-management fest of IEM department- Chief organiser of the 'Synergy Walkathon Bangalore' to spread awareness about environment conservation- Student Coordinator of the Placement & Training department- Student editor of Kaizen, the quarterly newsletter of the department of IEM Show less
- Indian School of Business
  2016 - 2017
  Master of Business Administration (MBA) Strategy & Leadership and Marketing
Experience
- GeekyMind Ventures
  Feb 2008 - Jun 2010
  Founder & Tech lead
  • Led the tech and customer acquisition teams of this corporate image branding & web based product development venture• Led the venture to selection amongst India’s top 7 enterprises in the ‘Best Student Enterprise’ category at National Entrepreneurship Education Awards 2009 held at NITIE – Mumbai• Co-developed and presented the business plan which won 2nd place at Karnataka state-level business plan competition organized by the National Entrepreneurship Network
- JDA Software
  Jul 2010 - Aug 2012
  Technical Supply Chain Consultant
  • Implemented successful supply chain projects for Global CPG, CE, Semiconductor and Oil & gas majors across multiple locations in south-east Asia• Worked on areas like production planning and scheduling, inventory management, materials requirement planning, transportation management and database systems (Oracle)
- Amazon
  Aug 2012 - Mar 2016
  Product Manager, MFN Experience and Seller Performance
  • Built seller performance features and seller-controlled customer experience features of the seller fulfilled channels. Primarily worked on building the seller protection tools, improving effectiveness of the buyer protection program, designing the seller nudge platform to provide intelligent account management, etc.• Built the seller lead generation program to identify sellers with desired assortment to bring them on Amazon.in, Junglee.com and Checkout By Amazon services.• Established and led the email marketing operations team for Amazon’s seller facing services in India.• Instituted the product assortment and seller base benchmarking program. Show less
- Amazon
  Apr 2017 - now
  • Led product, program and data teams to enable a grocery offering that customers love. Owned the assortment strategy, in close-partnership with the science and engineering teams to build ML models, assortment planning and management tools, defined metrics and conducted multiple A/B tests to identify levers and improve end customer experience.• Led the retail delivery experience, CX strategy and benchmarking initiatives (R-NPS, C-NPS, etc.). Led and delivered on key initiatives which included defining and implementing Free Shipping Threshold (FST) of $35 and delivery fee structure, delivery quality improvement programs, geo-coverage expansion, optimal buying/ instock strategy for basket-builder/ essential items, etc. Show less
  - Product Lead, Air Cargo
    Dec 2024 - now
  - Principal Product Manager - Tech, Amazon Monthly Payments
    May 2024 - Dec 2024
  - Sr. Manager, Product Management and Data, Middle Mile
    Oct 2021 - May 2024
  - Selection, DEX and 3P Analytics Lead, Amazon Fresh Grocery
    Apr 2017 - Sept 2021
Licenses & Certifications
- Supply Chain Consultant
  JDA University
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Amit Kumar
  JDA Pillar Team Award JDA Software Inc Feb 2012 Won the ‘JDA Pillar Team Award’, an organization-wide award for high level team performance
- Awarded to Amit Kumar
  Certificate of Leadership National Entrepreneurship Network May 2010 Awarded for significant contribution in developing a vibrant ecosystem of entrepreneurship on campus
- Awarded to Amit Kumar
  Best Student Enterprise NITIE, Mumbai and Dept. of Science and Technology, India Nov 2009 Self-started enterprise was selected among India's top 7 Student Enterprises in the National Entrepreneurship Education Awards 2009
- Awarded to Amit Kumar
  Best Business Plan National Entrepreneurship Network and National Institute of Engineering, Mysore Oct 2009 Won 2nd place in the “Onyx” Business Plan Competition. Presented the business plan of our enterprise, GeekyMind Ventures.
- Awarded to Amit Kumar
  Exceptional Management Award R.V. College of Engineering Jun 2009 Awarded for the work done as the General Secretary of the student body, Raag club, for conducting various successful events and activities in the college
Volunteer Experience
- Founder - SIFE, RVCE
  Issued by Students In Free Enterprise - SIFE on Feb 2010
  Associated with Amit Kumar