Cluster Operations Manager II

Swiggy; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiggy is seeking an experienced Area Manager to lead multiple hubs and optimize operations for Swiggy Instamart in India. You will drive efficiency in order fulfilment, logistics and customer experience, while mentoring a large team and implementing strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities include cost analysis, staffing plans, process improvements and ensuring compliance across delivery executives to maintain high service levels and strong customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate with 4-6 years' experience.
• Experience in process design and operations implementation (preferably in logistics/supply chain management)
• Strong operational, analytical and numerical skills; ability to use data effectively for devising operations strategy
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize to meet daily, weekly, and long-term requirements and goals
• Ability to multi-task, manage multiple hubs and establish priorities
• Good leadership skills (experience managing blue-collar employees is a big plus)
• Passion to deliver a positive customer experience; ability to maintain composure; good communication skills
• Attention to detail and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of area managers to optimize efficiency of operations and achieve performance targets.
• Liaise between implementation and operations strategy teams to ensure alignment on order fulfilment, logistics and customer experience.
• Lead and manage a large team, overseeing performance and goals.
• Perform cost analysis and reporting; manage schedules, quality initiatives and process changes; design staffing and training plans.
• Improve systems, processes and policies within the operations team for better reporting and metrics.
• Ensure discipline among delivery executives and resolve disputes to maintain a healthy work environment.
• Contribute to pay-out structure design to motivate performance of delivery executives.
• Ensure flawless delivery service with focus on real-time service levels and schedule adherence.
• Meet or exceed customer satisfaction targets across areas.
• Provide coaching sessions and weekly one-on-one reviews with area managers.
• Schedule hub visits to ensure compliance and act as point of contact for supervisor-level issues.
• Aim for 100% compliance among delivery executives on attire and IDs.

Skills

Process design

Operations implementation

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Postgraduate degree

Job description

Job Description:

Company Description

Ways of working: Mandate 3 – Employee will be working from the respective base location of the office/ on field on all the days of the weeks

About Swiggy:

Swiggy is India’s leading on-demand delivery platform with a tech-first approach to logistics and a solution-first approach to consumer demands. With a presence in 500+ cities across India, partnerships with hundreds of thousands of restaurants, an employee base of over 5000, a 2 lakh+ strong independent fleet of Delivery Executives, we deliver unparalleled convenience driven by continuous innovation. Built on the back of robust ML technology and fueled by terabytes of data processed every day, Swiggy offers a fast, seamless and reliable delivery experience for millions of customers across India. From starting out as a hyperlocal food delivery service in 2014, to becoming India’s leading on-demand convenience platform today, our capabilities result not only in lightning-fast delivery for customers, but also in a productive and fulfilling experience for our employees.

About Swiggy Instamart :

Instamart is building the convenience grocery segment in India. We offer more than 30000 + assortments / products to our customers within 10-15 mins. We are striving to augment our consumer promise of enabling unparalleled convenience by making grocery delivery instant and delightful. Instamart has been operating in 90+ cities across India and plan to expand to a few more soon. We have seen immense love from the customers till now and are excited to redefine how India shops.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:

• You will lead a team of area managers to optimize the efficiency of operations and achieve the performance target for these areas. You will assist the management in implementing new strategic initiatives as well as contribute ideas for effectively scaling up the operations in these areas.
• You will liaise between the implementation team and the operations strategy team to ensure that all the areas under your focus on order fulfilment, logistics and customer experience.
• You will be responsible for leading and managing a huge team, their performance, expectations and goals.
• Perform cost analysis and reporting as well as manage schedules, quality initiatives and process change initiatives. Design and manage execution of the employee retention plan; Responsible for deciding on the staffing and training requirements for all the areas under your purview.
• Improve the systems, processes and policies in the operations team to better support management reporting, information flow and relevant business metrics
• Ensure the fleet of delivery executives across areas are disciplined and resolve disputes/strikes that may arise in these areas, warranting an efficient and healthy work environment.
• Support the area managers in the design and rollout of a pay-out structure that motivates and rewards the desired behaviors and performance of delivery executives
• Ensure a flawless delivery service for the customers in your areas with special focus on real time service levels and schedule adherence.
• Meet or exceed customer satisfaction rating target of the delivery fleet in all the areas under your purview
• Provide individual coaching feedback sessions, and have weekly one‑on‑ones with the area managers that focus on improving customer satisfaction
• Schedule frequent hub visits to ensure compliance in hub operations in all areas; Serve as a leader and point of contact as well as to address issues that are supervisor related or complex in nature
• Ensure that there are fewer delivery executive driven cancellations in your area. Strive for 100% compliance among delivery executives across areas on matters like wearing Swiggy T-shirts, bags and Id card while on delivery.

Qualifications

Desired skills:

• Postgraduate with 4-6 years' experience.
• Prior experience in process design and operations implementation (preferably in logistics/supply chain management)
• Strong operational, analytical and numerical skills; Ability to use data effectively for devising operations strategy
• Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize in order to meet daily, weekly, and long‑term requirements and goals
• Must have ability to multi‑task, manage multiple hubs and establish priorities
• Good leadership skills (Experience in managing blue‑collared employees is a big plus)
• Passion to deliver a positive customer experience; Ability to maintain composure in difficult situations; Good communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to critically think through and resolve problems

Additional Information

"We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law"

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

Team

• City POD Operations
• Instamart
• Supply Chain & Operations

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