Cluster Operations Manager II

Swiggy; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Swiggy is seeking an Area Operations Manager to lead a large team across multiple hubs, driving efficiency and scaling delivery operations. You will coordinate between implementation and operations strategy teams to optimize order fulfilment, logistics and customer experience.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, cost control, and staff planning to maintain high service levels and customer satisfaction across areas.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate with 4-6 years experience.
• Strong operational and analytics background.
• Experience in logistics/supply chain management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of area managers to optimize operations and achieve targets.
• Coordinate between implementation and operations strategy for order fulfilment, logistics, and customer experience.
• Manage a large team, performance, expectations and goals.
• Perform cost analysis, reporting, schedules, quality initiatives, and process changes.
• Design and execute staffing and training requirements for all areas.
• Improve systems, processes and policies to enhance reporting and metrics.
• Ensure disciplined delivery executives and resolve disputes for a healthy work environment.
• Support pay-out structure to motivate delivery executives.
• Ensure flawless delivery service with emphasis on real-time service levels and schedule adherence.
• Meet or exceed customer satisfaction targets for the delivery fleet.
• Provide coaching sessions and weekly one-on-ones with area managers.
• Schedule hub visits to ensure hub compliance and act as point of contact for complex issues.
• Strive for 100% compliance on attire and ID cards among delivery executives.

Skills

Operational analytics

Data-driven decisions

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Logistics knowledge

Education

Postgraduate with 4-6 years experience

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