NITISH HURIA

+31 0685017662 | nitishhuria89@gmail.com | 1083 HM Amsterdam |

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitishhuria/

SUMMARY
Rich multi-disciplinary global experience spanning Operations Strategy, Project Management, Supply Chain,
and Business Development across diverse sectors such as Ecommerce, Travel-tech, and Food-tech. A
professional with 10+ years’ experience, I bring an entrepreneurial spirit to drive strategic projects, manage
stakeholder relations, lead dynamic teams, and deliver impactful solutions.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Project Management | Negotiations | Supply Chain | Operations Strategy | Business Process Improvement |
Cross-functional Stakeholder Management | Team Leadership | P&L Management | Product Expansion
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gelato | Amsterdam 2021 – Present

Head of Supply Chain and Availability
Gelato: global print on demand platform backed by Insight Partners, SoftBank, and Goldaman Sachs
● Led a dynamic team of supply chain professionals and oversaw Gelato’s global in-bound supply chain
encompassing supplier negotiations and onboarding, fulfillment operations, inventory management and
demand forecasting, inbound logistics, and partner management for 130+ Gelato production partners
across 32 markets
● Worked closely with product management and tech teams to build a one of its kind internal procurement
marketplace for print partners to optimize cost, speed of replenishment, and quality, create scalable
processes, and improve partner/supplier experience. Through price renegotiations and various strategic
sourcing initiatives associated with the marketplace, our partners have already achieved over 20% cost
savings and over 50% reduction in stock replenishment time.
● Oversaw department performance with an emphasis on continuous improvement/optimization and set
ambitious KPIs (internal as well as supplier/partner metrics) and worked with the cross-functional teams
to deliver against these goals
● In close collaboration with commercial and category teams, sized the opportunities for expansion and
determined the product specifications, production methods, workflow design, and supply chain model for
many product categories such as Apparel, Wall Art, Drinware, etc to enable product launches globally
● Worked closely with product management and tech teams to build a one of its kind internal procurement
marketplace for print partners to address business needs, optimize cost and quality, create scalable
processes, and improve partner/supplier experience
● Led automation of various stock management processes and implemented advanced demand
forecasting models, optimizing manpower, reducing lead times, increasing operational efficiency,
improving availability, and reducing unproductive inventory
● Developed and executed supply chain strategies such as 3PL model in warehousing and inbound
logistics and introducing just-in-time sourcing across long tail SKUs, that helped achieving a consistent
99%+ availability globally since Q4-22 and improving operating margin across categories

Lunchly | Delhi 2018 – 2021

Co-Founder
Lunchly: full-stack food-tech company that delivered on demand meals through a network of cloud kitchens.
● Launched and scaled 4 online brands in 24 months contributing to over 75% of organization revenue,
driving product roadmaps from concept through launch and planning and executing data-driven GTM
strategies. Additionally, identified and added multiple revenue channels and strategic partnerships to
maximize revenue, adding over 22% to the top line.
● Defined and drove key business metrics and KPIs, and developed reports to support major decisions
including expansion, capital structure, pricing strategy, margin targets, and marketing budgets
● Prepared and managed the overall P&L, financial & cash flow projections, and budget planning, creating
an EBITDA positive business with a run-rate of INR60M in 20 months.
 ● Designed a scalable and lean cold supply chain with minimal ongoing inventory, bringing down COGS to
<35% and food wastage to ~zero
● Streamlined kitchen operations by designing and implementing standardized processes around
production, hygiene, routing, inventory management, resulting in significant increase in product
consistency and process efficiency
● Lead key procurement decisions- Make vs Buy, strategic sourcing, supplier selection ensuring optimum
sourcing in terms of cost and quality

Hotelbeds | Delhi/Bangkok 2016 – 2018

Strategic Partnerships Lead- South Asia
Hotelbeds: travel technology company that is one of the world’s largest hotel distribution platforms.
● Responsible for identifying and sourcing major new business opportunities and strategic partnerships to
drive commercial growth, achieve revenue targets (20%+ YoY growth), and increase profitability across
South Asia
● Led the completion, monitoring, and optimization of monthly and quarterly forecasts/budgets and annual
operating plan for the region
● Negotiated contracts with C-level executives to acquire, on-board, and manage 11 major hotel chains
(100+ properties), increasing YoY revenue by 24%
● Strategized and launched exclusive pre-buy deals, and finalized with 6 premium properties in S. Asia,
generating revenue in excess of $3.5 million annually
● Initiated discussions to open a new revenue stream of budget hotels with world’s largest budget hotel
chain- OYO (India based), ultimately giving the company access to more than 18,000 hotels, across ten
countries

Gelato | Oslo 2015 – 2016

Global Supply Chain Manager
Gelato: global print on demand platform backed by Insight Partners, SoftBank, and Goldaman Sachs
● Responsible for improving, designing, and standardizing the supply chain processes in Gelato’s 20+
markets globally
● Negotiated with raw material manufacturers and shipping companies in European market to optimize
quality, capacity, and price
● Realized 10% manufacturing cost for print partners by conducting feasibility study for Gelato’s material
procurement project and implementation plan
● Developed performance metrics to benchmark quality, performance, and prices to evaluate suppliers

Divyansh Infracon | Delhi 2012 – 2014

Strategy & Operations- CEO’s office
Divyansh Infracon: Delhi’s leading residential real estate development company.
● Assisted CEO in researching and analyzing new projects and redevelopment opportunities
● Worked with cross-functional teams to help reduce development costs of existing projects by approx. 7%
by implementing value-engineering initiatives and using lean-methods

Landis Gyr (Toshiba) | Delhi 2011 – 2012

Product Management Engineer
Landis Gyr: global industry leader in metering solutions for energy management solutions.
● Key member of team that led GTM of products into India and prospective South-East Asian market
● Gathered requirements for 100+ tenders & contracts and worked closely with sales and R&D teams to
conduct feasibility checks

EDUCATION
Said Business School, University of Oxford | Oxford, UK 2014 - 2015
Master’s in Business Administration
JSS Academy of Technical Education | Noida, India 2007 - 2011
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering