Assistant Manager - F&E (WaaS & Consolidation)

About the Team

As part of Meesho's Fulfillment and Experience (F&E) team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the logistics framework to support the next billion e-commerce users in India. Our team consists of 100+ smart individuals who are analytical, first-principle problem solvers and gets excited about creating 10x impact with innovative solutions. We are reimagining logistics to meet customer expectations of affordability and rapid delivery. Meesho has pioneered many 1st time in India and 1st time in world innovations in fulfillment and experience field. You will be expected to continue and compound on this strong legacy. At Meesho, you'll be driving cutting-edge “zero-to-one” projects that will redefine e-commerce logistics on a global scale. 

About the Role

As an Assistant Manager - F&E, we are hiring for 2 roles.

WaaS - Warehousing as a Service - Meesho is a pure play marketplace driven business in which we don’t buy inventory or give preferential treatment to select vendors. We are on a mission to democratize ecommerce in India. As a next step to that - we are building a warehousing platform which will give access to warehousing options for our sellers so that they can deliver products cheaper, faster to our consumers. It is enabling and giving a level playing field to all sellers so that they can compete with large sellers/brands. You are expected to identify opportunities, problems and structural solutions which will make this business successful at scale. Anything and everything required to make this business successful is under your purview. Building intelligence to decide which products to bring in a warehouse, which sellers to pitch, where warehouses should be opened, Managing PnL, driving operational excellence in warehouse management, establishing robust Warehouse Control Tower metrics, generating demand and trust markers for warehouses. Building a seller panel to understand business growth due to WaaS. 

Consolidation - Meesho is a marketplace where currently majority orders are fulfilled by sellers instead of warehouses. Due to this if a user has ordered 2 products from 2 sellers - they receive 2 separate packets. This leads to higher supply chain costs, higher carbon emissions etc. We are on a mission to figure out innovative ways to consolidate these shipments at various legs in the supply chain to save cost - pass on this benefit to the same user. And save carbon emission alongside. We are looking for smart problem solvers, strong in analytics and innovative thinkers to solve this first of its kind innovative problem at scale. Your role is analyzing data, figuring out the path in which shipment moves and coming up with various innovative solutions to club order from the same user together. 

What you will do

• WaaS




• Seller Side Value Proposition
• Understanding existing seller pain points, constraints and building strong seller side value proposition.
• Working closely with DS team to build logic that will help sellers understanding which product, how much quantity to move to which warehouse location.
• Working closely with product team to build seller side visibility on benefits, costs, warehouse inventory status etc.
• Setting up control tower and strong process excellence for seller acquisition and retention in program




• Building B2B Supply Chain
• Building B2B supply chain in marketplace setup 
• Identifying and getting vendors onboarded, setting up SOPs and setting up governance to ensure people adhere to SOPs
• Getting B2B flow automated on seller panel with tech and product




• Warehousing Excellence
• Identifying warehouse locations, partners to work with. Negotiating warehouse rate cards
• Setting up a warehousing governance mechanism. Setting up a control tower.
• Problem solving and helping warehousing Ops team uncover new opportunities




• User Side Value Proposition
• Identifying various problems for users which warehousing can solve
• Working with demand team to generate demand for warehousing products
• Creating strong user pull value proposition for warehousing products
• Anything and everything which can grow orders from warehouse




•  Consolidation




• Identifying opportunities
• Problem solving to identify various consolidation opportunities
• Working with supply chain team to understand feasibility of these opportunities
• Relative prioritization among all opportunities
• Designing supply chain changes to capture this opportunity




• Build & Pilot
• Working with product, tech and onground Ops team to build and pilot 0-1 stage solutions
• Identifying success metric for pilot - doing various iterations to ensure it achieves PMF




• Scale up
• Scaling up the solution and moving to next opportunity

What you will need

• B.Tech OR MBA from a premium college1-3 years of experience, in a Strategy & Ops /Management consulting background
• Ability to handle both, strategy formulation and implementation
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid project management skills: ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional partners, prioritize high-impact activities, and keep complex projects moving forward.
• Strong growth track record, with samples and results of past campaigns
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills and organizational ability

About us 

Welcome to Meesho, where every story begins with a spark of inspiration and a dash of entrepreneurial spirit. We're not just a platform; we're your partner in turning dreams into realities.

Our Mission

Democratising internet commerce for everyone- Meesho (Meri shop) started with a single idea in mind -to be an e-commerce destination for the next billion Indian consumers and enable 100 million small businesses to succeed online. We provide sellers with a range of industry-first benefits such as zero commission and the lowest shipping cost. Over 1.75 million sellers are registered on Meesho, growing their business by tapping the company’s massive customer base, state-of-the-art tech infrastructure, pan-India logistics at the lowest cost through third-party logistics providers in an 'Everyday Lowest Cost' channel for sellers. Affordable, relatable merchandise mirroring local markets has helped us make inroads with first-time internet users in the country. We cater to an underserved and unique customer base and cover every serviceable pincode in the country. Our unique business model and continuous innovation has enabled us to become the first Indian horizontal E-commerce company.

Culture and Total Rewards

Our focus is on cultivating a dynamic workplace characterized by high impact and performance excellence. We prioritize a people-centric culture, dedicated to hiring and developing exceptional talent. Total rewards at Meesho comprises of a comprehensive set of elements - monetary, non monetary, tangible and intangible in nature. Our 11 guiding principles, or "Mantras," are the backbone of how we operate - influencing everything from recognition and evaluation to growth discussions. Daily rituals & processes like “Reflections”, “Listen or Die” , Internal Mobility Program, Talent Reviews, Continuous Performance Management - all embody these principles. 

We provide market leading compensation - both cash and equity-based - specific to job roles, individual experience and skill along with our employee centric benefits and work environment. We focus extensively on holistic wellness - through our MeeCare Program - encompassing benefits and policies across physical, mental, financial, and social wellness aspects. This includes extensive medical insurance benefits for employees and their families, wellness initiatives like telehealth, wellness events, and gym & recreational discounts etc. To support work-life balance, we provide generous leave policies, parental support benefits, retirement benefits, and learning and development assistance. Through gratitude for stretched work, personalized gifts, engagement & fun at work - we promote employee delight at the workplace. Many other benefits such as salary advance support, relocation assistance, and flexible benefits plans further enrich the Meesho employee experience.

Know more about Meesho here : https://www.meesho.io/