Associate Director - City Operations (First Mile)

Associate Director – City Operations

DH Operations Department

No lengthy intro here, let's get straight to the details, Zepto speed.

Responsibilities, aka, what we'd like you to deliver :

●Own end-to-end First Mile operations across assigned cities — vendor pickups,

inwarding, hub movements, and inter-hub transfers.

●Ensure strict SLA adherence for pickups and dispatch with minimal losses, delays, or

damages.

● Drive high inventory accuracy across hubs and dark stores through audits,

reconciliations, and strong loss-prevention controls.

●Partner with Central Planning and Supply Chain teams to ensure accurate inventory

inflow, replenishment, and dispatch alignment.

●Lead manpower planning based on volume forecasts, ensuring optimal staffing across

hubs and ground operations.

● Manage and mentor Hub Managers, Inventory Associates, and ground staff with a sharp

focus on productivity and performance improvement.

●Optimize per-unit operational costs while maintaining quality and service benchmarks.

●Standardize and enforce SOPs to reduce leakages, shrinkage, pilferage, and process

inefficiencies.

●Leverage dashboards, WMS, and manpower tracking tools to drive real-time visibility and

governance.

●Collaborate with Product and Tech teams to implement automation initiatives such as

barcode scanning, slotting optimization, and pick-pack improvements.

●Ensure compliance with health, safety, and labor regulations across all warehouse

environments.

●Act as the SPOC for city-level escalations related to First Mile, inventory gaps, and

manpower issues.

● Drive structured governance through performance reviews, metric dashboards, and

accountability frameworks.

Are you who we're searching for

●Qualification:Graduation required; MBA preferred (Operations/Supply Chain) or

equivalent hands-on experience.

●Experience: 8–12+ years in warehouse, dark store, fulfillment center, or First Mile logistics

operations with multi-city exposure.

●Strong expertise in First Mile logistics, inventory control, and warehouse management

systems (WMS).

●Proven experience managing large, distributed ground teams and city-level operations.

●Strong command over KPIs — SLA adherence, shrinkage, cost per unit, manpower

productivity, and service metrics.

● Demonstrated ability to manage cost levers while scaling operations efficiently.

●Tech-comfortable and data-driven; able to operate through dashboards and structured

reviews.

●Execution-focused, ownership-driven, and comfortable operating in high-volume,

high-growth environments.

●Process-oriented leader with the ability to build, enforce, and scale operational SOPs.

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Why Zepto should be your next career move

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shape the future of the Indian startup ecosystem. If you're ready to go all in, execute like

never before, and create impact on a massive scale, there's no better place to do it than

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