Amogh Udayashankar

Partnerships and business development professional in international higher education, with 3 years building and managing recruitment agency networks across South and Southeast Asia at Hult International Business School, backed by 5+ years in vendor and supplier management at Amazon, GRAFF Holdings and Robert Bosch. Grew an agency network from 360 to 435 partners in 8 months, collaborated with 400+ agencies, and contributed ~AED 7.4M in revenue. Skilled in Salesforce-led pipeline management, contract negotiation, A/B testing and performance dashboards.

Product Head - Hult International Business School - Dubai, UAE

(2024-09)

• Grew the agency network from 360 to 435 partners (+21%) in 8 months, sourcing leads across South Asia using AI-powered tools and Salesforce.
• Achieved monthly enrollment and partnership targets from Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 while achieving 5% above the year end target.
• Sourced over 500 leads through agent network while ensuring ~40% application conversion of which ~30% have matriculated.
• Led a team of 4; improved financial aid assistance by 12% through A/B testing, contract negotiation and data-driven pricing, contributing to ~AED 7.4M in revenue.
• Ran process and quality audits using LEAN to improve application conversion and outreach, lifting engagement by 23% through targeted promotional campaigns.

Enrollment and Business Development Associate - Hult International Business School - Dubai, UAE

(2023-09 - 2024-09)

• Designed enrollment strategies for Southeast Asia and used Salesforce to analyze applicant behavior, improving turnaround time by 26%.
• Increased enrollment by 12% within 90 days through optimized recruitment processes and data-driven decisions across the region.
• Collaborated with 400+ agencies and regional teams on marketing strategies, securing new partnerships and contributing to 17% growth.
• Hosted 50+ networking events across 22 cities, lifting student engagement by 18% and generating ~AED 4.2M in sales revenue.

Senior Business Analyst - GRAFF Holdings - Boston, USA

(2022-09 - 2023-09)

• Onboarded 14 vendors across the US through competitive analysis, securing ~AED 4.4M in customized raw materials using a hub-and-spoke model.
• Built automated dashboards (Python, Power BI) with 96% accuracy in raw material analysis, speeding decisions by 27% and cutting turnaround time by 48 hours.
• Led SWOT and root cause analysis that improved manufacturing efficiency by 22% and process compliance to 94%.

Team Lead / Senior Operations Analyst - Amazon - Bangalore, India

(2019-11 - 2022-09)

• Led a team of 8 supporting 5,000+ vendors; automated vendor performance reporting, raising on-time delivery to 98% and delivery network speed by 15%.
• Scaled the Multi-Level Fulfillment and Store business from 50 to 2,250 vendors, with performance dashboards reaching 93% operational performance.
• Maintained a 99% fulfillment rate on essential goods during COVID-19 and built an LMS module that trained 1,000 vendors within 72 hours, increasing output by 15%.
• Owned 9 KPIs across 2,500 PrimeNow stores (98% customer success) and trained 400 sellers after onboarding.

Senior Buyer - Robert Bosch - Bangalore, India

(2018-04 - 2019-11)

• Managed 1,700+ internationally sourced parts within a AED 1.5M monthly budget; cut inventory costs by 23% year over year through slow-moving stock audits.
• Led an Incoterm change with 5 global suppliers using JIT, saving AED 1.8M in transit inventory costs.
• Led digitization projects that improved production planning by 12%.

Master of Business Administration - Business Analytics - Hult International Business School (2023-08)

Graduate Certificate - Project Management - Harvard Extension School