Sorabh Manchanda

Supply chain and logistics professional with 7 years of experience working on large-scale transportation and linehaul networks across e-commerce, 3PL, and quick commerce. Known for driving cost per shipment reductions, improving asset utilisation, and building reliable networks in high volume environments. Comfortable turning complex data into practical decisions, working closely with product, operations, and procurement teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Manager - Network Automation at Flipkart - Minutes (Quick Commerce) (2024-11 – Present)

Own strategic automation projects for the Minutes quick-commerce business.

• Built an end-to-end Last-Mile Cost Simulator for the PAN-India darkstore network using actual order data and driving distances; enabled testing of any network configuration against real demand in under 2 minutes.
• Designed a Micro P1 Store Location Optimiser to place specialised high-velocity darkstores within the existing standard store network, subject to actual order density and spatial exclusion constraints.
• Led FC-to-Darkstore linehaul route optimisation via dock scheduling and automated routing; improved inventory flow and warehouse throughput across the Minutes network.
• Developed a Last-Mile Beat Optimiser for hyperlocal delivery; lowered vehicle cost / GMV to 4.5% and improved on-time picking at FCs.

Manager - Large Supply Chain at Flipkart - Large Supply Chain (2024-11 – 2026-03)

Owned network design & optimisation for large shipments (ACs, refrigerators, TVs) - accountable for cost, asset utilisation, speed, and reliability.

• Drove 12% reduction in Cost per Shipment (INR 112 to 99) within one year through network redesign and asset optimisation.
• Built a custom VRP-based MH-to-DH routing solver in Python - allocates right truck type and hop additions; generating INR 1.2 Cr/month in savings.
• Redesigned the national linehaul network - partnered with procurement and LH Ops to identify vendors, set target costs, negotiate variable costing; delivered INR 3.6 Cr/month in savings.
• Designed monthly supply forecasts incorporating CPS, truck count, and CFT per shipment at route level - improving forecast accuracy and fleet planning efficiency.

Senior Planning Manager - E-Commerce Network at Shadowfax (2023-08 – 2024-11)

Managed end-to-end supply planning and network design for the e-commerce delivery network.

• Led Diwali peak S&OP plan 5 months in advance - added middle-mile cross-dock centres and capacity planning; reduced ad-hoc costs by 18%.
• Created monthly demand forecasting & linehaul capacity planning - improved fleet utilisation, procurement efficiency, and dispatch accuracy.
• Scaled express and B2B client services - added 2.5 lakh monthly orders while maintaining linehaul CPS of INR 4.3.
• Implemented TMS Trip Module & Master Scheduling - enabled automated trip creation and improved billing & accrual accuracy.

Program Manager - Network Design at Delhivery (2019-06 – 2023-07)

Owned network design and system integration programs across linehaul, warehouse capacity, and facility design.

• Implemented VRP-based automation for zonal linehaul route optimisation - improved resource allocation and reduced monthly cost by INR 1 Cr.
• Created multi-run connection logic - saved 39,000 sq. ft. in staging space and reduced manpower cost through direct loading.
• Partnered with product & procurement teams to develop a vendor bidding app - generated INR 1.3 Cr annual savings on third-party vendor costs.

B.Tech in Production & Industrial Engineering – Punjab Engineering College (2015 – 2019)