She joins the company from Flipkart, where
she was heading last mile operations for large business
Shilpa Gupta, HomeLane’s new senior vice
president of supply chain management, was revealed on Monday. Gupta will report
to Srikanth Iyer, co-founder and CEO of HomeLane, in her new post, which begins
immediately. She comes to the organisation from Flipkart, where she was in charge
of large business last mile operations.
“Gupta is joining HomeLane at a pivotal
moment. As we have grown, we have introduced new products, and services and
sourced creatively to successfully navigate the unique environment over the
last few years. Shilpa will play a crucial role in scaling up our delivery
models, expanding the reach and improving overall service to our customers,”
Srikanth Iyer and Tanuj Choudhry, co-founders, HomeLane said.
As part of her new role, Gupta will oversee
all integrated supply chain activities across the company’s enterprise,
including sourcing, planning, manufacturing, inventory, warehousing and
logistics. She will continue to build on HomeLane’s long-term vision and
strategy to make interiors hassle-free and pocket friendly for the customers by
making the back-end supply chain agile, efficient and resilient.
“I look forward to helping drive the
company’s long-term growth strategy and leveraging my experiences and knowledge
to build a stronger foundation that will help us meet the demands of our
customers,” Gupta stated.
Gupta comes with more than 13 years of
experience in planning and operations and has worked with organisations such as
Pepsico and Diageo in the past.
Established in 2014, HomeLane is a tech-enabled
home interiors brand, providing interior services. Through technological
interventions, tech-empowered designers, and project managers, the company
claims to have built a community of over 25,000 customers across the country,
over the last eight years. HomeLane currently claims to service more than 20
cities across the country through over 40 experience centres. Courtesy: www.financialexpress.com
