
sumit kumar
@sumitkumar58
Technical Program Manager at The Souled Store who cut OMS order-processing time by 70%+ and scaled POS to 30+ stores.
What I'm looking for
At The Souled Store, I led delivery of an in-house Order Management System that digitized design-to-production workflows and cut order-processing time by 70%+. I also led an omni-channel POS rollout that grew from 6 to 30+ stores.
At Grihzone Pvt. Ltd., I helped grow a B2B manufacturing business from zero to INR 70 lakh in annual revenue, built a base of about 60 recurring clients, and reduced the manufacturing defect rate to under 3%.
Most recently, I took the Speedia app from idea to public launch in four months. I built and lead its technology team, plan releases, and oversee product and customer support.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Advisory – Product & Technology Lead
Speedia
Oct 2025 - Present (1 year)
Took the Speedia app from inception to public launch in 4 months, owning product scope, team build-out, and delivery. Built and led the technology team end to end, including hiring, sprint execution, and roadmap planning.
Technical Project Manager
The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 2022 - May 2025 (3 years 3 months)
Led design and delivery of an in-house Order Management System (OMS) that cut order-processing time by 70%+ and digitized manufacturing workflows. Led implementation of an omni-channel POS platform, scaling from 6 to 30+ stores.
Business Strategy & Operations Consultant
Grihzone Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2018 - Jan 2022 (3 years 4 months)
Grew revenue from zero to INR 70 lakh per year and built a base of ~60 recurring B2B clients. Reduced manufacturing defect rate from 30-40% to under 3% by hiring skilled operators and introducing quality checks.
QA Lead
Circles Life
Sep 2017 - Jun 2018 (9 months)
Set up and designed QA automation frameworks (Selenium & Appium) that improved test coverage and release readiness. Translated business requirements into quality strategies and managed production support and root cause analysis.
QA Lead & Product Analyst
Styletag
Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year)
Owned end-to-end QA for a custom e-commerce platform, introduced Appium mobile testing and production health monitoring, and led validation of ERP and third-party integrations. Established Agile sprint workflows and Selenium/TestNG automation from scratch.
QA Lead & Tech Support
Nykaa
Dec 2014 - Sep 2016 (1 year 9 months)
Led QA for the '30-30-30' flash sale, validating the platform under high concurrency, which generated ~INR 3 crore in sales in 30 minutes. Ran functional, regression, and release testing for key launches including Marketplace and Shop the Look.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
2010 - 2014
Activities and societies: Internships: Finisar (Malaysia) – Auto-laser press machine; HAL Koraput – Jet engine gear manufacturing.
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bhubaneswar, with internships at Finisar (Malaysia) and HAL Koraput.
Oxford Public School, Ranchi
Intermediate, PCM
2008 - 2010
Completed Intermediate (PCM) from Oxford Public School, Ranchi.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Masaria
Matriculation, General
2003 - 2008
Completed Matriculation from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Masaria.
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