Ashis Parekh

About Ashis Parekh

I bring 18+ years of experience leading strategy, operations, and workforce transformation across global organizations. Known for converting complexity into clarity, I’ve built and scaled high-performing teams, driven operational excellence, and delivered enterprise-wide initiatives in workforce planning, business operations, and digital transformation. My approach blends data-driven insights with people-centered leadership — ensuring both impact and sustainability.I partner closely with CXOs and senior leaders to shape long-term strategy, optimize execution, and unlock growth through innovative solutions. Whether building predictive models using data science, designing scalable governance frameworks, or aligning global teams around shared goals, I thrive at the intersection of strategy, execution, and leadership. I’m passionate about creating organizations that are agile, future-ready, and capable of delivering high-value outcomes at scale.

Experience

1. Manager Iii, Global Planning & Strategy

   Amazon

   Feb 2016 — Present · Hyderābād, IN

   Lead the Global Planning & Strategy function which is responsible for hiring 1M+ associates across Amazon fulfillment network in North America, United Kingdom and Europe. • Influence variable spend of $20MM+ in annual costs through strategic labor planning, optimizing cost, redundancy and quality.• Lead annual financial exercise for 3 years and operational planning for 4K+ FTE across 7+ countries serving in 9+ languages• Established a new Workforce Staffing hub in Hyderabad; built and mentored a 30+ member team and embedded scalable planning governance.• Spearheaded cross-regional alignment by partnering with Ops, Vendor Management, Global Outsourcing to roll out global hiring and site optimization frameworks.• Re-strategized short term and long-term planning, network strategy to reduce operational expenses YoY.• Experimented with Data Science and deployed ML-based predictive models for NA, reducing forecast variance from -32%(2022) to ±6%(2023–25).• Leading Automation & Simplification Project to reduce the planning cycle time.• Rolled out planning methodologies across vendors; hosted planning workshops to standardize capacity understanding.• Regularly briefed senior leadership on planning alignment, HC readiness, and performance outcomes, contributed to executive roadmap decisions.• Trusted cross-functional advisor to senior leaders, shaping product direction

Education

• IILM

  Executive Diploma in Business Management, Operation Management

  2009 — 2010

• Nagpur University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics & Telecom

  2001 — 2004

• Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

  High School Diploma, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Birla High School

  High School

  1986 — 1996

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Bpo
• Service Delivery
• Team Management
• Management
• Process Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Mis
• Workforce Management
• Client Relations Skills
• Capacity Planning
• Business Process Outsourcing (Bpo)
• Offshoring
• Budget Forecasts
• Data Analysis
• Contact Centers
• Call Centers
• Outsourcing
• Resource Management
• Sla
• Transition Management
• Strategy