Ashish Kumar

About Ashish Kumar

Retail Operations & Expansion professional with 10+ years of cross-industry experience in driving large-scale New Store Openings (NSOs), franchise acquisition, and process excellence across domestic and international markets.Currently leading Central BD Operations at Lenskart, managing 500+ NSOs annually (India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand) and enabling seamless expansion across stores. Experienced in setting up scalable processes, retail tech implementations (Zvolv, Kissflow), cross-functional coordination, and TAT optimization to accelerate market growth.Proven expertise in:1) Retail Operations & Store Openings – End-to-end NSO management with strong cross-department collaboration.2) Process Excellence & Technology – Implementing project management tools, MIS automation, and new capability development.3) Leadership & Stakeholder Management – Leading 25+ member teams, aligning CXO-level stakeholders, and resolving operational bottlenecks.4) Business Development & Client Management – Former senior consultant at IndiaMART managing strategic C-level accounts (Canon, Airtel, Toyota, Berger Paints, Urban Clap, etc.) driving digital transformation initiatives.With a strong foundation in B2B enterprise sales, SaaS solutioning, and account management, I bring a unique blend of retail operations, strategy, and technology-driven problem solving to scale business growth. Areas of Interest:#RetailOperations #NewStoreOpening #ProjectManagement #ProcessExcellence #BusinessDevelopment #FranchiseAcquisition Always open to connect: a••••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Associate General Manager

   Lenskart.com

   Apr 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

Education

• Delhi University (Hansraj College)

  B.Sc(Hons.), Physics

  2009 — 2012

• St. Thomas

  ICSE, Science

  2007

• Meerut Public School

  CBSE, Science+Computer

  2007 — 2009

• IBS Hyderabad

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Ms-Word
• Ms-Powerpoint
• Ms-Excel
• Visual Basic 6.0
• Oracle Sql
• Bluej
• Pl/Sql
• Sap
• Microsoft Excel
• Team Management
• Online Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Advertising
• Market Research
• Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Human Resources
• Time Management
• Economics
• Sql
• Social Media Marketing
• Customer Service
• Marketing Communications
• Team Building
• Operations Management
• Visual Basic
• Windows
• Business Planning
• Leadership
• Powerpoint
• English
• Research
• Marketing
• Competitive Analysis
• Spss
• Microsoft Word
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Research
• Teamwork
• Business Analysis