Sandip Balakrishnan
Chief Operating Officer @Double Horse - Manjilas Food Tech Pvt Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operating Officer @Double Horse - Manjilas Food Tech Pvt Ltd
Kochi, IN
Sandip spearheads Growth by transforming market opportunities into scalable, profitable engines—strengthening our core categories while aggressively unlocking new consumer spaces. With a relentless focus on Process excellence, he ensure that every operational rhythm—from procurement to production to last-mile fulfilment—runs with precision, speed, and zero compromise to quality.The charter includes accelerating Technology adoption across the value chain, embedding digital tools, data intelligence, and automation to enhance productivity, transparency, and decision-making. He also anchors and unlock CFPs —ensuring stakeholder-centric models that create sustainable, long-term competitive advantage.Most importantly, he is committed to Building the Next—future-proofing Double Horse through innovation, new product pipelines, organisation capability building, and scalable systems that will power the next decade of growth.With this 5-pronged strategy driving Double Horse towards becoming a sharper, faster, consumer-first powerhouse—fuelled by purpose, discipline and an uncompromising focus on execution.
EDUCATION
Chinmaya Vidyalaya
ICSE & ISC
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
APSMBE
Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
PGDIT, International Business
University of Kerala
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
SKILLS
ABOUT SANDIP BALAKRISHNAN
Sandip is a Chief Operating Officer with Double Horse a leading FMCG brand rooted in God’s Own Country with presence in 30 plus countries;driving the organisation’s business philosophy and growth.Was formerly a Director of New Business Initiative at Swiggy, one of the country\'s biggest homegrown e-commerce food delivery platforms. He is one of India’s 100 Impactful Supply Chain Leaders recognised by ET Now.He has over 20 years of diverse experience in leading operations,supply chain, manufacturing,category management,procurement, buying and merchandising teams in progressive food organizations in fresh, FMCG, e-commerce, and retail industries. He holds an APSMBE from IIM Lucknow, a PGDIT from Symbiosis, and a MBA from VAMNICOM.Sandip is currently heading category building for a new project in works for Swiggy while having handled procurement, warehousing, and logistics for private brands at Swiggy, working closely with culinary ops, new brands, R&D, and QA teams. He is also involved in working on new pivotal stealth projects and building models ground up.He focuses on building cost leadership, OTIF, vendor development, inventory management, and logistical efficiencies. He has a track record of delivering zero stock outs, reducing BOM, developing P2P models, handling supply efficiency, and leading and being part of multiple training programs. Sandip believes in going the extra mile, beating all the odds, and improving every day. He is an avid reader of fiction and facts,loves formula one and everything fast and a certified international toastmaster.
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