Tessa Thomas Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Looking at Fintech, SaaS, GenAI & ConsumerTech investments at Flipkart. If you are working on an idea, drop me a message or email to tessa.thomas@flipkart.comSelect portfolio companies1. Hyperface2. Finbox3. Castler4. BeatO5. GOAT Brand Labs6. Rightbot7. Nimblebox (Tune.ai)8. SellerApp9. LivWell10. Neuropixel11. FlexifyMe 12. Recircle13. Algomage

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

- Designed a investment reallocation model across the FK portfolio to optimise opex, supply chain, headcount & marketing spend- Built out the end-to-end long term grocery fresh strategy projected- Identified partnership areas with a large tech giant including a 5 year cloud infrastructure hybrid partnership- Built a revised customer strategy post COVID to address changing expectations, slowing new customer growth & high churn- Evaluated impact of 70% penetration of 5G mobiles in India by CY23 and assessed Jio’s competitive threat in tier 2+ cities- Delivered Private Label strategy through assessment of market, customer trends & business models- Engaged with leadership on board discussions on topics like post Covid financial reengineering, IPO planning, supply chain design

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

- Driving multiple new business/growth initiatives and developing long term strategies across businesses - Identify, prioritize and drive cross functional projects & product development through data driven decision making- Interact deeply with top management and take decisions which will benefit the overall company goals like sales, conversions and profitability

New York, New, Us

- Managed the biggest category on the website – Broadway- Launched cities like Milan and Naples on the website- Managed business development accounts for Asia- Managed Business relationships and negotiated prices with vendors in Asia and the US- Owned and optimized the product sourcing mix across a wide variety of partners- Owned category financial targets (e.g. GMV and margin), and identified (and execute upon) levers to achieve those targets- Managed on-site product presentation and catalog data, and drove requirements into the search and browse experience- Improved shopper experience and product work-flow and collaborated with product teams to execute- Collaborated with cross-functional internal partners in marketing, technology and product to execute multiple category and central level projects

New York, New, Us

- From vendor on-boarding to setting up of new destinations in business.- Managed resources ensuring products across cities are up-to-date and market ready- Hiring responsibilities included preliminary & final dept-centric interviews as well as designing & evaluating the tests taken by applicants- Mentored, coached & trained interns/contractors as well as new hires into the process and set-up basic metrics for the department- Spearheaded the redesigning of city launch process eliminating existing inefficiencies- Process improvements & coordinated projects with engineering teams to put efficiencies in place

Purchase, New York, Us

- Worked on creating a feasible franchise model for the business- Helped develop pricing and business feasibility models

London, Gb

- Conducted comprehensive evaluation of internal controls for an aviation firm to ensure compliance of Sarbanes Oxley Act’- Performed testing of controls aimed at mitigating risks and deviations / exceptions were brought to the notice of stakeholdersto prevent any potential conflict with the firm’s guidelines

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Strategy

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics