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Sourav Das

Applied: SPMRank #9 of 15 SPM applicantssquad_1@pg27.mesaschool.co+91 97303 21087spm_25_sourav_das.pdf
SPM
40
Below the line
PM
49
Below the line

SPM rubric (applied role)40.0 / 100Below the line

CriterionScoreWeightPointsEvidenceRationale
SPM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience3/525%15Worked directly with warehouse operations teams during discovery; 3 site visits per feature cycleWorked closely with operations teams during product discovery but did not hold an operations job.
SPM-2 Senior-most owner, no one above them in the function3/525%15Manages a squad of 4: 2 PMs, 1 data scientist, 1 business analyst; reports to Director of ProductOwns a platform area but reports to a Director of Product rather than being the senior-most owner.
SPM-3 Turns fixes into standing practice1/520%4noneNo evidence in the CV of installing standing operational practices or routines.
SPM-4 Judgement under pressure, stated plainly1/515%3nonePresents a success-only narrative with no hard decisions, pressure situations, or failures described.
SPM-5 Grows people who then get promoted1/515%3noneStates squad management but contains no evidence of mentoring, 1:1s, or promoting direct reports.

PM rubric (other role)49.0 / 100Below the line

CriterionScoreWeightPointsEvidenceRationale
PM-1 Hands-on logistics operations experience3/530%18Senior PM for the carrier performance and last-mile logistics operations platformWorked on logistics platforms and with ops teams as a PM, but has no personal experience doing logistics operations.
PM-2 Builds from observed pain; peers adopt it1/520%4noneOnly assigned product management features and roadmap work are described, with no self-started tools adopted by peers.
PM-3 Sole ownership with no layer in between3/520%12reports to Director of ProductOwned features and areas within a larger team requiring cross-functional alignment and reporting to a Director.
PM-4 Discovery directly with operators4/515%12Worked directly with warehouse operations teams during discovery; 3 site visits per feature cycleClear evidence in one role where frontline warehouse discovery drove measurable optimization, but not repeated across roles.
PM-5 Candour: kills, post-mortems, owning what went wrong1/515%3nonePresents an entirely success-only narrative with no mention of kills, failures, post-mortems, or owned mistakes.

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Senior Product Manager
[REDACTED] · [REDACTED] · Bengaluru · [REDACTED]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior Product Manager with 6 years of experience in marketplace and supply chain products. Built for sellers,
logistics providers, and warehouse operations teams at a major e-commerce platform. Good understanding of how
supply chain data flows in a large platform environment. Looking to apply this in a dedicated logistics SaaS role
with more direct customer exposure.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Product Manager – Logistics & Fulfillment
Flipkart (E-commerce, 10,000+ employees), Bengaluru · Sep 2021 – Present
— Senior PM for the carrier performance and last-mile logistics operations platform — used by Flipkart's 800+ logistics
partners across India
— Shipped a carrier SLA monitoring and penalty automation system that improved on-time delivery compliance by 9%
across the network over 6 months
— Manages a squad of 4: 2 PMs, 1 data scientist, 1 business analyst; reports to Director of Product
— Strong in data-driven delivery and large stakeholder management; individual feature decisions require alignment
across supply chain, legal, and engineering before proceeding
— Discovery happens through account managers and analytics, not direct fieldwork with logistics partners; have done
3 logistics partner site visits in 3 years
Product Manager – Supply Chain Visibility
Flipkart, Bengaluru · May 2019 – Aug 2021
— PM for the inbound supply chain and warehouse management features for large seller accounts (500+ SKU sellers)
— Led a warehouse slotting optimization feature that reduced pick-and-pack time at 5 Flipkart fulfilment centres by
17%
— Worked directly with warehouse operations teams during discovery; 3 site visits per feature cycle
EDUCATION
MBA, Operations · IIM Lucknow · 2017–2019
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering · NIT Allahabad · 2013–2017 · CGPA 8.3/10
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
Product management · Logistics & fulfillment platforms · Marketplace supply chain · JIRA · Figma · SQL · Presto ·
Tableau · Confluence
PMP (2021) · Supply Chain Management – MIT OpenCourseWare (2020)