Kunal Vora
About
Kunal Vora is from Fremont, California, United States. Kunal works in the following industries: "Automotive". Kunal is currently Supplier Quality Operations at Tesla, located in Fremont, California, United States. In Kunal's previous role as a Senior Staff Program Manager at Tesla, Kunal worked in Fremont, California until Jan 2020. Prior to joining Tesla, Kunal was a Manager of Program Management at Amazon and held the position of Manager of Program Management. Prior to that, Kunal was a Senior Product Manager, Delivery Strategy at Amazon, based in Seattle, Washington from Jan 2015 to Jan 2017. Kunal started working as Program Manager at Amazon in Greater Seattle Area in Jan 2014. From Jan 2013 to Jan 2013, Kunal was Tauber Intern, Supply Chain Strategy and Analytics at Verizon, based in Basking Ridge, NJ. Prior to that, Kunal was a Business Operations Manager at KLISMA, based in Pune Area, India from Jan 2012 to Jan 2012.
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Kunal Vora's current jobs
Kunal Vora's past jobs
1. Launched Tesla Direct- Tesla’s Home Delivery service. From Ideation to pilot to launch in less than a month: Transitioning Tesla's delivery network for a future where cars will be self driven to customers. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-03/tesla-s-amazon-like-skunkworks-project-delivers-car-to-your-door https://insideevs.com/tesla-direct-delivers-model-3-to-door/ https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tesla-driveway-deliveries-20190704-story.html https://insideevs.com/news/359858/tesla-deliveries-tesla-direct-program/ 2. Launched a brand new delivery operation model wherein we drive a Tesla straight to a Bay Area customer, as the car rolls out of the factory line. Making this the most efficient delivery operation in Tesla history. Multiple benefits- Leads to cash conversion in zero days from manufacturing, and avoids multiple touch points before delivery (cheaper and avoids damage). 3. Leading the 7 day happiness guarantee program to create a seamless experience for customers
1. Building the infrastructure for Amazon's Last Mile Domination
1. Leading a strategic program to integrate Amazon's Fresh (Grocery) and Prime Now (1 hour delivery) Last Mile Operations 2. Collaborating with tech/engg. teams to a). Automate the sequencing of orders on a route to make routes more efficient and less expensive, b). standardizing the dispatch process to reduce No-Delivery Issues and c). Improve Customer Experience at Point of Delivery 3. Leading the Topology efforts to transition/migrate Amazon Fresh core (legacy) markets to a delivery strategy involving Amazon Flex, Amazon's On-Demand Driver Portal. 4. Piloting an initiative to help Amazon India last mile operations move beyond planning at a Zip Code level through enhanced Geo-coding solutions.
1. Managed the P&L for Amazon's Inbound Transportation (Domestic Shipping from Vendor to Amazon FC). 2. Headed a company wide initiative to drive down inbound lead time; Reduced Transit Time by >0.5 days for the entire Amazon inbound network. 3. Analyzed entire inbound network and identified optimal freight consolidation opportunities to reduce cost and transit time 4. Led technology changes and made Inbound Logistics technology flexible and scalable 5. Identified and created metrics for inbound 3rd Party carrier performance to reduce cost and transit time 6. Carrier management and relationship building for Less Than Truck Load (LTL) and Full Truck Load (TL) industry
1. Bench-marked current same‑day delivery competitive landscape and established key performance indicators to assess same‑day delivery success 2. Developed and implemented analytical models of demand, inventory, shipping, and startup costs to prioritize locations for launch of same‑day delivery 3. Proposed phased roll out plan to take advantage of prioritization while mitigating risk 4. Analyzed price elasticity of historical demand to develop pricing strategy for same‑day delivery service that was eventually adopted
1. Devised marketing plan through analysis of historical customer base to market new products; increased potential customer base by 64% without increasing marketing cost 2. Revamped operations of Food & Beverage segment by optimizing delivery model, adapting new sourcing strategy, and reorganizing inventory system; reduced operational costs by 20% 3. Presented business case to target large residential societies and conducted pilot; potentially doubled the target customer base