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Sarvesh Desai joins Instamart as director of planning
Former Flipkart and Unilever planner to drive demand and supply efficiency
BENGALURU: Instamart has brought in a seasoned hand to fine tune its fast-moving supply engine. Sarvesh Desai has been appointed director of planning, where he will oversee end-to-end planning for the quick-commerce business, focusing on demand forecasting, fulfilment readiness and supply chain efficiency.
Based in Bengaluru, Desai steps into the role with more than a decade of experience across consumer goods and e-commerce. His brief is straightforward but critical: make sure the right products reach the right neighbourhoods at the right time, without the supply chain breaking a sweat.
Before joining Instamart, Desai spent over six years at Flipkart, most recently as associate director, planning. There, he worked across demand planning and fulfilment centre operations, helping sharpen forecasting models and streamline large-scale logistics.
Earlier, he built his planning credentials at Unilever, where he held multiple roles in demand planning and S&OP analytics. During his stint, he worked across major categories and led projects around forecasting automation, process standardisation and analytics-driven planning. He was also recognised for improving forecast accuracy and contributing to supply chain analytics initiatives.
Desai began his career with roles and internships across insurance, apparel and manufacturing, gaining early exposure to operations, process improvement and demand planning.
At Instamart, he is expected to bring that cross-industry experience to a business where speed is the product and precision is the promise. With competition in quick commerce heating up, sharper planning could be the difference between a swift delivery and an empty cart.
