Himanshi Asnani
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I build things people show up for: a book club, a cultural pop-up, a thrift store. By day, I keep fruits and vegetables in stock across Blinkit's dark stores.
- Keeps Blinkit's shelves stocked
- Book club host
- Curated events with 600+ footfall
- Ex-PwC risk consultant
As seen in The New Indian Express · Forbes India
Things I built outside of work
Three ventures, all started from scratch. Pick one to look inside.
An offline book club for Delhi NCR
A book of the month picked in advance, a room of strangers, and a conversation that runs from the book to everything around it.
- 3
- Editions hosted, 4th soon 👀
- 15+
- Attendees each
- 100+
- WhatsApp community
- Free
- Always, plus freebies
A room full of readers
From the editions
Edition three
The room at the end of an afternoon of reading
Book of the month
Picked and shared with the community in advance
Everyone goes home with something
Freebies and handwritten notes for every attendee
In the press
Resume
The day job, on paper
About
E-commerce, & strategy enthusiast with a passion for entrepreneurship. My journey has been defined by creating impact, from cultural events and small business success to board rooms and audit committees! I have a proven record of driving growth, streamlining supply operations, and building D2C brands from scratch.
Work Experience
H
Hyperpure by Zomato
July 2025 - Present
Assistant Manager, Category – Fruits & Vegetables
Aug 2026 - Present
- Engineered a consolidated business-health dashboard unifying fragmented campaign data, giving leadership real-time visibility to track and replan in-app campaigns.
Senior Associate, Category – Fruits & Vegetables
July 2025 - Aug 2026
- Redesigned item-picking and intervention triggers for inventory transfers across Blinkit's dark stores, cutting repeat-stockout rates by 60%.
- Replaced 6 hours/day of manual overrides on sales forecasts with a self-correction layer, eliminating 95% of overrides, cutting effort to under 2 hours, lifting stock availability from 75% to 88%, and reducing average dump from 5% to under 4%.
- Built real-time trackers flagging wrong indents, poor sale forecasts, and high-wastage items by priority, cutting troubleshooting time from 1 hour to 10 minutes, and adopted by 60+ category members.
- Built a festival replenishment model using yearly trends, lifting festival availability from 70% to 85% and cutting projection planning time from 3 days to under 1 day, scaled pan-India across 40+ festival days in 2026.
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PwC India
Sep 2023 - Feb 2025
Specialist - Risk Consulting
- Identified critical process and control gaps across sourcing, logistics, and revenue operations, exposing financial risks in 8 figures for a listed food-tech giant.
- Delivered actionable insights through cross-functional audits and benchmarking operational KPIs across supply chain flows. The insights improved cost control, compliance, and operational resilience.
- Flagged high-impact risks across procurement inefficiencies, pricing volatility, credit control, and systemic lapses. Suggested fixes prioritised by financial exposure, providing 100+ revised protocols and recommendations that directly shaped operational decisions.
- Honoured with the "Dazzling Debut Award" for driving strategic recommendations across three projects that influenced decision-making at the leadership level.
Ventures
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What Are We Reading
2026 - Present
Co-Founder
- Started an offline book club across Delhi NCR, with 3 editions hosted so far and a 4th on the way.
- Draws 15+ attendees to every edition, each built around a book of the month picked and shared in advance.
- Grew a 100+ member WhatsApp community within 2 months of the first meet.
- Runs a free attendance model for everyone, with freebies going back home with attendees.
- Hosts discussions that run across books, authors, and sociopolitics.
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Mozart
July 2022 - May 2024
Co-Founder
- Launched MozArt, a cultural pop-up platform hosting 2 ticketed events attended by 300+ people per edition.
- Generated ₹2.7L in revenue across 2 editions, building a paid stage for local artists and small businesses.
- Recognized by The New Indian Express for building an offline, community-driven cultural platform.
- Secured 2 F&B sponsors for the second edition, establishing external brand partnerships.
- Owned event finances end-to-end, balancing ticket revenue against operating costs across both editions.
- Curated live music and dance performances, building a structured artist lineup for each edition.
- Negotiated with vendors and venue partners to finalize commercial terms for large-scale execution.
- Designed the full attendee journey across ticketing, performances, shopping, and on-ground engagement.
- Ran digital marketing for both editions, converting online promotion into 600+ cumulative footfall.
- Coordinated end-to-end logistics across artist schedules, vendor operations, and venue management.
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Meraki Thriftlist
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Co-Founder
- Established an online thrift store on Instagram specializing in pre-loved, upcycled, and handpicked apparel.
- Processed 400+ orders and achieved a turnover of INR 2,20,000, at a 60% net profit margin.
- Managed end-to-end operations, including studying Instagram analytics and conducting social media marketing.
- Ran successful ads and pop-ups, driving organic growth to 3,200+ followers at its peak with 200K+ views across reels and posts, and a 20% repeat-order rate.
- Oversaw curation of clothing inventory, financial management, order processing, shoots, and content.
Education
J
Jesus and Mary College
2020 - 2023
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom(H), Business/Commerce, General
CGPA: 8.85
D
Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram
2018 - 2020
High School - Commerce With Maths
12th: 95.4%
Skills
E-commerce
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain
Audit
Risk Management
Reporting & Analysis
Marketing & Branding
Social Media
Event Management
Content Creation & Management
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
MS Word
Awards
P
Dazzling Debut Award
2024PwC India
Awarded for driving strategic recommendations across three internal audit engagements that shaped decision-making at the leadership level.
Contact
Let's connect!
You can either reach out to me on LinkedIn or send me an email on h117asnani@gmail.com.