Supply chain operations
10 last-mile delivery economics experts
These ten professionals have led or managed last-mile delivery operations and worked on delivery cost, productivity or profitability in their own roles. A reader can learn from them how delivery teams measure cost and route productivity, set up fleets and delivery partners, and trade off delivery speed against cost.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrés Queipo Urbieta
LinkedInExperience: Head of Last Mile Planning, Routing and Execution · Amazon
Head of Last Mile Planning, Routing and Execution at Amazon since July 2022, following the role of Senior Program Manager - Last Mile Customer Experience at Amazon (2021–2022). The profile says he managed EU-wide operations and last-mile optimization initiatives that generated more than $30 million in annual savings.
Cosmin-Gabriel Gocea
LinkedInExperience: Last Mile Manager · Sezamo.ro
Last Mile Manager at Sezamo.ro since December 2024, following roles there as Head of dispatch - Logistics Coordinator (2024) and Logistics Shift Leader (2024). The profile describes leading high-volume e-commerce delivery operations while keeping control over cost, productivity, fleet availability and operational performance.
Harsha Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Area Manager II- Last Mile Operations · Amazon
Area Manager II- Last Mile Operations at Amazon since August 2024, and Program Manager- Amazon Ultra Fast Fresh Network at Amazon (2022–2024). The profile cites expertise in last-mile operations, network productivity and cost optimization, and a record of reducing delivery times and driving cost efficiencies.
James Gregory
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Last Mile Routing · Wayfair
Senior Manager Last Mile Routing at Wayfair since 2019, and Routing Manager-Final Mile Transportation at Wayfair (2015–2019). The profile says he is responsible for performance across cost, speed and quality metrics for $100 million in final transportation spend in 42 locations, and built a team of 25 across 15 field bases.
Kulin Shah
LinkedInExperience: Associate Vice President · Rebel Foods
Associate Vice President at Rebel Foods since May 2022, where the profile says he currently leads operations. The profile describes helping QSR, quick commerce and cloud kitchen businesses improve EBITDA, operational efficiency and last-mile performance, and leading operations spanning cloud kitchens, distribution networks and last-mile delivery systems.
Manuel Sanmiguel
LinkedInExperience: Operations Manager Last Mile · Amazon
Operations Manager Last Mile at Amazon since July 2024, leading last mile operations at what the profile calls Mexico's second largest delivery station, with over 78,000 packages and 700 routes per day at peak. The profile lists fleet design and DPPH (deliveries per paid hour) among his focus areas; he was Gerente Nacional de Flota at Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. (2021–2024).
Naresh Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager · Zepto
Senior Manager at Zepto (2024–2026) and Senior Manager II at Zepto since April 2026. The profile says that as Senior Manager – Last Mile he leads 7,000+ riders handling 120,000+ daily orders across 6 cities to ensure fast, efficient and cost-effective deliveries; he was Station Manager at Amazon (2020–2024).
Natalia A Stankunavicius
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Transportation & Last-Mile Operations (Head of Transportation) · GPA
Former Senior Manager, Transportation & Last-Mile Operations (Head of Transportation) at GPA (2024–2025). Her profile summary cites end-to-end P&L for transportation and last-mile and teams of up to 1,200 across retail, e-commerce and CPG supply chains; she was also Director, Logistics, Distribution & Quality at Tok&Stok (2020–2024).
Paul Jozwik, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Logistics Manager Last Mile · Grubhub
Logistics Manager Last Mile at Grubhub since January 2024; his headline lists cost optimization and risk management, and the profile describes using Lean methods, S&OP alignment and data-driven decision making. He was Senior Operations Manager at Amazon (2022–2024) and Operations Manager at Amazon (2020–2022).
Siddharth Mittal
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Last Mile · Zepto
Former Senior Director Last Mile at Zepto (2024–2025) and former Senior Director Last Mile at Dealshare (2025–2026); at Zepto he was also Director Last Mile (2024) and Senior Manager Last Mile (2022–2023). The profile describes optimizing delivery networks and improving cost-efficiency in last mile logistics.
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Match the person's delivery model to yours, since parcel networks, grocery and quick commerce delivery, and large-item home delivery have different cost drivers. Favor people whose listed roles cover the scale and region you operate in.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which metrics, such as cost per order, deliveries per hour or route density, do you track most closely, and how do you improve them?
- 02How do you decide between an in-house fleet, gig drivers and third-party carriers for last-mile delivery?
- 03How do you weigh faster delivery promises against the added cost per order they create?
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