Gems & Jewellery Industry Leader
Senior Manager — Sales, Operations & Training Development
19 years of progressive leadership driving revenue growth, operational excellence, and market expansion across India & the Middle East at the International Gemological Institute.
Amit N. Sidhpura is a Senior Sales & Operations Leader with 19 years of uninterrupted growth within the International Gemological Institute — one of the world's most respected names in gem certification and education.
Starting as a Loose Diamond Grader and rising through every rung — Team Leader, Assistant Manager, Manager of Training & Development, and now Senior Manager for Pan-India and the Middle East — his journey is a rare testament to industry depth and sustained leadership excellence.
He combines deep gemological expertise (Graduate Gemologist – IGI; Diploma in Diamond Grading – Gem-A London) with sharpened commercial acumen (Senior Management Program – IIM Calcutta) to deliver measurable outcomes across multi-region P&L, institutional partnerships, and team capability development.
Nine domains of leadership capability honed over nearly two decades at the forefront of the gems & jewellery certification ecosystem.
Designing and executing go-to-market strategy across B2B and B2C channels, driving revenue growth and market penetration at national scale.
End-to-end P&L responsibility including forecasting, budgeting, and performance optimisation across multi-region operations.
Standardising operating procedures to improve turnaround time, quality consistency, and service excellence at scale.
Building strategic partnerships with major retail chains, manufacturers, and government bodies for large-scale adoption.
Driving geographic expansion through scalable partnership frameworks and regional execution models across diverse markets.
Designing learning frameworks, competency maps, and content systems that elevate team capability across all functions.
Building high-performance cross-functional teams across Sales, Operations, Training, and Customer Engagement.
Leveraging CRM insights to improve pipeline visibility, forecasting accuracy, and strategic decision-making alignment.
Graduate Gemologist (IGI) + Gem-A London Diploma — two decades of diamond grading, lab operations, and gemological education.
A singular career arc — rising from diamond grader to Pan-India & Middle East senior leader at the International Gemological Institute.
Expanded IGI's education and certification footprint across new regions, accelerating national and international growth trajectory.
Improved operational efficiency through global-standard SOP rollout, reducing TAT and elevating lab service quality across all regions.
Strengthened institutional partnerships with government bodies and major retail chains contributing to long-term revenue sustainability.
Designed learning frameworks that elevated team skill maturity, increasing consistency across sales and grading functions.
Played a founding role in establishing IGI grading labs across India — infrastructure that became the backbone of national operations.
Led B2B/B2C market expansion strategies enabling IGI to grow into new business segments and institutional verticals across India.
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