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Identifying new suppliers and growers, and building relationships with them.Negotiating prices and contracts with suppliers.Managing inventory and forecasting demand for produce.Conducting quality control inspections and ensuring that all produce meets company standards.Keeping abreast of market trends and changes in produce availability, and adjusting procurement strategies accordingly.Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and growers to ensure continuity of supply.Managing and training a team of sourcing and procurement professionals.Collaborating with other departments such as logistics, sales, and marketing to ensure a smooth supply chain process.Adhering to food safety and regulatory compliance.Continuously monitoring supplier performance and implementing improvements where necessary.

Sourcing of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis as per indent plan, and at a competitive price band.Procuring from farmers, Vendors and building a strong network of farmers/Vendors across the region.Ensuring the sourcing through Interaction with Category Team and Quality Team.Daily price benchmarking & implementation of Pricing as per market arrivals.Planning and execution of promotional activities for the sales improvement on the Promotional Articles.Ensuring the Seasonal Assortment availability.Ensuring the 95% fill rates- Line and Quantity, Forecasting & Planning Process in association with the region.Developed new network / Sourcing belts or consolidators for improving availability and buying efficiency.

Taking ownership of agriculture commodity procurement infrastructure and operations and procurement volume achievement for the PE.Managing procurement operations including weighment, quality testing and procurement logistics.Ensuring the buying happens as per the SOPs laid down by the company.Ensuring the procured commodity is transported from the procurement centre on time as per the SOP.Managing logistics to transport commodity from buying point to central warehouse/ processing centre.Responsible for the variation in quality/quantity between the commodity boughtat the procurement centre and the same received at the central warehouse / processing centre.Coaching and guiding Sanchalika in best procurement and extension practices, so that thecompany captures a majority of the marketable surplus from its shareholder farmers.Along with the team of Sanchalika and village connects, I'm engage into extendingagriculture extension services to the members of the company.Track, collect and share the crop production data, rainfall, pest attack, competitor activities inmy area.Responsible for surveying, adding new villages, identification of Digital Commodity CollectionCentres in the villages and Sanchalika Identification.Mobilization of shareholder farmers and regular engagement with them.Responsible for conducting training programs for Sanchalika, members and other stakeholders.

Creating a forward market linkage for farmers for their output and managing the supply chainExplored partnerships and networking opportunities with Corporates to sell Agri produce.Acted as a single point of contact for corporate clientsTo find the best possible channel and buyers to sell Agri produce like vegetables, fruits, maize, pulses, wheat, soya bean, etc.Coordination with the Farmer Relationship team to ensuring timely procurement and delivery of client’s products across the nodes.Setting-up sales and marketing standard operating procedures as per client needs.

Managed the 4 FPC’s in Jhabua and Ratlam, MP, followings are the responsibility which I am looking after;Provided backward and forward market linkages to the farmers through FPC’s by creating tie-ups with the suppliers of Agri-Inputs and buyers of Agri produce thus undergoing collective trading.Catered package of practices of organic cotton services to the farmers.Created awareness among farmers about FPC’s, increasing the number of shareholders by organizing meetings, events, exposures, and other promotional activities. Managed all financial, marketing, production, and supply chain activities along with the allocated staff. Simultaneously promoted projects like NABARD, C&A Foundation, Axis Bank Foundation, HDFC, etc. along with co-workers. Formation, incorporation, and establishing FPC’s as an agribusiness enterprise. Developed & establishing governing systems & procedures in FPC.Developed a business plan, mobilizing working capital, and achieving business plan targets.Formation for SHG, regular meetings of SHG.Capacity building of field officers through meetings and training.

Worked as a Summer Intern in Lucknow location to establish new market for Mapro Foods Pvt. Ltd and analyse the market potential of the company.