Aniket Karde Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Steering Agri-business expansion and project execution as AVP at Torq Commodities, I orchestrate multimillion-dollar ventures, including the establishment of state-of-the-art Agri commodity projects across West Africa. I spearhead procurement strategies, lead the Market Intelligence department, and implement operational optimization initiatives—driving significant revenue growth and market dominance. Additionally, I oversee trading operations for soft commodities such as coffee, sesame, soybean, and raw cashew nuts (RCN), ensuring strategic sourcing and global market penetration.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Heading business operations for the import/export of Commodities and fresh produce for India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Heading country-level strategic sourcing and sales of the non-perishable category

Antioquia Area, Colombia

•Designed, implemented & managed the strategy for coffee procurement and end-to-end supply chain management in the country with a cross-functional team to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall business plan.•Developed and managed suppliers’ network in the agri-commodity space in target origin markets•Successfully led & provided hands-on strategic & operational oversight for the greenfield factory & warehouse projects in North Colombia with strict adherence to project timelines.•Optimized the factory & warehouse operations to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiencies and to eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses from the factory and warehouse operations•Led the digital buying, sustainability and certification initiatives for North Colombia resulted in a record buying of the certified and sustainably sourced coffee with 40% YOY increase in the geographical reach in the country.•Managed the credit and counter-party exposures within prescribed limits through a rigorous process control using SAP for contract execution and credit management•Managed commercial, financial and administrative activity of the coffee business in the country including processing, quality, shipments and logistics.•Led sustainability projects with USAID, Fintrac and EPM covering 800+ farmers across 4 municipalities of the country;•Supported in implementation of the required infrastructure to deliver volumes as per the business plan

Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

•Designed & implemented the strategy for cashew procurement in the country with a cross-functional team to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall business plan.•Developed & managed suppliers’ network in target origin markets•Managed credit and counter-party exposures within the prescribed limits.•Made sure credit is rotated efficiently with on-time collections.•Worked closely with logistics and operations team to ensure smooth execution of contracts•Maintained a good information network in target markets with all the participants in the market.•Rigorous process control using SAP for contract execution and credit management•Created Weekly market reports and information database for internal stakeholders •Managed commercial, financial and administrative activity of the current business in the country including processing, quality, shipments and logistics.

Kolkata Area, India

•Led a new channel team to set-up FMCG Retail Operations for Pan India Airports/Luxury/Hotels/Malls/Premium Wine Stores/Corporate parks/Multiplexes etc•Ideated & executed sales & marketing strategies for pan India premium and emerging retail channel •Managed a network of Channel Partners across assigned territories for deeper market penetration & reach. •Managed annual budget and contracts, based on Annual Operating Plan and Financial guidelines for the channel•Executed customer marketing initiatives and activations in coordination with regional sales team.•Executed 15+ new retail architectural designs for ITC Brands through reinforcement of Brand Mnemonics•Managed sales & distribution for retail channels across India & fortified brand presence by adding 200 + new retail touch points across premium spaces.•Addressed staffing requirements, including the hiring, development and retention of staff for the premium and emerging channels.•Monitored market conditions, product innovations and competitor’s products, prices, and sales

Bangalore, India

PGP, Sales and Marketing Management

Mumbai, India

•Ideated & executed the strategies to create a compelling costumer retail experience & enhance customer loyalty for Airtel 3G across Mumbai Circle•1/10 from Premier B-Schools, to be offered PPI, basis Summer Internship Performance •Certificate of Appreciation from Circle CEO for ideating & executing Sales and Enhanced Costumer Experience strategies •43% improvement in in-store costumer experience and 10.5% growth in data sales revenue.

Salem, Tamil Nadu

•Managed day-to-day operations of the electric arc furnace operations as a shift in-charge with a strict compliance to the daily and annual production targets•Planed, organized and controlled the operations of Electric Arc Furnace.•Developed and implemented the plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets•Developed production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products in co-ordination with the plant management.•Directed quality control inspection system and developed production reporting procedures•Developed equipment maintenance schedules and recommended the replacement of machines

Goa, India

•Member of commissioning team (one of 11 out of 2200 employees) of Vedanta Aluminium Limited•Managed day-to-day operations of the Blast-Furnace and raw material division ensuring un-interrupted production cycles with an 100% compliance to daily and annual production targets•Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets•Worked on Pre-startup Safety Review of expansion project of Asia’s largest Aluminium Smelter, 2010

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Sales And Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: •Project on Managing Organization, selected amongst best projects for the academic year, IIMB, 2012 •Campus.

Bachelor'S Degree, Metallurgy And Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: •Core Committee Member, national level cultural festival; co-ordinated 6+ events, logistics & sponsorship •Event.

High School, Ssc

Activities and Societies: 1) Recipient of Maharashtra State Merit Scholarship for exemplary performance in SSC exam 2) 8th merit (top 1%).