Ashwin Agarwal Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Leading the direct procurement category of Glass bottles for India’s 3rd largest Alco-beverages manufacturing company. Managing cost base > INR600 Cr and complex supply network of 55 manufacturing locations.Executed assignments:- Old patented bottle management , Market analysis , Strategic bottle traceability & collection with in the expected turnaround time. Identifying and plugging gaps in overall patented bottle collection and maximising old bottle return in the system and improving overall profitability. Patented bottle project implementation- establishing reverse supply chain, develop tracing mechanism, and forecasting model. State wise reconciliation of entire bottle value chain and minimise bottle breakages.  Responsible for integrated supply chain – Demand & supply planning, procurement, logistics and Inventory management. Manage strategic supplier / partner, enable supplier performance, cost optimization, ensuring business continuity for critical SKU’s / suppliers. Formulate strategies and plan enabling placement of PM at sites to avoid any production loss. Conceptualizing & preparing procurement budget. Negotiating & finalizing rates & preparing long term agreements. Monitoring & price variance analyzing against budget and ensure all procurement cost are within the budget. Development of new product packaging in coordination with marketing and availability of PM for timely launch. New vendor development to reduce procurement cost and driving sustainability in the entire supply chain. Cost reduction by innovative procurement, value re-engineering.

Bengaluru Area, India

M/s AB Mauri India Pvt Ltd is fully owned subsidiary of AB Foods, UK. AB Mauri India Pvt Ltd is headquartered in Bangalore and is the largest manufacturers of Fresh Yeast, Bakery Ingredients, Spices and other functional ingredients in India. Key achievements & responsibilities:- 1) Leading all supply chain and logistics facilities and procedures across pan India to support BUs requirements2) Consistent in achieving savings to tune of $100k in logistics & warehouse function for past 3 years.3) Translating the business strategies & building organizational capability to deliver growth & profit targets4) Constantly developing and implementing corporate policies, standards & Anti Bribery compliance in the function 5) Demand & Supply planning, Dispatch planning and S&OP's to ensure plant capacity maximization6) Inventory monitoring & management including Cold chain & Ambient warehouse through self run & 3PL partners.7) Leading the function of End to End imports & exports ( High sea sales)- Freight forwarding, Customs clearance & documentations.8) Identifications & developing new vendors- Logistics and effective coordination for warehouse distribution 9) Excise Liaison permissions & destruction of non sale-able materials as per FSSAI compliance.10) Lead in seamless implementation of Microsoft AX 2012- end to end - Purchase & sales modules11) Continuously tracking and analyzing market reports on Key substrate- Molasses & preparing buying strategies12) Key member of Global Logistics team & participation in global conference in ABF HQ-London since FY 15

Mumbai Area, India

- Conducting order review and planning of packaging material based on consumption of ENA, Bottles- New, Old & PET, Labels, Caps- Guala & ROPP, Mono Cartons, Outer Cartons for 16 manufacturing units across India. - Establishing systems & preparing stock requirements for new & existing locations.- Accountable for - Centralized procurement of all packing material thus ensuring better Inventory Control - Cross functional co-ordination with Internal & External customers. - Procurement of ENA for pan India units - ENA Logistics and Inbound and Outbound logistics.- Core team member of S A P Implementation in Material Module

Aurangabad

 Procurement of Molasses, Bagasse and Press mud. Participation in tender, Negotiations with Sugar Mills Collection of Market Information & tracking price movement of molasses Responsible for proper Inventory management and storage. Responsible for In bound Logistics & Outbound logistics  Reporting to Vice President (Operations)

Pgdba, Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting And Business/Management

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