* Own market intelligence, price benchmarking and quality benchmarking across various markets for the portfolio products. * Own long-term and short-term demand forecasting, growth and dump for the portfolio. * Own negotiation of prices and supplier terms, planning of supply chain activities for the portfolio products.* Drive product penetration and sale volume through innovative campaigns and programmes by leveraging data.* Manage inventory of non-perishables after due consideration of forecasted demand and holding costs.* Own margins, profit and loss for the portfolio products. * Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to explore new farming clusters for strategic sourcing.* Responsible for managing relationship with vendors and farmers for the assigned SKUs.* Coordinate with stakeholders to manage sale events during festivals.* Has an active role in planning the business, buying and sourcing of SKUs.

Manage Sales and Business DevelopmentManage the Business Development Associates to liaison with college/ school officials for scheduling marketing seminarsDeliver marketing seminars in various engineering/ degree colleges/ school to generate leads for the B2B Sales Channel.Manage lead tracking and build a strategy to maximize lead conversion across products and segments.Channel Development and Client RetentionIdentify the potential clients and decision makers within the territorySchedule meetings with college/ school decision makersPlanning and ReportingPlan ATL and BTL activities for the Brand promotionForecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the teamGenerate MIS reports and facilitate center administration interaction for smooth functioningRecruitment and Talent RetentionRecruit and manage a team of associates and salespeople for the assigned geographical territoryDevelop sales pitches and train the team to enhance their skillsWork on talent retention programs and appraisals metricsOperations and Customer ServiceOversee the Operations in terms of sessions scheduling and office activitiesEnsure SOP compliance

• Elected as Head of IMF, the apex student body at IIFT for the batch of 2015-2017• Make representations on behalf of the student bodies and students of IIFT to the Director, IIFT; and carry out the Director’s directives and suggestions.• Define a comprehensive yearly calendar of student activities with suitable projectization where necessary.• To ensure the implementation of new student initiatives which are in line with IIFT’s vision.• To coordinate the activities of various student bodies of IIFT and oversee their effective functioning.• To convene and preside over the meetings of the Student Council.• To convene batch meetings and preside over them.

• Responsible for the maintenance and the content development of the official website and blog of IIFT.• Preparation for press releases and coordination with media houses, PR agencies and websites for the events at IIFT

Project Title: Cost Card Actualization for Trading out of Refinery Products1. Evaluation of the Cost Card Estimation instrumental in making trading decisions which requires a thorough understanding of the various cost components involved and their implications on the business.2. Evaluation of the Cost Card pertaining to import shipments to the ports of Chennai, Krishnapatnam and Kakinada for its accuracy of accounting all the costs involved in the exercise.

• Network Analyst of the project that provided IT infrastructure support to an automobile major.• Expertise in resolving L1 and L2 network issues that arise in the client company’s network.• Performed various roles in the capacity of Network Analyst performing, including but not limited to, server monitoring, server maintenance, etc.• Absorbed into Value Plus team formed to enhance the operational efficiency of the project.• Worked in tandem with Lean IT Management team to reduce bottlenecks in the project.