Heading Raw materials desk, since then doing regular trades Iron ore, HBI, Pig Iron, Scrap, Coal and CokeChartering of bulk vessels for shipment of our cargoes

Zamin Resources is a UK based diversified exploration and mining company with operations in Latin American countries of Brazil, Peru, Uruguay and Columbia. The key commodity portfolio comprise of Iron Ore, Coal, Non ferrous metals and Gold. Key functions and accomplishments are stated below:Project procurement of high value equipments and marketing of products;Business analysis; competition mapping; formulating competitive strategy and incorporating in bankable reports;Developing project PDD; Estimation of project Capex and Opex; working out project feasibilities with the project team;Developing PDD with CDM consultant for carbon credits in charcoal making

GSHL is a UK based international steel major with steel making operations in Bulgaria, India, Nigeria, Philippines. Apart from Steel making, group has interests in mining, energy and logistics.I joined the group as manager – raw materials procurement at their Dubai office, was later promoted to the head of Raw materials procurement at Group’s 2 mill MTPA steel plant – Kremikovtzi in Bulgaria. Key functions and accomplishments are stated below:Sourcing key raw materials consisting of Iron ore products, Coking coal, coke, Steel Scrap, Zinc, Aluminium, Steel Slabs and billets for various locations of group units amounting to over USD 1 billion annually; Negotiated long term supply contracts with key players for Iron ore, Coal Coke and ferroalloys at competitive rates;Chartered vessels when required; Headed Freight futures strategy for the group for hedging marine freight risk;Formulated hedging strategy using KOCH metals OTC instruments for buying steel semis such as Billets and Slabs;

Deal Commodities Group, UK based commodity trading group with diversified interests in minerals and metals, cotton and agri-commodities.Contract negotiations with the producers and suppliers from the CIS countries of steel raw materials such as coal, iron ore coke and ferroalloys.Development of tolling business for CC Rods with cathodes and concentrates with cathodes. Developed tolling business with Turkey and Ukraine;Procurement and trade of copper concentrated, copper rods and cathode.Zinc trading from Uzbekistan to Romania

Team member for development of the deemed exports market;Assisted chief marketing officer (CMO) in developing the forward pricing market in India. Birla Copper was the first to introduce the forward pricing in India. It is understood that the entire Indian market is now using forward pricing system; Market research on copper consumption in India by drawing empirical relations from the end use industry segment;Business analysis using principles of Value based management, with an objective to maximize ‘cash value added’.