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RAGHAVENDRA PUROHIT# B-45, SBH Colony,SaidabadHyderabad - 500059,Andhra Pradesh, IndiaMobile: 96522 34028, Landline: 040-24160165E-mail: raghupurohit@gmail.com

SUMMARY:

Over 8 years in Raw Material Sourcing, Purchase, Procurement and Distribution ofSpices, Value added Spices (Powdered & Flakes) Cereals, Herbs, Oleoresins andOther Agro Commodities.

o Crop Area Assessment, Raw Material Forecasting, Demand Planning and Procurement.

o Purchase & Procurement of Agro commodities, Processed Agro Products, Spices &

Oleoresins, Value added spices (Powdered & Flakes) and Herbs & Extracts.

o Vendor Management, Quality management, Commercial Negotiations, Price benchmarking, Inventory & Working Capital Management.

o Raw Material Storage, Value Addition, Shipment & Consignment Delivery

1. Current organization: SOCIETY FOR ELIMINATION OF RURAL POVERTY APRPRP &WORLDBANK

2. Current designation:CONSULTANT RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT & MARKETING

3. Commodities Handled: All Agricultural Commodities, Spices and NTFP Products in AP State.

4. Date of birth:1st January 1979

5. Institute & year of graduation:

Postgraduate Program in Agri Business Management and Plantation

Management from Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM),

Bangalore. With First class Accreditation by Ministry of Commerce,

Government of India.

BIOSKETCH

Responsible for optimization of the supplier base into a select group of proven high quality

suppliers and strategic partners relationships. Work closely with all levels of management

within the Company to determine needs, develop strategies and plan and provide

procurement sources in support of those needs. Proven seven years of experience in

sourcing, purchasing, and cost estimating for Pulses & Cereals, Spices, Oleoresins, Medicinal

Aromatic Plants & Herbal Extracts.

AREAS OF INTREST

mailto:raghupurohit@gmail.commailto:raghupurohit@gmail.com

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Raw MaterialSourcing, Procurement, Trading, Storage, Logistics and Valueaddition.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Herbs & Herbal Extracts:

Contract Farming, Crop Development and Logistics & Distribution

Purchase and procurement, Sourcing & Marketing of herbs, herbal extracts.

Spices & Oleoresins:

Crop Area Estimation, Markets Analysis, Sourcing, Purchase & Procurement.Trading and Marketing of Raw and Value added products (Local & Online

Trading).Storage and Value Addition of Spices (Semi Production)Supply chain management-farm to fork for spices (Production, Packing &

Shipment)

Opportunity Buying (Farmers Door Step, NGO and Product MIX)

JOB EXPERIENCE: 8 YEARS

June 2009 - till Date SERP - AP Rural DevelopmentDept & World Bank

Consultant (Rural Livelihoods - Procurement & Marketing Division) Hyderabad

Livelihood Project Management, Commodity Procurement andMarketing.

Identifying potential areas where Marketing wing of SERP can contributetowards procurement of Cereals & Pulses and their by enhancing theeconomic life of SHGs and Farmer livelihoods through marketing. Developing the Market linkages to all agricultural commodities and

creating Marketing Facility at Farmers door step. Designing and Implementing of training/practical programs to farmersand conducting meetings, workshops to SHG's on operations of Commercial& Quality parameters.

Identification, Procurement, Marketing of Agri commodities untapped,Non-timber Forest Products and increase the employment opportunities andgenerate new/additional income source and employment opportunities topoor, POP families.

Conduct training programmes to farmers, VO members and Project staffworking in DPMU, TPMU in the Districts on various procurement operations.

Preparation of Commodity profiles on important Agri and Non-TimberForest Products.

Educate the field staff of IKP project Members of SHGs at Village, Mandaland District Level on Procurement, Marketing of NTFPs, AgriculturalProducts, Medicinal Plants, and Herbs etc.

Training to Marketing CRPs (Community Resource Persons) at Mandal,District and State Level.

Inspections and reconciliations of all procurement centres on themarketing initiatives taken by the VOs.

Close liaison with the Officials of AP State Civil Supplies Corporation, APMarkfed, Agriculture and Marketing Departments.

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Sourcing / Vendor Development

Provide technical advice, strategic guidance and knowledge-sharingrelated to Price trend, Stocks and Cropping information to the VOs andworking group. Marketing linkage expansion by creating close liaison between linedepartments, local NGOs and private organizations.

November 2006 2009 May ITCLTD ILTD

Area Manager - Agri Supply Chain, lTC LTD, ILTD DIVISION GUNTUR.

General Purchase Activities

Procurement of Raw materials (Turmeric, Chillies,Coriander and Mustard/Rye), Packaging Material, Capital Goods, Tools,Engg., Items & Spare parts for Project activities.

Opportunity Buying (Farmers Door Step, NGO and Product MIX) so toachieve & attract PQC (Price, Quality and Customer)

Extensive experience in managing the entire procurementfunction, vendor identification & Development, analytical assessment & tostrength supply chain management.

Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achievesubstantial reduction in inventory.

Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers; managing day-to-daysupplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery andquality norms.

Consistently evaluating vendor performance to ensure adherence topredefined specifications and supply of quality material / execution of jobworks.

Comparative Price Analysis, Receiving of goods and

issue of materials Maintenance of Book Vs. Physical Stock.

Maintenance of minimum inventory level & Codificationof New Materials

Maintaining various States Road permits & other salesTax Forms i.e. C Forms

Co-ordination with production and maintenance personnel.

Crop development & Operations Management.

Identification & implementation of best crop practices for bothproductivity & quality improvement and farm/farmer management.

Trading of Spices in Domestic and Export Markets.

Daily Dispatches for NCDEX Exchange through JICS and NCMSL Production activities based on the customers specifications

Grading and product mix - operations

Planning & Interaction

Interfacing with Dept Heads for assessing annual requirement ofmaterial in line with core organizational objectives.

Establishing Procurement targets; developing budgets & ensuringadherence to the same.

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Devising and implementing policies & procedures to enable smoothfunctioning of operations.

Procurement Process

Ascertaining Material Requirement for Projects; Production, Maintenance& Packaging identifying and developing a reliable Vendor base in India &overseas for procurement of the same.

Communicating technical specifications, negotiating with Vendors,monitoring Vendor performance to ensure cost effective supply of qualitymaterial.

Stock and Inventory management.

Preparation of Crop developments reports and Market survey.

Quality systems and standards for Product Procurement

December 2005 September 2006INDIGENE PHARMA PVT LTD

Asst Manager Supply Chain Indigene Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd Hyderabad

Supply Chain Management, Infrastructure Development, Purchase&Procurement

Procurement of, API`s, Bulk Drugs and Chemicals.

Vendor development activities Spices, Herbs & Agro commodities,Laboratory

Equipments, Lab chemicals, solvents and manufacturing materials.

Purchases and Procurement of Spices and Herbal Extracts & LabEquipments like

1. HPLC, GC, UV Spectrometer 2. Photochemicals and Reference Standards

Purchase of lab chemicals, packing materials and glass wears

Stock and Inventory movement for goods.

October 2003 October 2005 SAMI LABS LTD

Executive Purchase & Procurement - Sami Labs Ltd Bangalore

Contract farming, Crop Development and Sourcing, Purchase &Procurement

Procurement of Oil seeds like Sesame, Groundnut and Sunflower.

Procurement of Red gram and Black gram for Neutraceutical food.

Procurement of all Herbs, Spices, Oleoresins and Herbal Extracts.

Price Negotiations with the suppliers for the best quality Herbs.

Vendor Development for Agro commodities, Herbs & Spices.

Stock and Inventory management for Commodities & Materials.

Preparation and Documentation of Purchase Orders.

Handling supply chain of all Agro commodities, Herbal Extracts and finechemicals effectively and economically by coordinating with differentvendors for the company.

Handling day-to-day documentation and desk office work related to PRNs,POs, Invoice

Collection and GRN

Major achievements in SAMI LABS LTD Bangalore

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Procured 3000 tons of Raw Turmeric & allied products and 1750tons of Tobacco Dust and 100 tons of Coriander from different parts ofSouth India for the year 2004.

Purchase of 5 tons of Curcumin 3 tons of BPOR and 1 ton of GingerOleoresin for every month for 2 yrs from different manufactures in southIndia.

Sourcing of Exotic Herbs and Herbal Extracts from countries like USA,UK, China, Japan, Canada, Korea, Pakistan and Srilanka.

EDUCATIONAL SNAPSHOT

2003 Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business Management Bangalore

Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) Overall Score 72%

2001 B.Sc (Agriculture) Dharwad (Karnataka)

University of Agricultural Sciences (UASD) Overall Score 78%

1996 PUC (Pre University Education) Hubli (Karnataka)

H S K Science InstituteOverall Score 59%

1994 SSLC, Ilkal (Karnataka)

Arts & Cultural Organization (ACO School) Ilkal Overall Score 78%PERSONAL

Date of Birth: 1st January 1979.Languages known: English, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu.Father Name: Late Mr. K H PUROHIT

Marital Status: MarriedNationality: Indian

Contact Phone No: 91 40 24160165Mobile: 91 96522 34028

Permanent Address: S/O Late Mr. K H PurohitBanashankari BazarHanamasagara-584114,

Tq: Kustagi, Dist: Koppal.Karnataka, India.