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Karan Bhandari

CEO

Jalandhar, Punjab, India8 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Achieved triple-digit growth in product sales.
  • Awarded Chancellor's Gold Medal for academic excellence.
  • Developed effective marketing strategies in agribusiness.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a skilled agribusiness professional with expertise in marketing and supply chain management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementMarket AnalysisCustomer Service

Other Skills

Account ManagementAgribusinessAgricultureAnalytical SkillsBusiness AnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisContinuous ImprovementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Customer engagementData AnalysisDistribution channel management

About

Karan Bhandari is an agribusiness professional with a passion for the agricultural sector and a strong track record of marketing and sales excellence along-with supply chain operations. He is currently Assistant Manager-Supply Chain Agro at PepsiCo, a leading global giant of food snacks and beverages. He holds an MBA in Agribusiness from the Institute of Agribusiness Management, Bikaner, where he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal for academic excellence, and a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture from Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, where he qualified for the ICAR-JRF 2017 with an All India Rank of 5. He has also acquired multiple certifications and honors in the fields of agribusiness, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Karan has demonstrated his ability to develop and execute effective marketing and sales strategies, manage and grow key accounts, and establish strong relationships with customers and stakeholders in the agricultural industry. He has successfully launched and promoted several products and services, such as Emesto Prime, a seed treatment solution for potato growers, which achieved a triple digit growth in sales and an 85% market share in his territory. He has also contributed to various e-learning and digital initiatives, such as the STA e-Learning Studio, a platform for training and development of sales teams at Bayer, his previous employer. Karan is a hard-working, quick-learning, and self-confident individual, who believes in tapping opportunities and continuous improvement. He has excellent communication, writing, and team management skills, which enable him to work effectively with diverse and cross-functional teams. He is always ready to accept his weaknesses and learn from others, as he believes that learning is an endless process. His goal is to leverage his skills and expertise to create value and impact in the agribusiness sector.

Experience

Pepsico

Assistant Manager Supply Chain Agro

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Northern and Central Punjab · On-site

Yara international

Sr. Territory Manager

Jul 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · Haryana, India

Bayer

4 roles

Territory Marketing Manager

Jan 2023Jun 2023 · 5 mos

STA e-Learning Studio

Mar 2022Jan 2023 · 10 mos

STA-Business Tools

Jun 2021Jan 2022 · 7 mos

Territory Business Manager

Oct 2020Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • 1. Driving volumes and profitability by focusing on consumer preference.
  • 2. Planning to achieve product-wise sales targets.
  • Customized and timely solutions to customer and trade partners' queries.
  • 3. Analyze market trends by regular surveying and networking, develop & implement strategies for enhancing market penetration for maximising sales in the designated territory.
  • 4. Ensuring customer satisfaction by achieving delivery & service quality norms.
  • 5. Establishing and greasing the network base with reliable and effective channel partners to enhancing market reach and penetration for realising higher profitability.
  • 6. Dealer and Credit management.
  • 7. Handling Field Promotion activities by regular Farmer Meetings, Field Visits and Field Days, Poster and Hoarding Campaigns, Jeep days, Night meetings and AV shows.
  • 8. Periodic feedback to management for introducing desirable changes in Marketing and Sales policies.
  • 9. Meeting periodic cash collection targets.
  • 10. Hiring of field staff and regularly monitoring their activities.
  • 11.Handling day to day accounting responsibilities
  • 12. Handling farmer complains

Rasi seeds (p) ltd.

2 roles

Territory Manager

May 2020Oct 2020 · 5 mos

Management Trainee

May 2019May 2020 · 1 yr

Rasi seeds

Winter Intern

Jan 2019Mar 2019 · 2 mos · Rajasthan

  • To evaluate the positioning of SSH 400 and SBH 100 in SSG segment and develop a detailed competition matrix

Osi group

Summer Intern

May 2018Jul 2018 · 2 mos · Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India

  • To study impact of contract farming on Iceberg lettuce farmer's in Kullu Distt of Himachal Pradesh

Institute of agri business management, bikaner

2 roles

Chief Executive Officer

Mar 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • E-Cell (Entrepreneurship Cell-IABM Bikaner)

Student Placement Coordinator

Jan 2018Jun 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

The red brick summit, iim ahmedabad

Delegate

Oct 2017Oct 2017 · 0 mo · IIM Ahmedabad

Education

Institute of Agri Business Management, Bikaner

MBA Agribusiness — Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya

B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture

Jan 2013Jan 2017

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