Raghavendra Purohit

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years in procurement of spices and ingredients.
Expert in strategic sourcing and vendor management.
Proven track record in quality assessment and inventory management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Procurement Specialist in the Agro Commodities industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

ProcurementSourcingMarket DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementVendor Management

Other Skills

Procurement of IngredientsQuality AssessmentInventory ManagementStrategic SourcingMarket LinkagesRural Infrastructure DevelopmentProcurement PlanningWarehouse ManagementContract FarmingVendor DevelopmentTradingStorageAgricultureLogisticsTeam Management

About

Over 12 years in Purchase & Procurement of Ingredients, Spices, Herbs and Herbal Extracts, Value added Spices (Whole, Powdered, Blended, Flakes & Oleoresins), Aromatic Oils, Flavors & Fragrance materials and Other Agro Commodities. Skills: -- Sourcing & Procurement, Vendor Identification, Vendor Management, -- Quality Assessment, Inventory & Working Capital Management and Commercial Negotiations -- Raw Material Storage, Value Addition, Shipment & Consignment Delivery Specialties: -- Origin Based Commodity Sourcing, -- Procurement through Strong Supplier Base -- Storage/Logistics and Value Addition.

Experience

22 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

11 yrs 9 mos

Current Experience

Kerry ingredients

Manager Ingredients Procurement

Aug 2014 – Present · 11 yrs 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Procurement of Ingredients, Starches and Spices from Domestic and International Markets

Procurement of IngredientsSourcingVendor ManagementQuality AssessmentInventory ManagementProcurement

Walmart

Category Manager - Spices

Jul 2012 – Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement of All range of Spices (Whole & Ground) on PAN India basis

Strategic SourcingProcurementVendor ManagementSourcing

The world bank - serp

Consultant - Procurement (Spices, Herbs & Agri Commodities)

Jun 2009 – Jun 2012 · 3 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

Procurement, Develop Market linkages, Create Marketing Facilities at Farmers door step.
Working on Creation of Rural Infrastructure

ProcurementMarket LinkagesRural Infrastructure DevelopmentMarket Development

Itc limited

Area Manager - SCM (Spices & Herbs)

Nov 2006 – May 2009 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Guntur, Nizamabad

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Planning
a. Mandi Buying b. Farm Gate Buying c. Bilty Buying d. Buying from brokers and traders
Cold storage and warehouse management of stocks & Trading of turmeric on PAN India basis

Strategic SourcingProcurement PlanningWarehouse ManagementProcurementSupply Chain Management

Sami labs limited

Executive - Purchase (Herbs & Extracts, Spices & Oleoresins)

Oct 2003 – Oct 2006 · 3 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Contract Farming, Crop Development and Purchase of Herbs, Extracts, Spices & Oleoresins
Stock and Inventory Management & Vendor Development, Management and Negotiations

Contract FarmingVendor DevelopmentInventory ManagementProcurementVendor Management