Ashish Agarwal
Co-Founder- CMO at Adeera Packaging Private Limited- Claim this Profile
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English Professional working proficiency
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Bahasa Indonesia Full professional proficiency
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Hindi Native or bilingual proficiency
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Malay Limited working proficiency
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Bengali Limited working proficiency
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Achi Patta
I had the pleasure of working with Ashish for more than two years at Olam. One of our excitement was handling the project with MCAI for the green prosperity project. I was particularly impressed by Ashish’s ability to handle even the toughest personality like the Auditor and he will never forget to say some words talk about motivating a team! As a team member or a leader, Ashish earns my highest recommendation
Pankaj Lunawat
Ashish have played a key role in Indonesia Cocoa team in Olam. He plans, strategises and executes with full attention to details. He have handled sustainability initiatives along with a procurement zone and have developed expertise on the same. His contributions have been recognised in various forums.
Achi Patta
I had the pleasure of working with Ashish for more than two years at Olam. One of our excitement was handling the project with MCAI for the green prosperity project. I was particularly impressed by Ashish’s ability to handle even the toughest personality like the Auditor and he will never forget to say some words talk about motivating a team! As a team member or a leader, Ashish earns my highest recommendation
Pankaj Lunawat
Ashish have played a key role in Indonesia Cocoa team in Olam. He plans, strategises and executes with full attention to details. He have handled sustainability initiatives along with a procurement zone and have developed expertise on the same. His contributions have been recognised in various forums.
Achi Patta
I had the pleasure of working with Ashish for more than two years at Olam. One of our excitement was handling the project with MCAI for the green prosperity project. I was particularly impressed by Ashish’s ability to handle even the toughest personality like the Auditor and he will never forget to say some words talk about motivating a team! As a team member or a leader, Ashish earns my highest recommendation
Pankaj Lunawat
Ashish have played a key role in Indonesia Cocoa team in Olam. He plans, strategises and executes with full attention to details. He have handled sustainability initiatives along with a procurement zone and have developed expertise on the same. His contributions have been recognised in various forums.
Achi Patta
I had the pleasure of working with Ashish for more than two years at Olam. One of our excitement was handling the project with MCAI for the green prosperity project. I was particularly impressed by Ashish’s ability to handle even the toughest personality like the Auditor and he will never forget to say some words talk about motivating a team! As a team member or a leader, Ashish earns my highest recommendation
Pankaj Lunawat
Ashish have played a key role in Indonesia Cocoa team in Olam. He plans, strategises and executes with full attention to details. He have handled sustainability initiatives along with a procurement zone and have developed expertise on the same. His contributions have been recognised in various forums.
Credentials
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Technical Analysis
Equity RushOct, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Six Sigma Green Belt
Six Sigma InstituteMay, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Tableau Desktop Professional
UdemyMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
CFA Level 1
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SAP ARIBA
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Experience
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Co-Founder- CMO
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Sep 2020 - Present
Working towards building a plastic free world one paper bag at a time. Established in Jan 2019, we have become India's fastest growing paper bag company. With a installed capacity to manufacture 1 billion bags per year. We are on a mission to provide sustainable packaging options to consumers. Working towards building a plastic free world one paper bag at a time. Established in Jan 2019, we have become India's fastest growing paper bag company. With a installed capacity to manufacture 1 billion bags per year. We are on a mission to provide sustainable packaging options to consumers.
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UFLEX Group
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India
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager
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Jul 2018 - Sep 2020
Flex Foods is a part of the global USD 2 billion UFLEX group. Flex Foods represents the food business of the group and is a leader in exporting Freeze Dried herbs, fruits & vegetables to US & EU markets from India. -Identifying and Executing Key Strategic initiatives across verticals to steer the company towards its MISSION 2022 of becoming a USD 70 million company. -Leading efforts to establish a greenfield facility in Southern India, inclusive of government liaison for land buying… Show more Flex Foods is a part of the global USD 2 billion UFLEX group. Flex Foods represents the food business of the group and is a leader in exporting Freeze Dried herbs, fruits & vegetables to US & EU markets from India. -Identifying and Executing Key Strategic initiatives across verticals to steer the company towards its MISSION 2022 of becoming a USD 70 million company. -Leading efforts to establish a greenfield facility in Southern India, inclusive of government liaison for land buying, conversion and obtaining NOCs- (Land Conversion has been executed) -Appointing and managing distribution alliances with country partners to deliver excellence in Trade marketing, Category Initiatives, Production Planning for Canada, Saudi Arabia & Dubai Highlights: 1) Initiated imports of dehydrated vegetables & herbs from China, Turkey, Egypt basis customer needs & FSSAI norms, while using FTA & FTP policies to ensure best value, initiative has opened trading opportunity and should lead to increased sales of USD 150,000 by Mar 2020 2) Initiated and established supply network for Organic Products from North East; Sourced- Cardamom, Ginger 3) Conceptualized and executed Contract Farming of baby corn independently, the new product will add USD 100,000 to topline 4)Developed market intelligence tools through deep-dive analysis of EXIM data( India, US, Germany, Netherland) using multiple database and tableau, initiative has resulted in better competitive bids and helped to identify new growth opportunities 5) Initiated and Managing a 3rd party tolling operation in South India to process Key Raw Materials basis customer demand 6) Prevented Lost Sales of USD 100,000 by developing new farmer base in Hapur, Alwar and generating value for the company 7) Ushering Digital Marketing through leading website revamp focused on Improving Rankings, incorporating design element basis Google Trends, conceptualizing focused digital campaigns for key markets using Google Adwords. Show less Flex Foods is a part of the global USD 2 billion UFLEX group. Flex Foods represents the food business of the group and is a leader in exporting Freeze Dried herbs, fruits & vegetables to US & EU markets from India. -Identifying and Executing Key Strategic initiatives across verticals to steer the company towards its MISSION 2022 of becoming a USD 70 million company. -Leading efforts to establish a greenfield facility in Southern India, inclusive of government liaison for land buying… Show more Flex Foods is a part of the global USD 2 billion UFLEX group. Flex Foods represents the food business of the group and is a leader in exporting Freeze Dried herbs, fruits & vegetables to US & EU markets from India. -Identifying and Executing Key Strategic initiatives across verticals to steer the company towards its MISSION 2022 of becoming a USD 70 million company. -Leading efforts to establish a greenfield facility in Southern India, inclusive of government liaison for land buying, conversion and obtaining NOCs- (Land Conversion has been executed) -Appointing and managing distribution alliances with country partners to deliver excellence in Trade marketing, Category Initiatives, Production Planning for Canada, Saudi Arabia & Dubai Highlights: 1) Initiated imports of dehydrated vegetables & herbs from China, Turkey, Egypt basis customer needs & FSSAI norms, while using FTA & FTP policies to ensure best value, initiative has opened trading opportunity and should lead to increased sales of USD 150,000 by Mar 2020 2) Initiated and established supply network for Organic Products from North East; Sourced- Cardamom, Ginger 3) Conceptualized and executed Contract Farming of baby corn independently, the new product will add USD 100,000 to topline 4)Developed market intelligence tools through deep-dive analysis of EXIM data( India, US, Germany, Netherland) using multiple database and tableau, initiative has resulted in better competitive bids and helped to identify new growth opportunities 5) Initiated and Managing a 3rd party tolling operation in South India to process Key Raw Materials basis customer demand 6) Prevented Lost Sales of USD 100,000 by developing new farmer base in Hapur, Alwar and generating value for the company 7) Ushering Digital Marketing through leading website revamp focused on Improving Rankings, incorporating design element basis Google Trends, conceptualizing focused digital campaigns for key markets using Google Adwords. Show less
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Olam
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Israel
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Branch Manager
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Nov 2015 - Jun 2018
Responsibilities •Overlooking 30,000 MT+ cocoa procurement out of a Indo crop of 240,000 MT based out of South Sumatra •Relationship management of a diverse supplier base of over 100 suppliers in South, West and North Sumatra ~Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability •Leading implementation of customer specific programs like MARS (F1B), Mondelez (Cocoa life) & Nestle (Cocoa plan), covering 52,500 farmers across Sulawesi & Sumatra regions •Managing contracts and shipments… Show more Responsibilities •Overlooking 30,000 MT+ cocoa procurement out of a Indo crop of 240,000 MT based out of South Sumatra •Relationship management of a diverse supplier base of over 100 suppliers in South, West and North Sumatra ~Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability •Leading implementation of customer specific programs like MARS (F1B), Mondelez (Cocoa life) & Nestle (Cocoa plan), covering 52,500 farmers across Sulawesi & Sumatra regions •Managing contracts and shipments of certified cocoa beans volume to the tune of 25,000 MT+ in compliance with standards •Leading and learning with a team of 100+ members which includes agronomists, M&E and Field Implementers •Representing Olam on sustainability platforms like CSP (Cocoa Sustainability Partnership) & sustainability conferences and Seminars •Working with sales team on customer engagement as a key member of the Olam's global cocoa sustainability group ~Achievements •Ensured incremental volumes from customers like MARS & Mondelez in 2016 & 2017 basis program performance •Led and successfully implemented Olam's first PPP (Public Private Partnership) Cocoa Revolution Project in partnership with RA (Rainforest Alliance) and MCC (Independent foreign aid agency of US government) •Voted as treasurer of CSP in 2017 and successfully managed finances to the tune of USD 500,000 in a multistakeholder environment •Implemented full internal systems for end-to-end traceability from farmer to customers •Rolling out digital initiatives like OFIS (Olam Farmer Information System) and conceptualizing concepts like FDP (Farm Development Plan) from scratch. ~Awards & Recognition •Nominated for Excellence in Execution (Amongst 3) in the years 2016 & 2017 among a peer group of over 30+ Branch Managers in the South-East Asia Region. (Only Branch Manager in my region to be nominated two years in a row •Awarded Growing Sustainably award in 2017 (Team Award for Sustainability efforts)
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Branch Manager
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2015
Responsibilities •Design and implement the procurement strategy for buying 15,000 MT of cocoa in Central Sulawesi with a team of 15 local and 1 expat staff to drive and deliver results in line with the business strategy •Optimize utilization of resources to derive maximum value. Eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses. •Support the Business Head in trading and positional decisions by providing market intelligence and insights through… Show more Responsibilities •Design and implement the procurement strategy for buying 15,000 MT of cocoa in Central Sulawesi with a team of 15 local and 1 expat staff to drive and deliver results in line with the business strategy •Optimize utilization of resources to derive maximum value. Eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses. •Support the Business Head in trading and positional decisions by providing market intelligence and insights through Crop Survey & S&D analysis. •Shipment Planning of 10,000 MT to customers across Indonesia and Malaysia. • Season Planning, Manpower planning, Logistics and warehousing, Quality control, System and process adherence and Risk Management of business. • Build relationships and interface with the appropriate trade and regulatory bodies in the location. •Managed tolling operations in a processing facility from bean delivery to butter & Cake export while maintaining industry standard Yields. Achievements • Delivered a volume growth of 50% in the first year of independent operations in Central Sulawesi • Delivered better than expected GM (Gross Margins) by correctly estimating crop inflow and establishing good supplier relations •Led negotiations with various vendors to ensure an operational savings of USD 30,000 in warehouse leases and container tariffs •Palu was the most profitable unit in 2016 & 2017 •Contributed USD 2.5 million as gross margins in 2016. ~Awards & Recognition •Nominated amongst 3 Branch Managers in the region for Excellence in Execution for 2016 at a Regional level (South East Asia) amongst a peer group of 30+ Branch Managers
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Archer Daniels Midland
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Research Services
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Assistant Manager
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May 2013 - Aug 2014
• Identified, negotiated and achieved Trade benefits by using AIFTA & SAFTA policies which in turn brought down costs by more than 15%. • Established distributors and built sales channel by dividing India on zonal basis. (6 zones- 4 distributors) • Established distributors in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. • Handling exports of cocoa products from India for special requirements. • Sales Volume have seen an increase from 30 MT to 900 MT in the 2nd year post obtaining… Show more • Identified, negotiated and achieved Trade benefits by using AIFTA & SAFTA policies which in turn brought down costs by more than 15%. • Established distributors and built sales channel by dividing India on zonal basis. (6 zones- 4 distributors) • Established distributors in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. • Handling exports of cocoa products from India for special requirements. • Sales Volume have seen an increase from 30 MT to 900 MT in the 2nd year post obtaining preferential duties • Working not only on the Commercial part of the business but also the technical side of the business.
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Commercial Management Trainee
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May 2012 - Apr 2013
• Responsible for sales of Cocoa Products(Cocoa Powder, Butter & Liquor) for Indian Subcontinent • Business Development and Exploring New Business Avenues. • Responsible for Pricing, Negotiating Contracts, Costing and Servicing Clients • Key Account Management for customers like Mondelez, MARS, GSK, Parle, ITC etc. • Working with Multi-Cultured Team based out of different time zones Singapore and Europe. • Leading a 3 membered team to ensure all export and import logistics are as… Show more • Responsible for sales of Cocoa Products(Cocoa Powder, Butter & Liquor) for Indian Subcontinent • Business Development and Exploring New Business Avenues. • Responsible for Pricing, Negotiating Contracts, Costing and Servicing Clients • Key Account Management for customers like Mondelez, MARS, GSK, Parle, ITC etc. • Working with Multi-Cultured Team based out of different time zones Singapore and Europe. • Leading a 3 membered team to ensure all export and import logistics are as per committed schedule • Only Management Trainee in ADM India to be given such responsibility
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Summer Internship
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Apr 2011 - Jun 2011
Objective: Devise the Procurement & Supply Chain Model for Cocoa Beans In India • Visited Kerela, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh & collected data on ground level. • Interacted with Farmers, Traders & the Company Executives of CAMPCO & Mondelez • Compiled data about the Supply Chain and farming practices for Cocoa in India. ACHIEVEMENT • Offered a PPO based on the findings & the recommendations made. Objective: Devise the Procurement & Supply Chain Model for Cocoa Beans In India • Visited Kerela, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh & collected data on ground level. • Interacted with Farmers, Traders & the Company Executives of CAMPCO & Mondelez • Compiled data about the Supply Chain and farming practices for Cocoa in India. ACHIEVEMENT • Offered a PPO based on the findings & the recommendations made.
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Education
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2010 - 2012
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business -
2006 - 2010
Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science
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