Experience

Big Basket

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Head for Onion & Potato Sourcing.

  • Sep 2015 - Present



Safal Market Bangalore (A Unit of Mother Dairy Fruit &Vegetable Pvt Ltd

• Backward Linkages

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2015

  Supply Chain ActivitiesPlanning and executing seasonal supply targets through study of area under cultivation, expected production and market condition.Involved in farmer linkages, making associations of farmers for target fulfillment Trader relationship function for gathering market information and supplyAccountable for evaluation and information security and taking steps to mitigate risk of loss/misappropriation Farmer LinkagesInitiating, directing, and executing all farmer related activities to help Organization Supply FunctionGuiding Farmers on Pre and Post Harvest Technologies of crop yield and storage through farmer melas, road shows, and meetings.Management related functionCommunicating Data related to production, rates and area under cultivation required to plan the future needs of ManagementCommunicating the unusual changes in markets and production fields such as climatic changesKeeping watch on local markets to facilitate National level planning execution



Safal market(Mother Dairy)

• Procurement Activity

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2015

  AREA INCHARGE- PROCUREMENT BASED NASIK (Onion,Tomato,Orange,Mango and Potato) September 2004 TO April 2012, MAHARASTRA (GUJARAT, MAHARASTRA AND MADHYA PRADESH) at SAFAL (MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT.LTD AREA INCHARGE- PROCUREMENT BASED NASIK (Onion,Tomato,Orange,Mango and Potato) September 2004 TO April 2012, MAHARASTRA (GUJARAT, MAHARASTRA AND MADHYA PRADESH) at SAFAL (MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT.LTD



Safal National Exchange of India Ltd, Bangalore - February’2007-August’2008

• Supply Chain & Farmer Linkage

  • Feb 2007 - Aug 2008

  Team leader for Maharashtra region for Banana, Mango, Onion and Tomato.Sourcing the material, logistic arrangements and responsible for quality of the material.Support services to Selling Members and Farmers Association. Guiding farmers to improve quality in respect of transportation, storage and on field technical aspects.Identification of area and sourcing of Fruits & Vegetables from Maharashtra to National level markets. Providing technical guidance to suppliers on electronic spot trading. Organizing suppliers meetings, road show for membership etc. at different locations in MaharashtraPreparation of MIS reports for managementTechnical inputs to R & D department regarding expected production, area under cultivation etc.



Safal Market Bangalore

• Backward Linkages

  • Sep 2004 - Jan 2007

  Team leader for Maharashtra region.Organizing Safal Grower Association in Maharashtra for sourcing of Onion, Tomato and other fruits and vegetables.Identification of area and sourcing of Fruits & Vegetables from Maharashtra to Safal Market & other destinations.Providing technical guidance to farmers on cultivation practices.Monitoring of trends of demand and supply in coordination with prices.Organizing farmers meetings, demonstrations etc. at different locations in Maharashtra.



Mark Hort Potatoes (India) Ltd-A subsidiary company of Punjab Markfed, Chandigarh

• Manager Vegetable Production

  • Jul 2003 - Aug 2004

  Selection of crops for cultivation in different climate zone.Contract farming of sweet onion first time in India on large scale (>250acres) in Punjab export quality.Identify progressive farmers for this new crop develop project.Contract right source seeds, fertilizers, pesticides.Develop schedule for crop cultivation, distribute charts to farmer as need to work wonder contract farming.Implement, operate, monitor, harvest, storage, packing handling and exports. Selection of crops for cultivation in different climate zone.Contract farming of sweet onion first time in India on large scale (>250acres) in Punjab export quality.Identify progressive farmers for this new crop develop project.Contract right source seeds, fertilizers, pesticides.Develop schedule for crop cultivation, distribute charts to farmer as need to work wonder contract farming.Implement, operate, monitor, harvest, storage, packing handling and exports.



Horticultural Produce Management Institute

• Manager Vegetable production

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2003

  Contract farming of potato& onion in India for export Procurement of ware and seed potato from Punjab and U.P.Managing corporate farm at Rajpura and Landran to cultivate potato, tomato., Cauliflower, onion, cucurbits and Chinese vegetablesHandled export of potatoes and onion at Kandla port .and Mumbai port. Contract farming of potato& onion in India for export Procurement of ware and seed potato from Punjab and U.P.Managing corporate farm at Rajpura and Landran to cultivate potato, tomato., Cauliflower, onion, cucurbits and Chinese vegetablesHandled export of potatoes and onion at Kandla port .and Mumbai port.