Abrar Ali
Sourcing Manager
Kolkata,WB
Summary
Results-driven Sourcing Manager with around 5 years of experience in the fruits and vegetables industry and an MBA degree. Proven track record of building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and growers, negotiating contracts and prices, and managing inventory to meet business needs. Adept at forecasting demand, conducting quality control inspections, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Strong leadership skills, able to effectively train and manage a team of sourcing professionals. Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to identify and capitalize on new opportunities in the market. Committed to continuously improving supplier performance and streamlining supply chain processes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Manager - Fresh
Zomato
Kolkata, WB
2023.01 - Current
- Identifying new suppliers and growers, and building relationships with them.
- Negotiating prices and contracts with suppliers.
- Managing inventory and forecasting demand for produce.
- Conducting quality control inspections and ensuring that all produce meets company standards.
- Keeping abreast of market trends and changes in produce availability, and adjusting procurement strategies accordingly.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and growers to ensure continuity of supply.
- Managing and training a team of sourcing and procurement professionals.
- Collaborating with other departments such as logistics, sales, and marketing to ensure a smooth supply chain process.
- Adhering to food safety and regulatory compliance.
- Continuously monitoring supplier performance and implementing improvements where necessary.
Deputy Manager Sourcing
More Retail Private Limited
Kolkata, WB
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Sourcing of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis as per indent plan, and at a competitive price band.
- Procuring from farmers, Vendors and building a strong network of farmers/Vendors across the region.
- Ensuring the sourcing through Interaction with Category Team and Quality Team.
- Daily price benchmarking & implementation of Pricing as per market arrivals.
- Planning and execution of promotional activities for the sales improvement on the Promotional Articles.
- Ensuring the Seasonal Assortment availability.
- Ensuring the 95% fill rates- Line and Quantity, Forecasting & Planning Process in association with the region.
- Developed new network / Sourcing belts or consolidators for improving availability and buying efficiency.
Procurement Manager
FDRVC, Badayuni PC
Budaun, UP
07.2021 - 02.2022
- Taking ownership of agriculture commodity procurement infrastructure and operations and procurement volume achievement for the PE
- Managing procurement operations including weighment, quality testing, and procurement logistics
- Ensuring the buying happens as per the SOPs laid down by the company
- Ensuring the procured commodity is transported from the procurement centre on time as per the SOP
- Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
- Managing logistics to transport commodity from buying point to central warehouse/ processing centre
- Negotiated complex corporate procurement contracts by working closely with internal and external contacts.
- Responsible for the variation in quality/quantity between the commodity bought at the procurement centre and the same received at the central warehouse/processing centre
- Coaching and guiding Sanchalika in best procurement and extension practices, so that the company captures a majority of the marketable surplus from its shareholder farmers
- Along with the team of Sanchalika and village connects, I'm engaged in extending agriculture extension services to the members of the company
- Track, collect and share the crop production data, rainfall, pest attack, competitor activities in my area
- Responsible for surveying, adding new villages, identification of Digital Commodity Collection Centres in the villages, and Sanchalika Identification
- Mobilization of shareholder farmers and regular engagement with them
- Responsible for conducting training programs for Sanchalika, members, and other stakeholders.
Manager Post Harvest
Gramophone
Indore, MP
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Created a forward market linkage for farmers for their output and managing the supply chain
- Explored multiple partnerships and networking opportunities with Corporates to sell Agri produce
- Handled a team of 14 members working across Madhya Pradesh
- To find the best possible channel and buyers to sell Agri produce like vegetables, fruits, maize, pulses, wheat, soya bean, etc
- Coordination with Farmer Relationship team to ensuring timely procurement and delivery of client’s products across the nodes
- Did 20+ Tie-ups with corporate clients to sell the Agri commodity
- Setting up sales and marketing standard operating procedure as per client needs
- Looking after commodity trading it includes, majorly Garlic, Onion, and all staples as well directly from the traders/farmer, and selling it to Mandi’s traders, corporate clients (Adani Wilmar, Ms
- Solvex, ITC, etc) processors, mills, Aggregators, etc
- Abrar Ali, Male, 28 years pp
- Phone: +919455214207 Email: abrarali2301@gmail.com
- ASA (Action for social advancement
FPO Business Facilitator
Action For Social Advancement
Bhopal, MP
04.2018 - 09.2020
- Managed 4 FPC’s in Jhabua and Ratlam, MP, followings are the responsibility which I am looking after;
- FPO Management
- Provided backward and forward market linkages to the farmers through FPC by creating tie-ups with the suppliers of Agri-Inputs and buyers of Agri produce thus undergoing collective trading
- Catered package of practices of organic cotton services to the farmers
- Created awareness among farmers about FPC, increased the number of shareholders by organizing meetings, events, exposures, and other promotional activities
- Managed all financial, marketing, production and supply chain activities along with the allocated staff
- Formation, incorporation, and establishing FPC as an agribusiness enterprise
- Developed & established governing systems & procedures in FPC
- Developed business plans, mobilizing working capital, and achieving business plan targets
- Created Brand awareness of FPCs owned Brand Dharti Naturals
- Preparation of business plan for Farmer Producer Company in consultation with shareholders of the FPC and implementing the business plan
- SHG & Farmer club formation
- Simultaneously promoted projects like NABARD, C&A Foundation, Axis Bank Foundation, HDFC, etc
- Along with co-workers
- Formation for SHG, regular meetings of SHG
- Capacity building of field officers through meetings and training
- Concept ceding to the SHG members
- Promotion of their livelihood
- LIAISON
- Built relationships with different government departments like Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Animal
- Husbandry & Panchayat at block & district level for smooth delivery of extension services to the targeted farmers.
Education
PGDM - Agribusiness Management
VAMNICOM
PuneB.Tech - Biotechnology
SVBP University of Agri & Tech
Meerut, UPSkills
- Advance Excel
- Negotiation
- Lead sourcing
- Vendor sourcing
- Strategic Sourcing
- Team Leadership
Accomplishments
- Coordinated material planning, vendor management, inventory planning & inventory management committee member of national level event (Spardha 2016-2017).
- 1 out of 4 members of Digital Designing Committee, national level event (Spardha 2016-2017).
- National finalist in “SANKALP ICAR-NAARM” “THE BIG NUMBER ENIGMA” CASE Study competition.
Timeline
Sourcing Manager - Fresh
Zomato
2023.01 - Current
Deputy Manager Sourcing
More Retail Private Limited
03.2022 - 12.2022
Procurement Manager
FDRVC, Badayuni PC
07.2021 - 02.2022
Manager Post Harvest
Gramophone
09.2020 - 06.2021
FPO Business Facilitator
Action For Social Advancement
04.2018 - 09.2020
PGDM - Agribusiness Management
VAMNICOM
B.Tech - Biotechnology
SVBP University of Agri & Tech
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