Ketan Chaudhari

Category P&L.

Vendor development for private labeling.

Vendor audits and cost closures.

Production and supply management.

Hedging and sourcing strategies for long-term buying plans.

New production introduction and pan-India launching.

Sourcing, 3P Management, Planning & Promotion, New Product Development and Launch Pan India.

Launched Straight Powders, Blended Masalas, Culinary Pastes, Hing, and Saffron. Curating and finalizing the recipes for powders, blends, and Hing, to marketing planning, promotion, and offers to bring the PL brand in the top three on the Bigbasket.com platform.

1.5 years.

Integrated cashew nut sourcing by importing from various origins in Africa, buying RCN, and processing with 3P has thus reduced buying costs by more than 13.5% in comparison to the market on a continued basis for over the last 4 years.

Develop and maintain collaborative, effective, and result-oriented relationships with multiple stakeholders across functions.

Farmer sourcing of bulk raw materials and developing collection centers for the region.

-based commodities and getting the same processed at the source location to add back-end support for the category.

Organic Staples: Identifying certified organic growers and processing units for bulk sourcing, 3P repacking, and dispatch coordination with Pan India distribution centers.

Quality: Headed west region as BBPL Staples Quality Manager. In this role, I was responsible for bulk inspections at source locations, quality audits of processors and new 3P facilities, customer complaints for private label staples, and DC audits.