PRASHANT BHANDARE
Summary
- 27 years of experience in ethical, technical & Security Compliance, Capacity Building, facility CAPA Management, ESG & Sustainability, Traceability, Chain of custody assessments, facility trainings and management of Ethics / Integrity activities.
- Played key role in growing business from $500,000 annual sales in 2014 with 10 employees to $1,000,000+ in 2025 with over 35 employees pan India. Extensive 15+ years of operations and business development experience, having spent more than 15 years working in IMEA, SEA region.
- Expertise on management of international projects in textiles, agriculture, traceability & Chain of Custody Successfully managed 07 International projects under supply chain activity/investigation process, human rights investigations & capacity building for international brands for 1000+ tier 1,2 & 3 suppliers in India. Conducted 3000+ audits/assessments/investigations in 15 countries. Serviced 1000+ clients, retailers, brands, manufacturers, associations, in diverse industries: apparel, toys, footwear, hardlines, jewelry, agriculture, food processing, supply chain, extractives, conflict minerals, NGOs, governments, dozens of Fortune 500 companies covering 15+ audit standards.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Supply Chain & Customised Audits/ ESG & Sustainability Services
TUV Rheinland India Pvt Ltd
12.2021 - Current
- Management of audit operations and leading a team of 20+ professionals.
- Strong experience in KPI setting, cost control & budget planning.
- Managing revenue, profitability, operations and quality for PAN India location.
- Higher success rate in management of international tenders, government tenders & commercial proposals.
- Technical support to sales team on various social & technical audit requirements.
- Strong experience of management of surprise checks, field visits - Evaluation of auditors, back-office team for work quality, Ethics & Integrity checks.
- Management of global tender/key accounts commercials.
- Part of India Executive Board TUV Rheinland from 2021 to lead India SCA audit operations and contribution to TUVR India growth.
- Responsible for developing a harmonized global compliance market approach, including marketing and communication.
- Defining successful growth strategies with present and new T
- V Rheinland clients.
- Working proactively with social compliance initiatives such as Amfori BEPI, BSCI, WRAP, SEDEX, SAAS, SLCP & ESG, GHG & Sustainability services.
- Leading T
- V Rheinland's accreditation efforts with new initiatives and industry associations.
Director SCA - India & SEA
SUSTAINABLE ALLIANCE LLP
02.2016 - 11.2021
- Successfully managed SEA supply chain audits / Operations and business development including industries like Textiles, Apparel, food & beverages, leather, Hardgoods, Metal etc.
- Strong handholding for awareness trainings, CAPA management, Supplier Improvement activity & tailor-made projects for better work conditions, QMS system and Facility Capacity and Capability Development activities.
- SEDEX Licensed Global Trainer for India, East/Southeastern Asia and Gulf Countries since 2018, certified more than 70 industries on SEDEX/SMETA/UNGP requirements.
Operations Manager & Business Development Manager - Social & Technical audit services
SGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
02.2008 - 02.2016
- Successfully managed audit operations (25-30 professionals) and business development for Pan India including industries like textiles, Apparel, food & beverages, leather, paper, handicraft etc.
- Strong implementation of continuous improvement of the Ethics & Integrity Program for the auditors.
- Trained 75+ Auditors on various social, technical and security standards/codes.
- Imparted awareness trainings to 100+ factories on social, ethical and health and safety requirements.
Supervisor (Integrity / Ethics and Quality) - Audits and Inspections
BUREAU VERITAS (CPSI)
03.2006 - 02.2008
- Quality, Integrity & Ethics In charge of Audits and Inspections operations of India CPSI business.
- Imparted ethical and quality trainings to 30+ Auditors and 20+ inspectors & conducted independent investigations into allegations of misconduct, integrity and ethics complaints.
- Conducted 150+ surprise checks, field visits - Evaluation of Quality work auditors and verified ethics and integrity activities.
Asst. Manager - Audits and Inspections
CASPIAN CASUAL USA
04.2004 - 03.2006
- Quality, Integrity & Ethics In charge of Audits and Inspections operations of India business.
- Co-ordination with the buyers/Buying Offices both in India & overseas for Inspection as well as Audits.
Senior Compliance Auditor/Sr. Quality Inspector
INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES
06.1998 - 03.2004
- Audited 800+ factories and 70+ different audit standards covering human rights, work conditions and health and safety in manufacturing, agriculture fields for brands across India.
- Inspected 2000+ various shipments for quality checks - AQL system for the products like textiles, home furnishings, leather, carpet, paper, wooden furniture, handicrafts, toys, metal & brass and utensils etc.
- Successfully managed Child Labour Monitoring project for IKEA in carpet industry. Conducted 450+ surprise visits in various carpet belts of India.
- Imparted ethical and quality trainings to 25+ Auditors and Inspectors.
Education
Post Graduation - Total Quality management
Graduation - Textiles - Cotton and manmade fibres
Diploma - Export/Import & Customs and Central Excise
Skills
- Certified lead auditor for Social, Ethical, security and technical assessments
- Strong audit experience of standards like WRAP, FLA, SA8000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Kohls, McDonalds, Starbucks, Debenhams, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, M & S, IKEA, Nike, Adidas etc
- Certified BRC (Clause 3 - Consumer products) lead auditor
- Certified Better Cotton Initiative Lead Auditor
- Certified Textile Exchange - GRS, RCS, OCS Lead Auditor
- Strong CAPA/RCA management expertise
- Expert in Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint presentation
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Tamil
Elementary
A2
Timeline
Director Supply Chain & Customised Audits/ ESG & Sustainability Services
TUV Rheinland India Pvt Ltd
12.2021 - Current
Director SCA - India & SEA
SUSTAINABLE ALLIANCE LLP
02.2016 - 11.2021
Operations Manager & Business Development Manager - Social & Technical audit services
SGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
02.2008 - 02.2016
Supervisor (Integrity / Ethics and Quality) - Audits and Inspections
BUREAU VERITAS (CPSI)
03.2006 - 02.2008
Asst. Manager - Audits and Inspections
CASPIAN CASUAL USA
04.2004 - 03.2006
Senior Compliance Auditor/Sr. Quality Inspector
INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES
06.1998 - 03.2004
Post Graduation - Total Quality management
Graduation - Textiles - Cotton and manmade fibres
Diploma - Export/Import & Customs and Central Excise
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