Sumedh Chaure
Agritech - Input Business Enthusiast
Hingoli ,MH
Summary
Having 7 years of Agri-input sales experience (B2b & B2c) in modern and traditional agri industry, handled 20 cr business in categories like - Crop protection, Crop Nutrition, Seeds and Hardware, So far working geographies are Marathwada and western Vidrabha of Maharashtra state and Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh state on crops like - Cotton, Soybean, Chilli, Tomato, Onion, Maize, Wheat, Gram, Watermelon, Green gram, Carrying skills are - Channel & Direct sales, Sales force management, Procurement, E - Commerce Sales, Agronomy. i am an enthusiastic personality motivated to learn, grow and excel in Agritech Industry who believe in empowering people.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Area Business Manager
Gramophone
Akola, Maharashtra
2019.11 - Current
- Achieved 10 cr of business in Kharif -22 in b2b division of Akola area (Akola, Buldhana, Amrawati, Washim, Hingoli)
- Onboarded 1500+ retailers with 500+ transacting retailers.
- Driven business with 70k+ onboarded farmers 12k+ buying Customers and 21K+App downloads, Succeeded growth of 466%, 600% and 1400% respectively in Khandwa area (MP).
- Increased sales by 4.5 Cr through effectively training employees, closely monitoring markets and managing inventories.
- Increased sales revenue 300% in 2020 and 150%in 2021 while producing over 5.6 Cr annually.
- Gained market share 10% in cotton seeds and 1.5% in overall sales in cash market.
Sales and Development Manager
HM Clause
Aurangabad , MH
2019.02 - 2019.11
- Delivered 2.5cr business in just 9 month from different vegetable crop seed from 4 business partner and 90 retailers with maintaining healthy relationships.
- Developed deep understanding of potentiality and opportunities of Vegetable seed market, customer needs, priorities and pain points to deliver customized service in Marathwada region.
Sales Officer
Shriram Bioseed Genetics
Aurangabad , MH
2017.02 - 2019.02
- Forecasted and achieved sales of ₹ 6 Cr for Cotton and Vegetable seeds from 18 Distributors and 150 retailers with extension activities
- Been topper in region to accomplish all receivables by financial year end by strong customer follow-up.
Market Development Officer
Shriram Bioseed Genetics
Parbhani , MH
2014.04 - 2015.04
- Analyzed customer demands, rural extension activities. push and pull approach of retailers and ground reality of Agri input market with sale of 10k cotton packet.
Education
Executive Program - Sales And Marketing
IIM- CALCUTTA
CALCUTTA 2022.09 - Current
PGDM - Agricultural Business And Management
Food And Agri Business School
Hyderabad 2015.08 - 2017.03
Bachelor Of Applied Science - Agriculture
VNMKV Agriculture University
Parbhani 2010.08 - 2014.05
HSC - Science Education
Science College
Nanded 2008.07 - 2010.03
SSC - CBSC - Science Education
Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay
Hingoli 2003.07 - 2008.05
Skills
Sales - Planning, Development and Procurement
Channel & Direct Sales - B2B & B2C
Agronomy- Kharif and Rabi Crops
Inventory planning -CP,CN, Seeds, Hardware
Team building and Management
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to analyze inventory planning accuracy of area.
- On the job research on non repeat customers and presented to management.
- Accomplished Potentiality tracking exercise to understand current market opportunity.
- Appreciated for Business meeting module for executive level that later deployed across organization.
- Collected huge farmer video testimonials for all focused product on all crop from each territory.
- Groomed trained and developed team members for their next level.
Certification
BESTOVER OF ENERGY [REWARD BY GRAMOPHONE]
Timeline
Executive Program - Sales And Marketing
IIM- CALCUTTA
2022.09 - Current
[KRISHI MANTHAN- IIMA 2021] WORKSHOP [2DAYS]
2021-12
[INTERNATIONAL CUM WORKSHOP] Training - [15 Days]
2021-12
BESTOVER OF ENERGY [REWARD BY GRAMOPHONE]
2021-04
Area Business Manager
Gramophone
2019.11 - Current
IMPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING SKILLS [REWARD BY HM CLAUSE]
2019-03
Sales and Development Manager
HM Clause
2019.02 - 2019.11
Sales Officer
Shriram Bioseed Genetics
2017.02 - 2019.02
PGDM - Agricultural Business And Management
Food And Agri Business School
2015.08 - 2017.03
Market Development Officer
Shriram Bioseed Genetics
2014.04 - 2015.04
Bachelor Of Applied Science - Agriculture
VNMKV Agriculture University
2010.08 - 2014.05
HSC - Science Education
Science College
2008.07 - 2010.03
SSC - CBSC - Science Education
Jawahar Navoday Vidyalay
2003.07 - 2008.05