Gaurav Mittal

Head - Central Buying Organisation @ Godrej Agrovet Limited

About

Heading Central Buying Organization (CBO) in Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), a diversified, Research & Development focused agri-business company, dedicated to improving the productivity of Indian farmers by innovating products and services that sustainably increase crop and livestock yields. Senior Professional in Procurement and Supply Chain domain having more than 19 years of in-depth experience and progressive accomplishments across diverse industries including Agri conglomerate, FMCG, Display devices, Glass manufacturing and Business Applications. Successfully managed high value budgets (more than USD 400 Mn PA) over the years, strengthened procurement processes in complex manufacturing environment and led high performing diverse teams to contribute towards business success and vision. Specialists in Commodity Markets, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Network Planning, Risk Management, International Commodity Trade and Value creation through Supplier Partnerships. Expertise in leveraging latest Technology Solutions to generate efficiency in sourcing and building supplier-centric responsive supply chain. Championed multiple initiatives and transformational projects in Procurement function to create competitive advantage. Core Competencies - Commodities Procurement from Domestic and International markets - Strategic Sourcing - Risk Managment - Network Design - Supply chain management - Supplier Relationship Management - Forecasting and Demand-Supply Analysis - Business Process Re-engineering - SCM Analytics - Digital-Enabled Procurement environment - Business Applications Suites - Process Design/Integration - Leadership and Team Building

Country

India

City

Mumbai

Industry

Food Production

Skill

Coaching, Supplier Evaluation, Purchase Management, Supplier Performance, E-procurement, Procurement Contracts, Procurement Management, Production Management, Six Sigma Green Belt, Process Engineering, Team Organisation, OEE, SAP SCM, Business Process Improvement, Functional Consultant, User Acceptance Testing, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Six Sigma, Procurement

Experience

Head - Central Buying Organisation

Godrej Agrovet Limited

2022-4 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

- Act as central point of leadership for procurement across 5 business of GAVL having presence in India and Bangladesh - Build a Procurement organization by integrating and alignment of resources and strategies to achieve business goals - Responsible for managing procurement of a wide range of material categories i.e. Agri Commodities /Plant and Animal Proteins/Vitamins & Additives/Capex etc for more than 30 manufacturing locations - Lead, mentor and strengthen a high performing team of 35+ professionals having diverse backgrounds and experience to support aggressive business growth and achieve functional targets on sustainable basis

AVP - Central Buying Organisation

Godrej Agrovet Limited

2020-4 - 2022-3 · 2 yrs

General Manager - Sourcing/Supply chain

Godrej Agrovet Limited

2014-4 - 2020-3 · 6 yrs

Dy General Manager - Sourcing/Supply Chain

Godrej Agrovet Limited

2011-4 - 2014-3 · 3 yrs

Manager - Sourcing/Supply Chain

Godrej Agrovet Limited

2008-7 - 2011-3 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Associate Consultant - SCM

SAP

2007-5 - 2008-7 · 1 yr 3 mos

Functional Consultant - Supply Chain in ERP Practice at SAP Global Delivery. - Lead and delivered on multiple projects in short span as SCM functional consultant - Consulting assignments involved detailed study of As-Is manufacturing processes and proposing To-Be processes in SAP Business suite(s) to take care of business-as-usual and addressing future needs of Clients Business plans - Designed Proof-of-Concept for SAP Business Application solutions in Farming Operations for Rural Commerce business of large Indian conglomerate - Lead Consultant for a large scale Global Roll Out project of a world leader in Energy Management and Automation (Operations in more than 100 countries) ) - Certification in SAP SCM Module and Solution Manager Module

Assistant Manager - Production Mgt

Samtel Avionics

2002-7 - 2005-6 · 3 yrs

- Production Management on a highly complex continuous-process glass manufacturing lines i.e. Hot Forming process for display devices - Line-In-Charge - Worked closely with Shift Managers and more than 100 process experts to achieve production targets in shifts - Designed end-to-end OEE Analytics for accurate traceability of line efficiency and reducing unaccounted products in multi-stage production line - Lead multiple projects related to Rejections reduction, Set-up Time optimization and process standardization by using Six Sigma Methodology and Design methods to provide robust and sustainable results