Harjee Makkar

President & CEO @ Meraki Commodities Inc.

Country

Canada

City

Oakville

Industry

International Trade & Development

Skill

Agribusiness, International Business, International Trade, Economics, Commodity, Business Strategy, Marketing, Pricing, Procurement, New Business Development, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Negotiation, Forecasting, Business Planning, Competitive Analysis, International Sales, Logistics, Market Research, Sales

Experience

President & CEO

Meraki Commodities Inc.

2018-11 - Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Chief Operations Officer (North America)

ETG

2015-10 - 2018-10 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Toronto, Canada Area

Director, Trade & Operations (North America)

ETG

2012-10 - 2015-10 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Grain Trader

DG Global Inc.

2012-6 - 2012-10 · 5 mos

Toronto

Grain Trader

BroadGrain Commodities Inc.

2011-8 - 2012-6 · 11 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

Entrepreneur

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

2010-4 - 2010-12 · 9 mos

Started a Liquified Petroleum Gas(LPG) distribution company in the province of Punjab,India. Marketed the green fuel successfully to commercial establishments. Set up the distribution system and warehouses. Provided end-to-end LPG solutions in collaboration with Olympia burners(Japan)

Freelance Journalist

Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India)

2010-1 - 2010-11 · 11 mos

Wrote for the weekly edition covering topics ranging from Travel, Environment, Drug abuse etc.

Manager in International Business Development

Usha International

2009-4 - 2010-3 · 1 yr

Responsible for handling key accounts and new business development in South East Asia.

Intern

Cargill

2008-5 - 2008-8 · 4 mos

Studying the supply & demand dynamics of the sugar market in India and it's effect on price fluctuations Used statistical tools to make forecasting models for consumption and price trends.

Technology Consultant(Part Time)

Business Technolgy Center, Virginia, U.S.A

2008-1 - 2008-5 · 5 mos

Assisted the Director of BTC in helping entrepreneurs with competitor and market analysis. Formulating strategies on market entry for technology based products.