- Over 32 years of experience in agro commodity trading, supply chain management, and business development
- Extensive expertise in international trade practices, sourcing from farmers, and developing domestic and export opportunities
- Proven track record of growing businesses and generating high trading turnover through strategic planning, market analysis, and relationship building
1. RAVINDRA NATH DUBEY
Mobile: +91-9819611331 ~ E-Mail: rndubey@msn.com
Enterprising leader & planner with a strong record of contributions in Agro Commodity Trading / Supply Chain Management / Business
Development, enhancing businesses, improving productivity, systems & procedures
SUMMARY
• 32 years of experience in Trading of Agro Commodities
• Sound knowledge of:
o International trade practices and market in terms of price, demand & supply
o Domestic culture & creation of rural infrastructure for direct procurement from
farmers
• Possess the skills to tap international opportunities for exports and maintain strong
connections & network of clients
• Excellent knowledge of sales, marketing and distribution with proven track record of
generating high trading turnover and capturing price differences across the world with
market-beating returns on investment
• Proven skills to quickly analyze key business drivers, develop strategies to grow the
bottom-line and achieve results though focused execution
• Steered efforts for setting-up private procurement centers / vendor networks for retail business
• Instrumental in edible oil processing & trading along with set-up of the distribution network on Pan India basis
• Gained comprehensive exposure of trading in future – NCDEX and MCX
• Headed the project for creating the warehousing infrastructure across 26 locations in M.P. with 15 months.
• Effective communicator with excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Exploring and creating strategic partnerships with distributors &
customers and creating effective communication channels for ensuring
product sales (volume, prices & margins)
• Overseeing procurement and trading of agro commodities right from
sourcing to smooth delivery to the client’s location
• Budgeting and strategizing the entire portfolio of exports (for agro
commodities) for the company
• Providing in-depth market information and trade insight on export
volumes and product portfolios for agriculture commodities
• Managing the commercial functions of all verticals of exports including
procurement, sourcing, deliveries and trade facilitation
• Meeting the international compliances for exports and also executing all
logistics support / supply chain
• Identifying diversified and potential clients and converting them into
business partners
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2. • Setting-up and monitoring procurement teams / vendor networks in multiple locations
Hakan Agro DMCC Dubai – Business Unit Head India from Oct 2015
Role:
• Responsible & accountable for Indian Trading Operation for agro commodity
• Handling of Pulses Business currently at Tuticorin and Kolkata market
• Logistic and operation for Commodity import & Export
• Responsible for creating the market place for commodity business on PAN Indian Basis.
• Seating up the Trading Offices – Tuticorin, Kolkata, Mumbai
• Responsible for development of commodity market for Import & export of agro commodities.
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Arshiya, Mmbai as President – Business Development from Mar’14 – Mar’15
Role:
• Responsible for overall business development
• Accruing new client
• Responsible for FTWZ operations
• Dealing with shipping companies
• Building up business development team
• Forming up marketing strategies
• Finalizing and preparation of commercial
• Responsible for top & bottom line of entire FTWZ
• Budgeting and implementation.
• Please mention the key responsibilities( plz mention same of above in FTWZ)
Concordia Agri Trading Pte. Ltd., Singapore as Sr. Trader - Grains & Oil Seeds from Aug’10 – Feb’14
Role:
• Supervised the import functions and re-sale of agro commodities in India like edible oil, pulses, so on
• Established the domestic procurement and supply chain activities for all agro based commodities on Pan India basis
• Managed the business turnover of more than $ 200 Mio and focused mainly in procurement of oil seeds / import of edible oil and
export of pulses (kabuli chana)
• Led a team of 15 Filed Staff and 2 Jr. Traders for managing the commodity procurement for soybean seed, mustard seed, grains and
same selected pulses
National Bulk Handling Corporation, Mumbai as Vice President - Trade Facilitation from Jan’10 – Aug’10
Role:
• Established the Trading and Hedging Desk
• Engaged in building the procurement network for various agro based commodities
• Recruited manpower and deployed the trade facilitation activities on Pan India basis
• Supervised entire gamut of tasks related to commodity procurement, trade financing and hedging on behalf of exchange and clients
3. • Setup the Trade facilitation desk and achieved the mark within very short span.
Ruchi Infrastructure Limited, Indore as Senior General Manager (Agri Business and Food Supply Chain) from Mar’07 – Jan’10
Role:
• Engaged in leading the trading operations for mustard oil in the company
• Developed the rural retail business and managed the export / import of pulses
• Supervised the procurement and trading of agro commodities
• Created the Private Procurement Centers for direct procurement from farmers
• Involved in executing the market trading activities for future options
• Monitored the acquisition of land for warehousing and marketing infrastructure
Achievement:
• Actively involved in creating the warehousing infrastructure across 26 locations in M.P. with 15 months through XX measures
Reliance Retail Limited, Gurgaon as Asst. General Manager from May 2006 – Feb 2007
Role:
• Executed the procurement of various agro commodities
• Developed the vendor, suppliers and packers on Pan India Basis for Reliance Fresh & Retail Business
• Procurement of Processed pulses for retail outlets.
• Monitoring the demand and supply forecast and ensuring the adequate availability of pulses on PAN India basis.
Adani Export Ltd., Mumbai / Ahmedabad as Sr. Manager - Agro Business from Jan’00 – Apr’06
Role:
• Supervised the trading of various commodities and exports / imports of pulses from various parts of the globe
• Established the Pulses trading desk within the organization
• Operating in all major ports like Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Mundra
• Trading in domestic market including the Importing & exporting of agro commodities.
• Also responsible for risk mitigation through the future exchanges.
Ruchi Soya Industries, Mumbai as Dy. Commercial Manager from Dec’98 – Jan’00
Role:
• Served as In-charge for trading & marketing activity of edible oil in consumer pack, bulk pack and packing unit at Mumbai
• Established the marketing operations for branded edible oil in Maharashtra
• Involved in buying crude oil and selling refined oil in bulk through local brokers
• Tracked the sales activity of consumer and bulk pack (branded segment)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
M/s SM Dyechem Limited, Bhopal, M.P. as Asst. Area Manager from Jul’91 – Jan’98,
Britannia Industries Ltd., Vidisha, MP as Accounts Officer from Feb’87 – Jul’91
Shivshakti Paper Mills Ltd., Vidisha as - Accounts Department from Jun’83 – Feb’87,
4. EDUCATION
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management: Institute of Management and Computer, Bhopal in 1988, (correspondence course)
Bachelor of Commerce: Bhopal, University of Bhopal in 1984,
Date of Birth: 14
th
November, 1963
Present Address: Flat No. 501, Poornima B Wing, Vasant Utsav Cooperative Housing Society, Near Thakur College, Thakur Village,
Kandivali (E), Mumbai – 464101