CAREER JOURNEY · 2010 — PRESENT
From execution to commercial leadership.
15+ years across procurement, supply chain, global trade, finance, warehouse operations and plant commercial coordination — with Commercial functioning as the operating umbrella for end-to-end supply-chain execution.
15+Years across commercial & supply chain
3×Career progression at AWL
₹15 Cr+Stated monthly automation impact
700+Vehicles/day operating exposure
2025 — PRESENT
AWL AGRI BUSINESS LTD. · FORMERLY ADANI WILMAR
Associate Manager — Commercial & Supply Chain
Leadership · Commercial control · Supply chain transformation
- Expanded responsibility across commercial and supply-chain processes after progression to Associate Manager.
- Drive data-led controls, MIS, reconciliation, automation and cross-functional decision support across complex operations.
- Coordinate Purchase, Finance, Stores, Warehouse, Quality, Production, Marketing, Ports, Logistics, GST and Customs around one commercial operating plan.
- Combine commercial governance with hands-on supply-chain execution across high-volume plant, port and logistics interfaces.
Commercial LeadershipSupply ChainExcel AutomationMISCross-Functional Leadership
2022 — 2025
AWL AGRI BUSINESS LTD.
Deputy Manager — Commercial
Mundra · High-volume plant, port & logistics operations
- Owned commercial coordination across dispatch, transport, liquid cargo, stores, purchase, finance and plant operations.
- Supported a scale of ≈700 vehicle movements/day, ≈50 export containers/day and ≈30 import containers/day.
- Managed interfaces around 2 × 23 km CCPL pipelines and 10,000+ MT/day liquid-cargo pumping and transfer operations.
- Built/advanced Excel-based automation and control systems with stated impact exceeding ₹15 Cr per month.
2013 — 2022
ADANI WILMAR / AWL · PROGRESSIVE COMMERCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Commercial & Supply Chain — Progressive Responsibility
Mundra · Exports · Finance · Warehouse · Purchase · Stores · GST & Customs
- Built deep end-to-end supply-chain capability under the Commercial function, connecting material, money, movement and market-facing execution.
- Handled the Exports Department for 3 years, covering export documentation, DGFT compliance, shipping coordination, containers and cross-border commercial execution.
- Handled Finance Department responsibilities for 2 years, developing practical exposure to financial controls, reconciliations, commercial accounting interfaces and management reporting.
- Handled Warehouse operations for 1 year, connecting inventory, storage, dispatch, documentation and material availability.
- Coordinated continuously with Marketing, Production, Warehouse, Quality, Ports and Logistics, alongside Purchase, Finance, GST and Customs.
- Handled global sourcing and commodity flows involving Soya Oil, CPO, RBD Olein and Sunflower Oil, with origins including Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine, Indonesia and Malaysia.
- Developed GST and Customs capability, including liaison/representation at Commissioner-level matters, duty disputes, notices and compliance.
- Maintained a zero-penalty GST/Customs record for the Mundra plant while managing complex commercial requirements.
2012 — 2013
ROCA BATHROOM PRODUCTS PVT. LTD.
Materials · Purchase & Stores
Alwar · Procurement · Materials management · Global sourcing
- Managed materials procurement, stores and warehouse processes with a focus on availability, commercial discipline and process control.
- Handled import documentation and material-flow coordination across ceramics and bathroom-product categories.
- Delivered stated procurement/process savings of ₹13 Lakh in a single financial year.
2010 — 2012
ACTION CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LTD.
Assistant Manager — Purchase & Vendor Development
Corporate Office · Faridabad · Multi-plant procurement
- Worked from the corporate office, supporting procurement and supplier development across 7 manufacturing plants.
- Expanded and consolidated the supplier base while coordinating commercial negotiations, vendor development and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Handled vendor development across cranes, loaders, forklifts, road and agricultural equipment categories.
- Delivered stated vendor-consolidation savings of ₹10 Lakh and earned Employee of the Month recognition.
FUNCTIONAL BREADTH
Commercial was the umbrella.
My Adani tenure was not a narrow desk role. I worked across the connected supply-chain system — commercial, exports, finance, warehouse and the interfaces that keep production, movement and customer commitments working together.
END-TO-ENDCommercial / Supply Chain
End-to-end coordination across material, money, movement, compliance and operational decision-making.
3 yrsExports
Export department ownership, documentation, DGFT, shipping, containers and cross-border execution.
2 yrsFinance
Finance department responsibilities, reconciliations, controls and commercial-finance interfaces.
1 yrWarehouse
Warehouse operations linking inventory, storage, dispatch and material availability.
7 plantsCorporate Office · ACE
Corporate-office procurement and vendor development supporting a multi-plant manufacturing network.
OPERATING SCALE700+vehicles/day supported in high-volume logistics operations.
GLOBAL TRADE50export containers/day operating exposure.
PROCESS IMPACT₹15 Cr+stated monthly savings impact from proprietary Excel automation.
THE THROUGH-LINECommercial control → supply-chain coordination → measurable value.