Thank you
MBAandBeyond in advance and thank you Nikhil for making this happen.
Here is my profile for your scrutiny:
Username - RogerMathew96
Country (current) - INDIA
Citizenship - INDIA
Industry - Agriculture
Function/Role -
2018-2020: Procurements Executive. Deccan Fine Chemicals; a mid sized (5000Cr) Agrochemical company. Appointed as team lead in the next year with a substantial hike and bonus. Responsibilities included overseeing a team of 6, reporting the teams' day to day progress to the Manager, planning and delivery of RM's for 3 products, ensuring 0 stock outs etc. Also took care of the requirements for the R&D team. Usually entailed procuring samples from across the globe on a regular basis.
2020 - 2022+ - Started working in the family business. Varsha Bioscience is a micro/small scale company involved in the manufacture and marketing of Bio-agri inputs (Biofertilizers, biopesticides etc) in India from the past 19 years.
2020-21 - Procurement lead. Streamlined the system, added new and better vendors while simultaneously reducing purchase costs by 10L that very year.
2021 - Supply Chain Manager. Removed non performing assets. Reduced time to dispatch orders from an average of 4 days to 2 days. Reduced % of product damaged in transport to 5% from 20% (w.r.t long distance loads) by opting for better packing (without increase in cost to company). Ensured tracking and customer intimation till the last mile. Warehouse upkeep and inventory management. Learnt the ropes with the help of 10-12 members in my team; ended up coordinating and managing them.
2021-2022- Business Development Manager. More of a sales executive+ B2B transactions + Digital marketing role.
Truth be told, it's more like eating 3 different scoops of icecream that usually don't go together instead of a single flavor tub like my previous roles. Visited agricultural markets (dealers and farmers) in 5 states so far. Ensured appointment of a few dealers. Brought to attention the problems faced by the dealers and company Sales Officers when dealing with our products in-field to the CEO of the company. Involved in B2B transactions with 3-4 companies (Rallis India, Coromandel etc). Improved product listings in Amazon.in resulting in slightly higher sales and currently developing a new website for the company.
Years of Work experience - Four
GMAT/GRE (mention with split) - Yet to take. Exam scheduled next month. Probable score would be in the 650-700 range.
Please let me know if this sufficientTarget application round - R1
Post-MBA role targeted - CEO of Day to day operations.
Short-term goals - In 1-3 years:
1. Improve financial structure of the company (cashflow is varying and never stable)
2. Increase network of dealers across the country by 10 fold
3. Purchase new and better machinery
4. Improve interdepartmental communication
5. Help employees realize the company's goal and also their own true potential (both in personal and professional life).
Long-term goals - In 1-10 years:
1. Increase farmers income by helping them adopt organic cultivation (export value) and helping them export it.
2. Compete and dominate the Indian bio-agri inputs market. This is going to be a steep climb as MNC's like Bayer, Syngenta etc have major plans to enter the country's bio-agri input market. There are also domestic competitors
In 15 years: Start an own chain/label of organic produce and establish retail and online presence.
Extra-curriculars - Very few to be honest. Apart from 3 academic internships and a couple of skill certifications, I dont have much to show. Was the class representative for 2 years in UG. Was a core team member in our Dept's Agri-Fest.