HEAD OF OPERATIONS & PROCUREMENT - GURMAE - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
(2023-09)
Joined Gurmae as its first employee and part of the founding team. During the initial setup phase, independently handled the plant setup, machinery setup, food-factory setup and organic certification work.
- Lead end-to-end production and facility operations across manufacturing, plant maintenance, utilities, workplace safety, quality and output coordination.
- Drive product quality assurance and food-safety controls aligned with NPOP, NOP/USDA, EU Organic and BRC Global Standard requirements.
- Manage procurement and vendor development for raw materials, packaging and operational supplies, balancing quality, availability and cost control.
- Coordinate supply-chain and logistics activities across procurement, production, marketplace fulfilment and product movement.
- Oversee Zepto, Blinkit and Amazon account operations, including product listings, marketplace coordination, issue follow-up and day-to-day operational execution.
- Manage Amazon FBA-related logistics and fulfilment coordination, ensuring timely operational follow-through across the responsible team.
- Supervise team members supporting e-commerce and logistics operations; allocate work, review execution and guide issue escalation as team leader.
- Handle government canteen operations across CSD and GeM, including portal operations, product introduction, logistics coordination and related execution.
- Develop and standardize SOPs for production, QA, procurement and facility operations while driving process improvement and operational efficiency.
- Partner with the CEO on strategic operational projects, aligning execution with quality, compliance, cost-control and long-term business priorities.
ASSISTANT - FINANCE & ACCOUNTS - WAPCOS LIMITED (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) - Gurugram, Haryana, India
(2011-12 - 2023-06)
- Handled project-site office operations across multiple Indian states and international locations including Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
- Verified and calculated site-office payroll and monthly operating expenses for regular, contract and daily-wage personnel, including funds, imprest and banking-related work.
- Reviewed bills, employee reimbursements, allowances and petty-cash expenses before payment; reconciled head-office and field-office records.
- Supported Income Tax, State Tax and other rate-and-tax matters and assessments for project operations in India and abroad.
- Contributed to statutory audits and the finalization of Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet for relevant project concerns.
- Coordinated administration for Expressions of Interest (EOI), Earnest Money Deposits (EMD) and tender-related work for new projects.
- Visited project sites in India and abroad for asset verification and supported the establishment of transit camps and new project-site offices.
- Supported engagement and administration of contract and daily-wage employees across project-site offices in India and abroad.
- Assisted the MIS team with accurate booking of project income and expenditure under the appropriate accounting heads.
- Coordinated with government organizations and agencies including NWDA, NABARD, CWC, CEA, CSMRS, Survey of India, GSI and the Ministry of Jal Shakti regarding fund releases and financial data.
