Suraj Karan Jat

Operations professional with 13+ years of experience, specializing in procurement, vendor management, and inventory/logistics operations, backed by strong regulatory compliance and corporate governance expertise. Since 2021, has led procurement and vendor strategy for a cleantech recycling startup — sourcing CapEx/OpEx materials, negotiating commercial terms, resolving payment disputes, and overseeing inventory, GRN processing, and export documentation — alongside securing statutory licenses and managing finance/governance processes. Proven record negotiating 50+ commercial contracts and liaising directly with vendors, regulators (CPCB, KSPCB, DGFT), and institutional stakeholders.

Operations Manager - Minimines Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - Bengaluru

(2021-12)

• Led end-to-end CapEx/OpEx procurement from multiple vendors — sourcing, commercial negotiation, and purchase execution.
• Negotiated commercial terms and pricing with vendors and service providers to drive procurement and sales cost efficiencies.
• Resolved vendor payment disputes and issued debit notes where applicable to safeguard company interests.
• Oversaw inventory and stores — finished-goods levels, monthly MIS review, and statutory physical inventory audits.
• Supervised inbound/outbound logistics — material receipt, GRN processing, packaging/labeling compliance, and export documentation review.
• Secured and managed all statutory licenses — CFE, CFO, GST, HWM Authorization, Factory License, R4, IEC — coordinating directly with KSPCB, CPCB, FBIS, MoEF and DGFT.
• Managed end-to-end EPR compliance: portal registrations, return filings, credit transfers, and process-improvement recommendations to CPCB.
• Coordinated 4 consecutive statutory audits (FY21–25) and managed Board Meetings, AGMs, and share documentation (SH-1, SH-4).
• Drafted/negotiated 50+ agreements — NDAs, procurement, IP licensing, manpower — and reviewed academic MoUs.
• Applied to 150+ grant programs and 30+ awards, executing agreements and CA-certified utilization reporting.
• Led production, sales and export planning; identified new business opportunities with external partners.

Research Consultant - Bharatiya Skill Development University (BSDU) - Jaipur

(2018-10 - 2019-09)

Development of anticorrosive coatings / thin films.

Research Associate - Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ)

(2014-06 - 2018-03)

ONRG/NICOP-funded project on metal/heterometal oxide nanostructures for marine coatings.

Project Fellow - CSIR – National Physical Laboratory - New Delhi

(2012-06 - 2013-03)

Thermoelectric & single-crystal nanomaterials; ZnS/CuO for photocatalysis.

Project Fellow - Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) - Pune

(2011-12 - 2012-02)

Synthesis & characterization of nanomaterials/nanocomposites.

B.Tech–M.Tech - Nanotechnology - University of Rajasthan (2013)

Senior Secondary - Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (2006)

Secondary - Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan (2004)