Operation Manager - Small Grower- Coorg
(2021-12)
- Oversee daily estate operations: field work, harvests, processing, and maintenance
- Manage labour teams and supervisors to ensure smooth workflows and productivity
- Ensure healthy crop yields through timely and practical agronomic decisions
- Maintain estate infrastructure, equipment, and records
- Coordinate with ownership on planning, budgets, and reporting
- Maintain discipline, team accountability, and smooth day-to-day functioning
- Strong technical knowledge of Arabica and Robusta crop cycles, pest/disease management
- Capable team leader with sound decision-making and communication skills. Able to inspire, train, and retain a large workforce
- Comfortable with basic budgeting, stock management, and reporting
- Values consistency, accountability, and clear communication
- Understands technology and open to incorporating modern agri-tech tools and data-driven practices
- Maintains property by investigating and resolving Property complaints, Executing landscaping for New Planting or replanting
- Maintains building systems by contracting for maintenance services and supervising repairs
- Secures property by contracting with security patrol service, installing and maintaining security devices, establishing and enforcing precautionary policies and procedures, and responding to emergencies
- Providing leadership and strategic guidance to all Agriculture aspects (R&D, Development, Harvesting, and Maintenance)
- Oversees the daily operations of the estate – be responsible for the human capital development, and operational performance
- Sufficient leaning on Grading and Rostering in the curing working in kushalnagar
Operation Manager (Multi Cropping) - Manjushree Plantation Ltd (B.K Birla group)
(2015-11 - 2021-09)
Crops Management under various Climate Conditions, implementing required Chemical and fertilizer and also perform tests on soil and water level condition, Managing Crop and Cultivation on timely Manner with fair knowledge of the topography of Coffee, tea, Cardamom & Minor Crop.
- Ensuring seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked
- Ensuring all health and safety regulations
- Responsible for planning and organizing field operation
- To develop and maintain efficient labour force, courage to face and settle labour disputes
- Maintain estate transport and machinery
- To ensure compliance of all statutory obligations
- Being cost conscious and able to ensure running cost of farm equipment's is at justifiable cost
- Presence of mind, quick thinking, Fair knowledge of the topography of Coffee, tea, Cardamom & Minor Crop
- Management of all agricultural aspects (nurseries, development, harvesting, maintenance)
- Co-ordinate with CCRI and Upasi various Material purpose
- Handling paperwork and keeping administrative records and wage tabulation
- Recruiting, training/instructing and supervising farm workers
- Handling Ensuring compliance with government regulations
- Keeping an up-to-date knowledge of Cultivation pests and diseases operation
- Ensuring that the farm is profitable and meets projected financial target
- Organizing maintenance/repair of farm property, equipment and machinery
- Managing Contract accounts, Wage accounts, Materials accounts, assets account
- Equipment and machinery account also Cultivation budget account
- Maintaining the factory operations
- Maintaining and actively involved Processing of coffee in Pulpier
- Secures property by security patrol service, installing and maintaining security devices, establishing and enforcing precautionary policies and procedures, and responding to emergencies
- Oversees the daily operations of the estate – be responsible for the human capital development, preservation and operational performance
- Knowledge of harvesting the crop
Operation Manager (Multi Cropping) - Manjushree Plantation Ltd (B.K Birla group)
(2015-11 - 2021-09)
- Constructed 5 lakh coffee Nursery latest variety in one Year
- Results in labour Skill effective Management has improved the work standards coffee productivity and Quality management has improved, which resulting higher yield
- Improved productivity: Effective labour cost control ensures that employees are utilized effectively, leading to increased productivity and Quality output
Operational Role - River Side Estate
(2013-02 - 2015-10)
- Responsible for budget planning and execution for the estate
- Responsible for planning and organizing field operations
- To develop and maintain efficient labour force
- Maintain estate transport and machinery
- To ensure compliance of all statutory obligations
- Involvement in the planning and execution of the company's expansion plan
- Oversees the daily operations of the estate – be responsible for the human capital development, asset utilization and preservation and operational performance
- Oversee all maintenance and repairs to the estate grounds and buildings, manage staff and groundskeepers, and responsible for managing estates
- Adept at protecting the crop from weed, insects and other pests
- Knowledge of harvesting the crop
- Skilled in the recruitment and welfare of the labour employed
- Knowledge of maintaining records of cost, sale and other accounts
- Proficient in conducting research and organizing demonstrations regarding plantation of various crops
- Knowledge of partially processing the yield prior to marketing
- Ability to stay abreast with the latest development in variety of various crops
- Proficient in dealing with local labour
- Ability to liaise with local dealers
Assistant Manager - Tata Coffee Ltd
(2011-07 - 2012-09)
Management of the entire plantation unit spanning about 518 hectares under Senior Manager guidance besides leading a workforce of over 800 member. Cultural cultivation Operation on coffee and minor crop (Both Robusta and Arabica).
- Oversee the upkeep and maintenance of the coffee plantation and estate grounds, ensuring practical equipment is functioning correctly
- Maintain accurate records and accounts, and manage estate databases
- Ensure that coffee quality and production standards are met and that all estate procedures are followed
- Staff & Contractor Management Supervision
- Supervise, manage, and direct the performance of the estate's workforce, including farmhands and other staff
- Train new staff, provide coaching, and support the team's development to ensure targets are met
- Act as the primary point of contact for estate staff, contractors, and vendors
- Assist in preparing and monitoring the estate's budget, controlling expenses, and planning finances for projects
- Ensure compliance with all relevant codes, laws, and health and safety regulations
- Prepare regular reports on team performance, operational metrics, and financial performance
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address day-to-day challenges
- Be a first point of contact in case of emergencies on the estate
Assistant Manager (Sales And Marketing Role) - Ing Life Insurance
(2008-12 - 2011-06)
- Forecasting periodic sales targets & driving sales initiatives to achieve business goals & managing the frontline sales team to achieve them
- Conducting competitor analysis by keeping abreast of market trends & competitor moves to achieve market share metrics
- Implementing promotional activities in coordination with external agencies to spearhead product launch, brand promotion and event management initiatives
- Initiating & developing relationships with key decision makers in target organizations for business development
- Hands on experience in managing & leading sales functions, achieving sales & revenue targets
- Proven abilities in driving growth through leadership in highly competitive markets
- An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with the ability to relate to people at any level of business
- Handling product development and new product launches to wide
