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KESHAV CHANDEL

Manager

Soft Skills

Career Summary

Offering a career in directing entire gamut of packing operations with key focus on top/bottom-line profitability by ensuring optimal resource utilization

Maintained packaging order, headed the packaging

department, updated specifications, set packaging

schedules, collaborated with the quality department, resolved packaging issues on production line, and

identified ways to improve efficiency of packaging processes Ensured cost accuracy, presented cost revisions, updated the pricing history database, evaluated pricing actions efficiency, and responded fast to market conditions

Successfully set up the factory plant at Rajpura in Punjab after conducting the survey at Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh & Punjab

Independently running a Tea Estate as Manager since 2009; work experience in Dooars, Darjeeling and Assam Planted high-yielding/quality clones as well as assisted in the factory manufacturing while working with M/s

Goodricke Group Ltd.

Worked closely with vendors to determine best options for products; met organization’s budgets & requirement regarding packaging options

Achieved the Best Quality Processing awards consecutively in 2011 as well as 2012

Core Competencies

Packaging Operations Sourcing & Procurement Research & Development / Innovation Cost Optimisation NPD & Product Launches Quality Control Vendor Management / Purchase Contract Process Enhancement Cross-functional Coordination Employment Details

May’93- Jan’19 with M/s Goodricke Group Ltd.

Growth Path/ Deputations:

May’93-Apr’16: Estate Management in West Bengal – Darjeeling May’16- Dec’ 17: Manager- Sales in Chandigarh (North India) Jan’18- Jan’19: Unit Head- North India at Rajpura, Punjab Key Result Areas:

Unit Head- North India

Operated the coordination of production activities of the plant Ensured all the operations are well managed and performed in the plant Upgraded and realigned the machinery layout on acquiring the new brand from GPI by Goodricke Packing Department Contributed in the functions of packing, plant legalities, quality control as well as performed the tea blending and tasting processes

Assisted in developing the business for the organization in India as well as overseas markets Negotiator

Innovator

Collaborator

Planner

A result-oriented Professional offering 30 years of rich experience in Tea Plantation, managing

function of plantation, manufacturing,

administration and worker welfare; targeting

Senior Manager/Manager opportunities in Tea

Factory Production Unit with an organization of

high repute, preferably in North India or Gulf

Countries

Problem-

solver

Manager- Sales

Managed and enhanced the sales and distribution network in the region of North India Coordinated between the dealers and the company for sales and supply of teas Performed the direct sales, monitored the packet tea depot affairs as well as any brand division requirements Assisted in the key tasks of channel management and sales with concept marketing and services Conducted in-house seminars for quality control, hygiene and introduced the cost effective systems Assessed the compliance parameters of the factory and ensured that the factory attains the standard of ISO 220000 Estate Management

Performed the managerial functions of planning, manufacturing, administration and worker welfare in running Estates Acted as the manager of the two estates:

Barnesbeg Tea Garden of M/s Goodricke Group Ltd. in Darjeeling which is certified Bio – Organic Garden Leesh River Tea Garden of M/s Goodricke Group Ltd. ensured the upgradation of factory machinery for CTC and installation of Green Tea Machinery. The Leesh river is dedicated for catering to the export market Highlights:

Unit Head- North India

Expertise in developing a Green Tea Brand in Srinagar market to expand the business and accelerate the profitability Manager-Sales

Established the packing unit right from scratch such as site selection, setting up of the plant, designing of the machinery layout of the new Goodricke Packing Unit in Punjab Trained the new workforce and set up the task of each and every SKU being packed in the new unit Successfully assisted the factory to attain the ISO 22000:2005 Certification in May 2018 subject to satisfactory surveillance audit

Previous Work Experience:

Apr’88- Apr’93 with M/s SSK Exports Ltd. in M/s Boisahabi Tea Estate as Assistant Manager in Jorhat, Assam

Certification

Food Safety Supervisor Certification in 2018 from FoStac Education

Bachelor of Science from Jammu University, Jammu in 1987 Personal Details

Date of Birth : 18th November 1967

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali and Assamese Address : H. No -10/C, Kendriya Vihar, Sector – 48 B, Chandigarh 160047 ( India )

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