MANISH RAUT :
Contact : +91 9987763243,
Email Id : manish.nraut AT gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE : [16 years 5 months]
ENTREPRENEURSHIP : [September 2014 – Till date]
** Planned and scheduled farming activities and performed farming activities such as planting, cultivating, irrigation, harvesting, applying herbicides, pesticides and fertilizer.
** Was also involved in managing family owned farms of more than 10 acres
** Implemented my knowledge of methods, techniques and procedures used in physical and chemical analysis of soil and plant life and methods used in the proper planting care to successfully prepare seed beds for various varieties of paddy on family farms. Excess seedlings were then sold to other farmers.
** Responsible for managing the financial aspects of the farming by controlling income and expenses.
** Strong knowledge of common plant disease and insect problems relevant to all field crops and vegetables.
** Conduct cooperative experiments on paddy with chemical companies to accomplish weeds,pest and disease control.
** Inspected seed fields for varietal purity, isolation and freedom from disease, insect damage and crop and weed contamination.
** Successfully sold 2 MT of paddy seeds which were grown in own farms and received accolades from end customers for the high quality of the product (no impurities detected).
ICICI Bank Ltd. (Mumbai) [November 2007 – August 2014] :
Product Manager (Rural Microfinance & Agribusiness Group) [82 months] :
** Project Leader for Project Shikhar which was launched to turn around low performing branches in crop loan segment. Managed to turnaround performance of more than 300 branches which had earlier reported zero business.
** Launched Loan against receivable product and Crop Loan program for farmers associated with Corporates. Was responsible for sanctioning, disbursement and maintenance of key Corporate accounts across the country
** Responsible for providing product training to the sales team across the country
** Generated & managed highest ever direct lending & Saving accounts for 75,000 farmers reaching target of Rs.3,444.0 million in FY2014
** Co-ordinated with sugar mills for implementation of Govt. of India loan waiver
** Responsible for keeping track of developments in the sugar and seed industry. Was instrumental in sourcing business from key accounts due to previous connections in agri inputs industry
** Was responsible for monitoring and managing the performance of the entire sales team across the country and collatting the relevant data for senior management
** Responsible for regular collection & delinquency management
** Represented ICICI Bank in Sugar Asia Summit in 2008
Shriram Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.
(Agri Inputs) [April 2000 - October 2007] :
Deputy Sales Manager (Shajhanpur, Uttar Pradesh) [36 months]
** Responsible for sales, marketing, channel management and business development in Agri inputs (Pesticides, Seeds, Specialty fertilizer & Bulk Fertilizers) in 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh
** Managed a team of 2 sales officers and 10 sales trainees
** Built the soluble fertilizer business of the company from 2.0 tonnes to 72 tonnes and Weedicides from 6000 liters to 26,000 liters among other products
** Responsible for channel management, sales planning and budgeting, sales & market development, sales promotion etc.
** Initiated institutional sales of soluble fertilizers to sugar factories, co-operatives, fertilizer mixing plants and State Govt. Agro industries
** Responsible for credit control and checking of credit worthiness of dealers and distributors
** Responsible for monitoring & control of receivables collection
Senior Sales Executive (Jalgaon & Akola) [48 months] :
** Responsible for business development in 4 districts in Maharashtra
** Developed sales network for sales of seeds for maize, cotton and banana crops and other agri inputs
** Achieved increase in sales of seeds in maize crop from 12 tonnes to 72 tonnes and increased soluble fertilizer sales from 8 tonnes to 52 tonnes
** Responsible for launching murate of Potash in Jalgaon and Dhule districts
Novartis India Ltd. [April 1998 - March 2000] :
Sales Trainee (Aurangabad, Jalna & Beed, Maharashtra) [24 months]
** Undertaking trials of new molecules across on various crops like cotton and vegetables to see the efficacy for the control of sucking pest
** Grew market share by planning, developing, implementing and evaluating, distribution and demonstration of the product to the farmers and distributors
Education :
** PGD(Agri-Business) Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai 2013
** M.Sc.(Agri) TamilNadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore 1998
** B.Sc. (Agri) Dr. Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 1995
Peronal Details :
Address :Flat No.D/402, Excellency Tower, RamNagar, Ramdev Park, Bhayander (E) Thane - 401 105
Mobile/Email : +91 9987763243/ manish.nraut AT gmail.com
DOB : April 22, 1972
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