Akhil Chandran

Have worked on the below Commodities:

Sesame Seeds

· Responsible for procurement of sesame seeds from states like Nasarawa, Niger, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe, Edo, Benue, Mubi and Maidugiri.
· Monitoring the market for pricing and coordinating with senior management on same.
· Successfully acquired reliable suppliers by managing credit exposure, avoiding outstanding money amidst difficult economic conditions in Nigeria.
· Responsible for establishing a reliable and effective supply chain.
· Negotiated Contracts with vendors and suppliers based on admixture rejection percentage, quality of goods and timely delivery.
· Initiated toll cleaning and Sorting of sesame at commercial factories to meet up the shipment demands during the year 2019.
· Coordinated in setting up new colour sorting sesame plant from UK and Turkey which can sort 90 TPD.
· Stabilized the production in factory by increasing the yield percentage of sortex sesame.
· Mitigated business risks by working closely with 30 staff members and assessing performance.
· Done Market research and costing for Hulled sesame and initiated the factory set up which is under development.

Raw Cashew Nuts

· Done procurement of RCN from Kogi, Ogbomosho and Edo state under LBA business model.
· Handling the credit limit of the suppliers to avoid outstanding.
· Cost Analysis between the budgeted and actuals of the procurement.
· Managing the Physical stock of the cashew in Kogi state and day to day operations for the shipments.

Soya beans

· Done procurement of soya beans under LBA business model.
· Advised the senior management and implemented cleaning plants in various locations to save costing due to double transportation.
· Keeping continous track on the market pricing and advising the senior management for purchase at the favourable time.

Also coordinated on the purchase and supply chain of commodities like Ginger, broweye beans, Stone flower and Pigeon peas. Responsible for the accounts management in Kano, Kogi and Nasarawa Operations.

· Initiated the operations at Indonesia by registering a local company.
· Liasing with all the government bodies requirement for export.
· Branch set up in Southeast Sulawesi.
· Procurement of raw cashew nut from Kendari, Indonesia.
· Handled the Local as well as international logistics and liasing with Singapore office for documentation.

· Executed and Managed Large scale ad campaigns spend for clients spanning across the Health, Hotels, Real Estate and Ecommerce sector.

· Hands-on expert level knowledge on marketing channels like Google adwords, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Bing and Youtube.

· Conduct keyword research and competitor analysis to identify target audience and optimize campaigns.

· Advanced level tweaking of adcopies and creatives used to drive engagement and conversions.

· Managed and deployed Ecommerce Campaigns including micro campaigns & Seasonal Campaigns.

· Provided regular performance reports to clients and make recommendations for improvement.

· Conducted A/B testing and analyzed data to optimize campaigns for maximum ROI