Deepak Utareja

Experience

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  ICI India Limited

  Feb 2003 - Mar 2006

  Sales and Marketing* Managing a team of Distributors, meeting Sales Goals and Achieving Set Targets* Managing Institutional Sales* Product Pricing and Promotions* Ensuring Product Mix, Margins and Collection Norms* Market Analysis, Need Identification, Business Plan Conceptualise and Implement projects in various Business Domains like Supply Chain/Operations & IT- Implemented a method of Calculating IRA (Inventory Record Accuracy- Conceptualized and Developed MIS for Projecting SLOBS(Slow and Obsolete Objects)- Analysing and Driving Product and Customer Rationalisation

  • Sales Manager

    Apr 2004 - Mar 2006

  • Management Trainee

    Feb 2003 - Mar 2004
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  Croda Chemicals (I) Pvt Ltd

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2012

  Responsible for sourcing of diverse range of Raw Materials (Vegatable & Petrochemical derivatives), Traded products and Packaging Components for all product categories* Evaluating, ranking and selecting appropriate Vendors and Subcontractors to meet business requirements in terms of cost, time & quality following a systematic selection and evaluation procedures * Champion various cost saving initiatives for the categories of expenditure, resulting in significant savings, cost control or inventory rationalization.* Forecast prices and make sound & effective spot-buying decisions while entering into contracts, esp. in volatile commodity markets.* Implementing systems, controls and procedures with regard to budgeting and monitoring of total category purchases; tracking cost, quality and delivery performance against targets and maintain an updated information systems/ database.* Creating business intelligence reports for all products and updating them with Market Trends, Price Movements.* Structured reporting of supply risks to the Supply Chain Team for development and execution of contingency plans. Show less * Coordinate S & OP process to meet customer needs with optimum inventory – Overall Responsibility of S & OP excellence* Generation of Production Plan based on All India Forecast derived from regional forecast and current inventory level.* Tracking changes in forecast during current period through “Unplanned Requirements” and including them in current planning cycle, if possible* Responsible for dispatches of about 400 products and 700 SKUs to more than 1000 distributors and customers throughout the country* Manage the distribution of finished products and its interface with Sales and Production so as to maximize the dispatch OTIF* Manage FG Inventories at warehouses within Working Capital constraints* Organize reviews and identify actions to reduce SLOBs (Slow and Obsolete Stocks)* Responsible for Customer Communication on Product Availability, Pending Order Status, Dispatch Details* Conduct Customer Satisfaction Survey and measure Customer Service Index to track service levels Show less

  • Procurement Manager

    May 2009 - Jun 2012

  • Customer Service Manager

    Apr 2006 - Apr 2009
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  Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd

  Jul 2012 - now

  Responsible for Sourcing of Packaging Materials for the organisation. Identifying & Implementing Sourcing Strategy for the upcoming Bangladesh site - Head India Procurement and Sourcing function for Toothbrush Category Responsibilities include- Responsible for Sourcing of all Raw Materials. - Responsible for Contract Manufacturing of Personal Care / Other products- Strategise Sourcing of all RMs / PMs for Sanand plant- Vendor Development & Management- Contract Negotiations

  • Manager Sourcing - Packaging Material + Bangladesh Procurement

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Manager - Toothbrush Procurement & Sourcing

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2024

  • Sourcing Manager - Raw Materials

    Jul 2012 - Mar 2018