Thaditha Samarakoon

Experience

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  CIC Agribusiness (PVT) Limited

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Intern

  • Reviewed and evaluated customer credit agreements, ensuring compliance with company policies.• Assessed credit risk factors, verifying customer eligibility for agricultural input financing.• Assisted in customer account reconciliation, ensuring credit and payment records accuracy.• Provided administrative support for contract processing and document validation

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  Bio Foods (Pvt.) Ltd.

  Jul 2020 - now

  • Oversee organic, biodynamic, and social certification compliance across tea, spices, coconut, herbs, and frozen food supply chains.• Manage group certification processes, ensuring 1300+ farmers and nearly 6000cacres maintain certification with EU 2018/848, USDA/NOP, JAS, Naturland, Bio Suisse and Demeter standards.• Conduct internal audits & contamination investigations to safeguard organic integrity.• Lead negotiations with certification bodies to optimize compliance strategies and cost structures.• Ensure regulatory compliance with EU 2018/848, implementing corrective actions where necessary.• Train & support farmers (smallholder to large-scale) on maintaining certification through documentation & compliance practices.• Develop and update the Internal Control System (ICS) for group certification and risk management.• Handling OSPs and SOPs with related to certification scopes Show less • Conducted internal audits to maintain USDA/NOP, EU 2018/848, JAS, and Demeter compliance.• Managed group certification for 500+ farmers, ensuring error-free documentation and certification renewals.• Trained farmers on compliance, reducing non-conformities and improving audit readiness.• Investigated contamination risks and pesticide residues, implementing corrective actions.• Ensured supply chain traceability from farm to export, preventing certification violations.• Coordinated with certification bodies to facilitate audit success and cost-effective compliance. Show less

  • Assistant Manager-Internal Control System

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Executive-Internal Control System

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2023