Aashish Acharya

About Aashish Acharya

Vice President at Patanjali Foods Ltd.(formerly Ruchi Soya) — India’s No.1 Agri & Food…

Experience

1. International Trade Division

   Patanjali Foods

   Jan 1995 — Present · IN

   I began my journey as a sugar trader and steadily progressed into managing large-scale agri-commodity portfolios. Over the years, I’ve taken on diverse responsibilities across strategy, trading, logistics, and profit centre leadership in India’s leading food and agri business.Key Highlights: • Played an active role in shaping business strategies that supported significant organizational growth. • Independently led the Soft Oil Trading & Supply Chain for port-based refineries, with full P&L responsibility. • Developed go-to-market strategies to grow both branded and bulk edible oil market share in alignment with company vision. • Delivered a 20x sales growth in one branded product line within a single year by combining pricing intelligence with market agility. • Successfully managed key asset operations across the country, focusing on operational excellence and cost efficiency. • Spearheaded price risk management and de-risking models to shield assets from commodity market volatility. • Built and ran the Vegetable Oil Tanker Chartering Desk, chartering over 125 vessels/year; recognized as the youngest charterer in the organization. • Led the CTRM (Commodity Trading Risk Management) implementation project—rolling out risk policies across multiple verticals. • Expanded the packed product market by formulating nationwide strategy initiatives. • Handled the Non-Edible Oils portfolio (Palm by-products, Lauric Oils) from sourcing to sales, supplying top-tier clients including Hindustan Lever, Lever Brothers Bangladesh, Colgate, BBIL, Nahar, and VDL.Specialties:Physical & futures trading | Risk management & hedging | CTRM systems | Soft commodity strategy | Derivatives | Logistics & chartering | Global agri trade | Procurement | Market analytics | Team leadership | B2B sales & negotiations | Business transformation

Education

• School Of Economics, DAVV

  "Master of International Business", (M.I.B.), International Business/Trade/Commerce

  1994 — 1996

• DAVV, Indore

  PG Diploma in System Management (PGDSM), System Analysis and Design

• Indian Institute of Management, Indore

  Executive Management Development Programme, International Business/Trade/Commerce

Skills

• Derivatives
• Commodities
• Business Development
• Trading Strategies
• Risk Management
• Supply Chain
• Commodity Markets
• Options
• Wheat
• Sugar
• Strategy
• Trading
• Grain
• International Business
• Business Planning
• Management
• Logistics
• Team Management
• Import
• Commodity Risk Management
• Agriculture
• Hedging
• Procurement
• Export
• Agribusiness
• Soft Commodities
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Strategy
• Negotiation
• International Trade
• Commodity
• Fmcg
• Analysis