Ajit Kumar Mishra
Business Leader | Executive VP – Plantix | Category, Procurement & Ops | Product-Led Growth | Ex-Amazon, Airtel
- Role
- Executive Vice President - Category and Supply Chain at Plantix
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ajit Kumar Mishra
Executive leader in Procurement & Supply Chain with 16+ years of cross-industry experience driving scalable growth, operational efficiency, and partner performance across Retail, AgriTech, B2B Commerce, Telecom, and E-commerce sectors.I have successfully led large, diverse teams across India, APAC, and Africa—owning end-to-end Sourcing, Demand Planning, Logistics, and Procurement strategy. My approach blends deep commercial acumen with on-ground execution, delivering measurable impact in cost optimization, supply reliability, and inventory turns.At Plantix and Bizongo, I scaled operations from the ground up, introduced category-led growth models, restructured supply chains for speed & efficiency, and led P&L accountability. Earlier, at Amazon, Airtel, and BT, I was instrumental in deploying large-scale initiatives like Vendor Flex, 4G rollouts, and multi-country sourcing worth over $800M.Known for building innovative contracting models, supplier ecosystems, and control towers that improve OTIF, working capital, and service levels—while developing leaders who own outcomes. Key Areas: Procurement Strategy | Category Management | Supply Chain Ops | S & OP | Spend Analytics | Global Sourcing | P&L Ownership | Vendor Development | Cross-functional Leadership
Experience
Executive Vice President - Category and Supply Chain
Apr 2022 — Present · IN
Heading Category, sourcing and supply chain functions at Plantix for the B2B VerticalSpearheaded growth of B2B platform to cover 12 states in India, scaling monthly revenue by 3.5x.Built partnerships with 10+ national manufacturers like Bayer, Syngenta, UPL to ensure high-margin product flow.Controlled end-to-end P&L: GM, operating costs, sales incentives, bad debt provisioning.
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Indore
MBA, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
2010 — 2012
NIT Hamirpur
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Process Engineering
- Business Analysis
- Industrial Engineering
- Team Management
- Engineering
- Management
- Materials Management
- Global Sourcing
- Manufacturing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Supplier Quality
- Material Requirements Planning (Mrp)
- Spc
- Analytical Skills
- Analysis
- Process Control
- Operations Management
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Tqm
- Strategy
- Business Strategy
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