Goutham Ks

About Goutham Ks

Resulted oriented professional and a team player with MBA in International Business. 4+ years of experience in Program Management, Business Consulting, Category Management, Operations Management, Data Analysis, and Cost Optimization; Techno-Functional professional with good presentation and communication skills.

Experience

1. Consultant

   KPMG India

   May 2021 — Present · Vijayawada, IN

   1) Re-engineered the process flow to efficiently manage manpower, and inventory during theprocurement of agri-commodities which helped in the significant optimization of incidental costs2) Facilitated the client by creating forward linkages for the liquidation of procured commodities forrealizing better prices for minimizing the losses and reducing the burden on the State exchequer3) Assisted the client in developing a new revenue stream by conceptualizing, and developing a retailbusiness to process and sell commodities, procured by the client as part of the market intervention4) Proposed a solution to hedge the Agri-commodities against the risk of price fluctuations throughexchange-traded derivatives. Facilitated the client in understanding Commodity Hedging.5) Performed a baseline study of provisional cost sheets of Paddy Procurement of different States anddeveloped strategies to optimize procurement cost for Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Department6) Assisted client in conceptualizing the usage of dryers (for Paddy) at every mill point in the state ofAndhra Pradesh, to reduce post-harvest losses which enhances farmer’s price realization7) Assisted the client in conceptualizing the usage of silos and performed a cost-benefit analysis toassess the benefits of an integrated silo storage unit in optimizing the cost & reducing storage losses8) Worked on multiple business development proposals for different corporates as well asgovernment agencies across different verticals of agriculture and horticulture sectors

Education

• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, 7.55/10

  2012 — 2016

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

  2018 — 2020