Manish Bharti

About Manish Bharti

IIM Kolkata Alumnus & strategic sourcing professional with 20+ years’ experience in Food Service, Retail & Exports Domain. Currently heading Supply Management -Centre of Excellence, APAC, driving efficiency & value across supply chain function in region by leveraging best practices, technologies, and data to drive operational efficiency and strategic value. Exposure to planning, designing and effecting procurement strategies, category planning, cost control and sales & business development strategies to positively impact top lines and bottom lines and accelerate targeted organizational growth. Key strengths include, tactical & strategic negotiation for category of expenditure, price forecasting, category management, P&L accountability, vendor development & resource optimization, quality control & team management Functioning as a part of the senior management and associating with various functions within the organization to fulfill business objectives.

Experience

1. Head- Supply Management Centre of Excellence, Apac

   Sodexo

   Feb 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

Education

• University of Lucknow

  Master's in International Business Management

• K N I T Sultanpur

  B.Tech

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Senior Management Program

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Distributed Team Management
• Merchandising
• Key Account Management
• Business Operations
• Team Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Fmcg
• Inventory Management
• Sourcing
• Business Planning
• Supply Chain
• Negotiation
• Assortment
• Vendor Management
• Procurement
• Retail
• Agribusiness
• Retail Category Management
• Management