Prachi Gangurde

About Prachi Gangurde

Food Tech & Food Safety Professional with 13+ years of expertise in Food Safety Systems,…

Experience

1. Regional Category Manager -external Food Safety & Quality Management

   General Mills

   Aug 2017 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Working as Regional Category Manager-(External Quality Management), Food Safety & Quality - Region AMEA.• Managing Ingredients and Packaging suppliers and external quality management program for markets within IMEA & NSEA region for quality, regulatory and food safety compliance (Scope- GMI plant suppliers & HDs shop suppliers, Warehouses, Premiums, Brokers Management) Perform risk assessment of vendors Document audit report and responsible for follow up to drive risk reduction or implement mitigation plan. Continue to build strong foothold of company’s food safety culture with suppliers network Skill building & training to suppliers as needed on ingredients, packaging, programs, warehouse, supply chain, processes and systems• Managing Quality and Food Safety performance of suppliers assuring that GMI plants are supported to handle and manage issues across IMEA & NSEA region Part of the PSE reviews to provide inputs to risks and controls focusing on Ingredients hazard analysis Support plants when significant non conformities occur at the plant and are related to ingredient or packaging, troubleshoot, establish mitigations to manage risks and issues with suppliers Evaluate supplier performance and support development of long term preventative actions to address key gaps• Driving Global processes and implement global tools/practices across IMEA & NSEA markets Ensuring maintenance of the supplier database (trackers) to provide reliable information for the status of the XQM program in the region Providing support for Global XQM and regional needs Driving expertise in categories like Dairy, Spices & seasoning, Packaging, Flavour, Value Added Ingredients, etc, & connecting globally with experts inside and outside of the company• Developed and propagate raw material category expertise within IMEA & NSEA region and globally• Represent region as category expertise on global XQM teams

Education

• SNDT University Pune

  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Food Processing

  2009 — 2011

• Dr. BMN College

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Food Science

  2006 — 2009

Skills

• Supply Chain Management
• Internal Audits
• Consultancy
• Ready to Cook Products
• Hazard Analysis
• Management
• Iso 22000
• Training
• Gap Asessment
• Fssc 22000
• Fresh Produce
• Risk Assessment
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Legal Compliances Fssa , Fssr, Etc.
• Brc Food
• Haccp Plan
• Quality Assurance
• Food Science
• Quality Auditing
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
• Haccp
• Manufacturing
• Brc Packaging
• Food & Beverage
• Food Quality
• Food Processing
• Sqms
• Packaging Inovation
• Iso 9000
• Quality System
• Product Development
• Dairy Products
• Hana System & Kpis
• Quality Management
• New Product Development
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Food Safety
• Global Gap
• Ecommerce for Foodtech