Yogesh Salunkhe

About Yogesh Salunkhe

I am a certified auditor with 5+ years of experience in organic, sustainable, and food safety certifications, specializing in NPOP, GLOBALG.A.P, and compliance management. My expertise spans farm, processing, and handling unit audits, along with training, technical evaluation, and certification decision-making.With over 400+ audit man-days completed across SGS, Bureau Veritas, and GreenCert, I bring strong technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and a detail-oriented approach to ensuring compliance with international certification standards. Skilled in audit planning & execution, risk assessment, and compliance reporting Experienced in TraceNet software & certification documentation Certified in FSSC v6, GLOBALG.A.P. QMS, IFA v6 Plants, GRASP v2, and SPRING v2 Adept at training auditors, guiding clients, and supporting sustainable agriculture practicesI am passionate about driving sustainability, food safety, and organic integrity while contributing to a future of responsible and transparent agricultural systems.I also have good knowledge about NOP and EU standard. I did training of NOP on the organic integrity learning centre and still learning and completing training’s.

Experience

1. Auditor - Organic and Global Gap

   SGS

   Aug 2023 — Present · Pune, IN

   Conducted 400+ audit man-days across NPOP & GLOBAL G.A.P.(IFA SMART, SPRING, GRASP).Handled farm, processing, and handling unit inspections, including unannounced audits for NPOP.Conducted farm audits as per IFA SMART, SPRING, and GRASP modules (Including subsequent/unannounced audits) for GLOBAL G.A.P.Prepared audit reports, responded to technical queries, and followed up for NC closures.

Education

• Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri

  Bsc. agriculture

  2015 — 2019