Gibin George is seeking a responsible position to contribute to an organization's success through professional, interpersonal, and organizational skills. He has over 5 years of work experience in sales and marketing roles within the food industry. His most recent role was as a Zonal Category Manager for Adani Wilmar Ltd. where he handled distribution activities across five states in South India. He has a PGDM in Agri-business and a Bachelor's degree in Fishery Science.
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CAREER OBJECTIVE
To secure a responsible position and climb up the hierarchy through consistent performance in an ever
growing organization and contribute to the success of the organization by ones professional, interpersonal
and organizational skills while working for the organization and also for ones individual development as
a person.
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Company: Adani Wilmar Ltd. Period: Oct 2016 to present
Designation: Zonal Category Manager (Distribution) Location: Hyderabad
Profile & Nature of Work
As Zonal category manager handling distribution activities across south zone (including 5
states of South India) based at Hyderabad
Prepare plan for coverage of towns across population strata.
Mapping of manpower and resources to facilitate the distribution coverage expansion.
Closely working with the GTM (Go To Market) to implement GTM strategy in the zone.
Closely work with new technological initiatives of the company SFA (Sales Force Automation)
and DMS (Distributor Management System)
Company: Adani Wilmar Ltd. Period: 2012-2016
Designation: Area Sales Manager Location: Cochin
DEGREE/EXAM UNIVERSITY YEAR PERCENTAGE
PGDM(Agri-business)
Food And Agri-Business School,
Hyderabad.
2009-2011 88
B.F.Sc (Bachelor of
Fishery Science)
Kerala Agricultural university 2008 80
Intermediate ICSE Board 2003 78
10 TH ICSE Board 2001 82
Gibin George
Email: jibijohn31@gmail.com
Mobile: 8129582720
Residence:34/826, Thazethekuttu house,
Beena Anchumana Road,
Edapally, Cochin 682024
Kerala
31 Male, Married
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Profile & Nature of Work
As Area Sales Manager for Kerala state, am responsible for leading the team to achieve the
targeted growth and turnover for the company assigned for Kerala State
Handling trading products like edible oil and rice in domestic market and also responsible for
distribution of fmcg products live fortune brand of edible oil, rice, besan and nuggets.
Responsible for establishing a strong distribution network across the state for AWL Products,
handling 75 company distributors across the state
Handles customers across modern trade and general trade and handles multiple portfolio of
products in retail distribution & trading
Also functions as Branch In charge for 2 depots – Cochin and Calicut, ensuring the smooth
operation of depots in close coordination with logistics, commercial and production
departments.
Company: Adani Wilmar Ltd. Period: 2011-2012
Designation: Management Trainee Location: Ahmedabad
Joined as management trainee under Adani group – undergone training on trading of edible
products, sales and marketing, distribution and customer management
Undergone 6 month training in north zone (delhi,Punjab, harayana,J&K) and 6 months in
central zone (MP and Rajasthan) on sales and marketing.
Company: Spencers Retail Ltd. Period: June ’08 to Jan’09
Designation: Category Buyer (Fish & Meat Division) Location: Cochin, Kerala
Key Responsibilities:
Had responsibility of the state fish & meat category (procurement, sales & quality) based at
Cochin, Kerala
Working in close co-ordination with the Projects team in setting up new fish & meat counters,
selecting and installation of the right machinery to keep the right product.
Developing the vendor in terms of business volume, pricing, product base, quality control, logistics
and supply chain management.
Key Achievements:
Was instrumental in setting up fish & meat counters in newly opened 5 stores
Was instrumental in new product development in the category ( introduced marinated fish
products and packaged chilled fish)
Developed new vendors for the fish & meat category
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
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Company: Heritage Foods India Ltd Period: 26th May to 17th July
Project Title: “Implementation Of Standard Operating Procedures And Gap Analysis In Integrated
Packhouse.” Mulugu, Hyderabad.
Key learnings:
Studied each and every activity in the pack house (receiving, grading, ripening, cold storage and
dispatch of fruits and vegetables) and developed detailed standard operating procedures for each
activity.
Developed standard operating procedures based on existing operating manual of the company,
benchmarking with industry (Reliance Fresh, Spencers) and literature available (Codex standards)
SEMINARS ATTENDED
Attended one day seminar on “Emerging Trends in Food Processing Technology” organised by CII
at ITC Kakatiya Hotel on Sept 17th 2010.
Attended one day seminar on “Transforming Indian agriculture from a way of life into an
Enterprise” organized by Food And Agribusiness School at Golconda Hotel on Aug 8th 2010 .
ADDITIONALQUALIFICATION
Certified training on HACCP by TUV SUD South Asia
Certified Internal Auditor Course – Food Safety Management Systems (ISO 22000 : 2005)
Certified Diploma in Foreign Financial Accounting (DFFA ) - Tally 9.0 , Peachtree
In plant processing experience in ABAD Fisheries Pvt Ltd. Cochin in online quality control and
microbiology in fish products – 1 month
Undergone short term course on Refrigeration and Equipment Engineering conducted by CIFNET
PROFICIENCIES
Computer: MS Office, Tally, Peachtree
Languages: English, Malayalam, Hindi, French (50 hour basic course in French).
REFERENCE
Dr. K. Prathap Reddy Mr. Binu Davis
Director Zonal Sales Manager
Food and Agri Business School Adani Wilmar Ltd
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above-furnished details are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
COCHIN Gibin George