Arvind Gulhane

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About Arvind Gulhane

General Manager -Agronomy, Sales with a demonstrated history of working in the agri industry. Skilled in Agronomy package of practices,Fertigation,product development, climate analysis Sales Operations, Team Building and people Management. Strong Agriculture expert & sales professional with deep understanding of rural market and customers. Master of agricultural in Agronomy from university of Dr.PDKV Akola(MS) Over 21 years of accelerated Agronomy/Agriculture & sales management experience in the Agriculture Industry having di-rectly led a team of over 80 associates and budgets in excess of ~INR100 Cr. Responsibilities include key business functions at a senior level: Agronomy,Design, project,sales, marketing, vendor relations, dealer, distributor network and Training. Core strengths are people development, relationship and change management while driving business strategy towards set targets. A focused problem-solver who takes initiative to create the best in class practices, completing all responsibilities successfully. A highly energetic, result-oriented executive with strong follow up skills and a sense of positive urgency PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NOV-2011 – PRESENT GENERAL MANAGER, MAHINDRA EPC IRRIGATION LTD Heading Central & North India sales & marketing operations. Create a business network with a value proposition to the organization & stakeholders. Business growth from 2-10X in a different state. Relationship building with value chain partners/Government agen-cy/Institute/University/corporates. Policy drafting, product development/up-gradation as per market need. JAN2010 –NOV2011 LEAD MANAGER-AGRONOMY SERVICES, JOHN DEERE INDIA PVT LTD Crop specific Agronomical knowledge, market reach & penetration, Team building, channel management & network development. Development of crop-specific solutions in water and nutrient management for all commercially viable crops. Work all over India for crop productivity improvement program, Use of social media for educating Indian farmers on the best POP JUN2008 –JAN2010 ASST.MANAGER(AGRONOMY-ENERGY CROP)- PRAJ INDUSTRIES LTD Agronomical services to energy agro solution group for an international project. Preparation of DPR, Suggested RTY cropping cycle as a local climatic condition for an international project. NOV2005 –JUN2008 MANAGER-AGRONOMY DEPT- PLASTRO PLASSON IRRIGATION INDUSTRIES LTD Lead all India operations for Agronomy services to farmers /corporates and sale of water-soluble fertilizer. SEPT –NOV2005 CROP MANAGER-AGRONOMY SERVICES-NETAFIM IRRIGATION INDIA PVT LTD