Mihir Panchal's Linkedin Analytics

A management professional with over 15+ years of work experience in business development, international business, trade operations, trade finance and logistics management. I strive to achieve organisation objectives through continuous process improvement and innovative solutions, driven by core values like teamwork, honesty, and integrity. I am willing to leverage my professional knowledge and experiences, combined with my inclination to learn and adopt new skill-sets, to ensure the organisation's and clients’ strategic objectives are achieved. PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS: • Over ten years of rich experience in a fast paced, and high-risk commodity trading industry. Having dealt in commodities like coal, coking coal, iron ore, gypsum, base oil and furnace oil etc., • Worked across various geographical region like Indian Subcontinent, Fareast Asia, Middle East Asia, Australia, South Africa, and Europe, with various multi-national counterparties. • Conducted several visits to mines in Indonesian and as well as RBCT South Africa for procurement • Proficient in business development, contract management, trade finance, operations, and logistics. • Handled dry bulk commodity volume to the tune of 5.00 million Metric Tonnes per annum and regularly handled trade deals of USD 2.00 million to USD 40.00 million in value. • Landed and executed a single large order for the supply of 1.4 Million Metric of coal worth USD 90 million in a period of 6 months to a State owned power producer in India. • Adept in port operation and logistical operation planning, and managed a multi-location team at across all major ports in India • Instrumental in setting up company’s operation in Dubai, UAE, having managed the entire Coal Division including but not limited to procurement, sales, documentation, banking, etc. • Actively took initiative of claiming export benefits offered by government of India. • Initiated import of new product line from China, for trading under our own brand name KEY SKILLS: • Domain expertise - Business Development, Operations, Trade Finance, Logistics • Technical Skills – MS Office Suite, Navision by Microsoft (ERP) • Soft Skills – Analytical Reasoning, People management, Collaboration, Decision making. • Key Competencies – Process and detail oriented, strong business and trade understanding. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: • Master’s in business administration – Finance, Nirma University (2009 - 2012) • Bachelor of Commerce, Mumbai University (2004 – 2007) • Certificate course in Import - Export Management, from Ahmedabad Management Association