Highlights:• 3 years in front office and middle office in physical trading of polymers in Dubai & Scottsdale- monthly trading volume $60M. • 10+ years of hands-on in BPCL (Oil refining & marketing conglomerate), India. (i) 2 years as refinery terminal marketing manager- FP&A, HSE, scheduling, S&D of 18 refined fuels. No of supervisees-36. (ii) 5.5 years in Category management, S&OPs, Demand Planning of Lubricants: P&L $12M per year; No of supervisees-6. (iii) 1.8 years in Business development, network penetration of BPCL's flagship C-Store Brand- In&Out convenience stores.

Skills:International business development, Commodity Risk Management, Continuous Improvement, Polymers / resins, Refined Products, Lubricants, Export, Physical Trading Operations, Logistics Management, Hedging, Swaps, Account Management, Business-to-Business (B2B), Sales & Operations (S&OPs), Natural Gas, Lean Manufacturing, Process Optimization (Manufacturing), Process Engineering, Blow Moulding, Extrusion, Injection Moulding, Supplier Performance, Negotiation, JD Edwards, SAP ERP, Market Pricing, Market Intelligence, Warehouse Operations, Trade Finance, Incoterms, Supply Chain Management, Communication, Teamwork, Presentations, P&L Management, Underwriting

Goal:I like a "small company feel" and come with mentality of "roll up my sleeves and get things done". A team player with a problem-solving mindset, I have thrived the most in a multifaceted role, working alongside different stakeholders (both internal & external) in a fast pace work environment. Going forward, I would like to be in a transactional role utilizing my engineering, finance and management talents to directly impact either the topline or the bottom line of a business unit.

Director of International Trading 11/2021 - 01/2022
The Plastics Exchange, Scottsdale, Arizona United States
Industry: Financial Services
• Build and grow international business, developing key supplier and buyer relationships. • Tracked spot price movements, developing and maintaining forward curves of Ethylene, PGP, and various grades of PE & PP.
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Volunteer 09/2021 - 06/2022
The Coleridge Group, Phoenix, Arizona United States
Industry: Investment Management
Part time role- SEP’21-OCT’21 & JAN’22-JUNE’22 Wrote a 6-page report on ‘Present status of Crowd Funding in US – REG D Exemptions’. Restructured the textbook manuscript ‘The Global Entrepreneurial Finance’ into a format as suggested by early-stage critics. Delivered an analysis of current economic conditions to be used as a summary for students and media interests. Worked on white paper regarding investment strategies as directed by the firm.
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Graduate Research Associate 09/2019 - 05/2021
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona United States
Industry: Education Services
(0.50 FTE position - Part-time). Built guidance report for investors in InvestU (ASU’s angel investing arm) for Dec’19 & May’20 pitch events in Phoenix and Scottsdale, where startups raised between $100k – $2M. Teaching Assistant for subjects such as International Finance, Global Financial Decisions, Financial Mgmt global value creation, Start-up Investing, Corporate Partners, and Data Analysis. Member of Global Carbon Removal Task Force (GCRP) – Markets working group: CR solutions for oceans.
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Commercial Manager (Commodity Trading) 08/2016 - 10/2018
Denox Rhone LLC, Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates
Industry: Distribution
Physical trader of PE, PP, PVC, PET, PS, PC. Reporting to Board, I have led and managed team (total supervisees -20; Nationalities- 7) in a collaborative, diverse & fast paced work environment. Managed market risks, credit risks and operational risks of a physical trading portfolio (trading volume- $60M per month)- moved 14M lbs per month across different ports in EMEA, Asia, Americas.
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Sr. Sales Officer 12/2015 - 08/2016
National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Dubai United Arab Emirates
Industry: Banking
Handled financial transactions at high-volume branch in business district. Direct sale of Business loans, Mortgage products to SMEs and HNIs. Recommended credit requests (SME lending) as per bank’s SOP.
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Marketing Manager, (Retail), Refinery, NE States & Bhutan 07/2004 - 11/2014
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Assam, Numaligarh, Dist Golaghat, Assam India
Industry: Oil gas and chemical
DEC ‘12-NOV ’14: Marketing Manager (Retail), Refinery, NE States & Bhutan Assam, India JULY ‘10-NOV ’12: Deputy Manager, Sales (Retail), Lubricant, West Bengal Siliguri, India MAY ‘07-JUN ’10: Asst. Manager Sales (Retail), Lubricant, Kolkata Kolkata, India AUG ‘05-APR ’07: Officer (Allied Retail Business) Kolkata, India JUL ‘04-JUL’05: Team Member ERPCC Mumbai, India
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Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) 06/2000 - 05/2004
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Electronics & Communication Engg
GPA- 3.5

Kunal Thakur