PIYUSH KUMAR

Sales Lead at GP Global Group

Piyush Kumar has a diverse work experience spanning over 13 years. PIYUSH started their career as a GET at Indian Rayon & Industries Limited, where they underwent training and gained knowledge of TATA HONEYWELL & YOKOGAWA systems. Piyush then moved to Grasim Industries Limited, Chemical Division, where they worked in the Project and Technical Cell as a GET for a short period.

After that, Piyush joined Aditya Birla Group as an Engineer, working in the Caustic Soda unit as a Shift Engineer. PIYUSH was involved in electrolysis by membrane technology, evaporation, drying, heat exchangers, and compressors. During their tenure, they performed material and energy balance of feed and products.

Piyush then transitioned to Ashapura Group of Industries as an Assistant Manager in the BTX Division, where they handled marketing activities for ACTAL, a clay catalyst used in aromatic petroleum refineries. Their responsibilities included order inputs, enquiries, quotations, and ensuring timely payment collection from domestic and international customers.

Next, Piyush joined Jesons Industries Limited as an Assistant Manager- International Marketing, where they were responsible for the PTF and PSA business for the Africa market. PIYUSH regularly collected and compiled information on chemical prices and trends, as well as visited customers and suppliers to understand their requirements.

Following that, Piyush worked at Columbia Petro Chem Pvt Ltd as an Export Manager, focusing on sales, marketing, and business development for specialty oils such as transformer oil, liquid paraffin, and mineral oil in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. PIYUSH initiated and coordinated action plans to penetrate international markets and provided feedback on international sales performance to senior management.

Piyush's most recent role is as a Sales Lead at GP Global Group, where they started the Specialty Oils division and successfully entered more than 20 countries within 6 months of business inception. PIYUSH is responsible for sales, marketing, and business development of specialty oils in Africa, Far East, Bangladesh, and Latin America. Piyush also collects and compiles information on oil prices and trends in the domestic and international market on a regular basis.

Piyush Kumar has an education history that includes a PGDM in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the Institute for Technology and Management, which they completed from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, they obtained a B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology between 2002 and 2006. Piyush also received their primary and secondary education at Deepika E.M. School from 1995 to 2002. In addition to their formal education, Piyush has earned certifications in Project Management from the Project Management Certification Institute and a Six Sigma Green belt Certification from the Indian Institute of Professional Excellence (IIPE). Specific dates for obtaining these certifications were not provided.

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  • Sales Lead

    December, 2019 - present

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