Rishabh Murarka
Strategy & operations leader with 7+ years of experience driving business planning, cross-functional program execution, and data-driven decision-making across ₹120 Cr+ multi-regional operations and $1B+ global engineering projects. Proven ability to design scalable processes, mobilize teams, and translate operational and financial data into strategic insights that improve efficiency, profitability, and customer outcomes.
Work Experience:
7.7 Years
Industry:
Energy & Utilities | FMCG & E-Commerce | Manufacturing & Engineering
Function:
Consulting & Strategy | Finance | Operations & Supply Chain | Project & Program Management
MB Ferti & Auto Sales (Multi-vertical distribution and retail firm spanning agri-inputs, fuel, lubricants, and automobiles) | Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Director
- Led end-to-end ownership of a ₹120 Cr+ distribution and retail enterprise, with responsibility across strategy, P&L, finance, operations, and people management.
- Doubled topline revenue (₹60 Cr → ₹120 Cr+) in three years by combining data-driven pricing, channel optimization, disciplined capital allocation, and execution-focused operating frameworks across business units.
- Designed ROI-led growth strategies for market entry, product expansion, brand onboarding, and capacity investments—translating financial and market analysis into actionable execution roadmaps.
- Orchestrated multi-state expansion, onboarding 400+ dealers across five new states and scaling interstate agri-sales to 30% of divisional revenue, while building localized credit, supply, and execution workflows.
- Diversified supplier ecosystem, onboarding 20+ brands through structured commercial evaluation, margin analysis, and risk assessment—adding ₹15 Cr+ incremental revenue while reducing supply-concentration risk.
- Launched new high-ROI verticals (private-label pesticides, automotive filters) based on demand and margin-gap analysis, generating ₹2.2 Cr+ revenue with minimal incremental capital and strong repeat adoption.
- Led capital structuring, budgeting, cash-flow forecasting, and working-capital governance, renegotiating bank facilities to reduce borrowing costs by 150 bps and saving ₹13 L annually while strengthening liquidity during rapid scale-up.
- Secured ₹30 L in external funding from HPCL by building a structured payback and cash-flow case for fuel station modernization; owned execution post-funding, delivering a 100% uplift in sales within 30 days.
- Built digital finance and operations infrastructure (cloud accounting, receivables dashboards, MIS, GPS-enabled workforce tracking), reducing debtor days by 30%, improving collections by 25%, and increasing productivity by 20%.
- Conducted forensic reviews of receivables and credit exposure post-COVID, redesigning escalation and control mechanisms; recovered 40% of stressed debt without disrupting dealer relationships.
- Managed and mentored a cross-functional finance and operations team, institutionalizing GST compliance, audit-ready reporting, standardized SOPs, and governance discipline in a regulated, multi-location environment.
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon (Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services major in the oil and gas sector) | Mumbai, India | Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia | Sohar, Oman
- Assistant Manager – Offshore Projects
- Served as operations and execution lead on offshore hook-up campaigns for Saudi Aramco’s $1.2B Hasbah-II gas field project, operating in high-risk, time-critical offshore environments.
- Led daily execution planning and on-ground decision-making for 25–30 multinational personnel and multiple marine assets, delivering key milestones ahead of schedule and saving $210K in execution costs.
- Co-developed offshore execution and resource strategies with JV partner Subsea7 for a $394M project scope, balancing schedule risk, cost discipline, safety constraints, and multi-partner coordination.
- Aggregated and analyzed productivity and installation data across six offshore platforms, identifying bottlenecks, redesigning sequencing logic, and reducing offshore execution timelines by ~30%.
- Built and deployed digital pre-commissioning documentation and reporting systems, reducing reporting turnaround time by 50%, improving audit readiness, and enhancing transparency for senior stakeholders.
- Directed cross-functional coordination across engineering, fabrication, piping, mechanical, and vendor teams to ensure <1% carryover risk from fabrication yard to offshore installation across eight platforms.
- Supported bid evaluation and commercial strategy, translating execution learnings and productivity analytics into structured inputs that enabled $250M+ in subsequent contract wins.
- U.P. Government Rural Entrepreneurship & Self-Reliance Mission (2022)
- ICN Press International Rural Entrepreneurship Mission (2022)
- HPCL Solar Sustainability Mission (2024)
- Adama Directors Club Award (2024); Matix Fertilizers Outstanding Sales Performance Award (2024); Atul Mahabali Sales Award (2024)
- Round Table Best Go Green Group (2024)
- INR 1,20,000 Merit-Based Undergraduate Scholarship
- BTECH (Applied Petroleum Engineering) – University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
- IRDAI-Licensed Insurance Advisor
- Financial Modeling and Valuation (The Wallstreet Wiz)
- AI Python (DeepLearning.AI)
- Founder, Farmer Outreach Program - promoted sustainable pesticide use to 5,000+ farmers; cut input costs by 20% and increased yields by 10-20%/acre.
- SME Finance & Tax Advisor - guided 300+ underserved individuals on risk-appropriate insurance and government savings schemes, enabling ₹3.1 L in tax and cost savings.
- Founder, Lazy Monies - a digital peer-learning community for early-stage investors in equities and digital assets.
- Deputy Head, I.T. Committee – UPES Petrotech Chapter
- Publicity Committee Member – UPES SPE Student Chapter
- 1st Position: Elemento (Technical paper presentation, 25+ speakers) & Sell-Oleum (Budgeting game, 40+ participants)
- 2nd Position: Intra-university Football Tournament