# Ashutosh Dhar

> Ashutosh Dhar is ProcMart’s Chief Business Officer, appointed in August 2025 after more than two decades in supply chain, procurement, distribution and business strategy. His previous employers include ITC, Nokia, Accenture Strategy and Becton Dickinson. His public commentary emphasises adoption, training and the coordination of people, processes and technology.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at ProcMart
- **Organizations:** ProcMart, Becton Dickinson, Accenture Strategy, Nokia, ITC Limited
- **Education:** MBA in Marketing and Trade, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- **Known for:** His ProcMart appointment announcement credited his BD work with a 20% improvement in On-Time-In-Full deliveries., The same announcement credited him with more than US$1 million in annual cost reductions at BD., Oversaw a major ERP transformation at BD; his public profile dates a related BD India project to 2017-2018.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2005** — Studied at IIFT; his public professional profile records student-body general secretary duties and participation in the volleyball and basketball teams.
- **2009** — Listed a March-September project on vendor empanelment for direct raw-material sourcing in a foods business.
- **2012-2013** — Listed a December 2012-June 2013 project insourcing direct procurement activities to India from global locations.
- **—** — An IIFT annual report identifies him as Head of Materials Availability, Packaging and Print at Nokia.
- **2017-2018** — Listed a January 2017-November 2018 business transformation and ERP implementation project for BD India.
- **2020** — Contributed public commentary on supply-network mapping, business continuity and the adoption of digital procurement.
- **2022** — Listed as Director Supply Chain at BD in the Supply Chain & Logistics Conclave speaker publication.
- **2023** — Listed for a December 6 BW Businessworld panel on the right multimodal transport mix.
- **2024** — Listed for a November 21 BW Businessworld discussion on AI-powered supply chains.
- **2025-08** — ProcMart announced his appointment as Chief Business Officer, with an expansion remit including Southeast Asia.
- **2026** — Shared his participation in a Middle East procurement summit and interest in further relationships in the UAE and GCC.

## Achievements

- His ProcMart appointment announcement credited his BD work with a 20% improvement in On-Time-In-Full deliveries.
- The same announcement credited him with more than US$1 million in annual cost reductions at BD.
- Oversaw a major ERP transformation at BD; his public profile dates a related BD India project to 2017-2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — ProcMart’s July 6 HR-meet post named Dhar among executives discussing operational projects, organisational priorities and structural enhancements.
- **2026-01** — In a January 28 public post Dhar shared a Middle East procurement summit appearance and expressed interest in future UAE and GCC relationships.
- **2025-08** — ProcMart announced him as Chief Business Officer; coverage published August 12-13 detailed his expansion and team-mentoring remit.

## Links

- Website: https://procmart.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutosh-dhar

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Last updated: 2026-10-07