About our Client :

- We are a fast growing start up, building next generation online market for fruits & vegetables.

- We enable farmers and producers to sell directly to retail stores by providing a selling platform and assisting in warehousing and fulfillment.

- Our primary aim is to remove the middlemen, commission agents and auction agents in mandis / markets and provide an efficient price discovery platform and supply chain for the producers. We have been funded by India's biggest VC firm Accel Partners, M&S Partners (Singapore), Zop Smart and Qualcomm Ventures.

Job description : Category Manager / Head / Executive (Sourcing - Onion/ Potato/Tomato/ Fruits/ Non-perishables)

- Sourcing of fruits and vegetables on daily basis as per indent plan, and at given price band.

- Procurement directly from farmers and build a strong network of farmers across India

- Should develop a deep relationship with Farmers / Vendors across India

- Should setup and manage local CC's / Labour teams

- Price benchmarking / communication.

- Planning for the day, week & month

- Day to day liasoning with procurement head

- Responsible for availability, quality, Margins, control of Shrink & Dump

Required Skill Sets:

- Looking for a passionate individual having prior experience of sourcing one of the category of F&V - Onion, Potato, Tomato, Fruits, etc

- Deep knowledge of onion/potato/tomato/ fruits cultivation.

- Should know market prices across India

- Margin and quality focused/Customer focused in approach.

- Good interpersonal skills

- Should have experience and should possess skill on Vendor negotiation and all vendor management..

Job description for Procurement head :

- Hunter, Restless and data driven and Kickass

- Head the entire Sourcing initiatives. This involves National level trading products, Direct farmer purchase, Fruits, Exotics.

- Maintain the good relation with Farmers and Vendors.

- Fully responsible for right buying from Farm / Market with better buying margin for the F&V category ensuring fill-rates for sales.

- Procurement of F&V based on company's quality norms and specifications.

- KRA - Margins, Availability and quality

- Regular Price benchmarking

Required Skill Sets:

- 3 to 12 years of hands-on experience in Sales or procurement

- Sound knowledge on Fruits & Vegetables markets surrounding Farm areas for better procurement margins is preferred.

Analytical : Extremely analytical and make data based decision and contribute to continuous improvement.

- Margin and quality focused/Customer focused in approach.

- Should have experience and should possess skill on Vendor negotiation and all vendor management.

- Should have excellent communication skills. Should know Hindi.

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