Assistant Manager - Procurement - Grocery Segment - FMCG

mandatory Preference- Candidates from Food manufacturing,Organic farming,FMCG preferred

Role & Responsibilities:

- Manage a team of vendors, including contracting driving to adherence to performance metrics in cost reduction, rationalization, lead time reduction, quality compliance.

- Responsible for resolution of all issues related to quality, specifications, revalidations, damages/losses, etc.

- Track relevant markets for gathering information on supply and demand of Grocery & underlying commodities and leverage the same in buying decisions.

- Ensure close monitoring of vendor performance to encourage a continuous improvement culture.

- Take the lead in identifying new, more reliable and / or lower cost resources of supply.

- Assist in-house product development teams to identify product innovation possibilities by sharing market intelligence.

- Efficient management of inventories including tracking of non-moving and co-ordinating with other parts of the business to ensure optimal utilization.

- Comply with laid down systems and processes in the Grocery procurement and set-up new systems & fine tune existing one to meet requirements of the business.

- Function as a team player to implement end to end solutions across the supply chain, including interactions with the demand planning, manufacturing, logistics, vendors & other external agencies.

- Validate Bill of Materials (BOM) and prepare standard costs for release on a quarterly basis.

- Maintain updated information records and price masters in SAP/System at all times.

- Generation of appropriate MIS and analytics on a regular basis to support performance management systems.

company:a technology-led chai cafe series B funded B2B company that owns and operates a chain of retail shops that sells flavored tea, coffee, and meals.