Description:
As the Senior Manager for Staples, you will lead the end-to-end sourcing strategy for high-volume commodity categories (Rice, Pulses, Atta, Sugar, etc.). You will be responsible for building a robust supply chain by bypassing traditional layers and establishing direct relationships with millers, processors, and primary local wholesalers. Your goal is to ensure price leadership, superior quality consistency, and 100% fill rates for our Kirana partners.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Ecosystem
- Direct-from-Source Strategy: Shift procurement from secondary markets to primary sources. Identify and onboard high-capacity millers and processors across key production hubs.
- Strategic Relationship Management: Build and maintain long-term partnerships with national and regional millers to ensure priority supply during lean seasons.
- Wholesale Network: Manage a network of top-tier local wholesalers for rapid "fill-in" procurement to handle sudden spikes in demand.
2. Quality Assurance & Standardization
- Source-Level Quality Control: Implement "Quality at Origin" protocols. This includes visiting mills to inspect raw material (paddy, un-milled pulses) and ensuring the final output matches platform specifications.
- SOP Development: Set stringent quality benchmarks (moisture content, foreign matter, grain length) and align the business operations team to ensure these standards are met during
Experience:
- 5-8 years in Commodity Sourcing or Staples Category Management. Deep experience in the "Mandi" ecosystem or working directly with millers is a must.
- Domain Expertise: Strong technical knowledge of staples quality (grading, sorting, and milling processes).
- Negotiation Power: Ability to negotiate at scale with millers and large-scale aggregators to drive down COGS (Cost of Goods Sold).
- Analytical Depth: Advanced proficiency in data-driven decision-making, particularly around inventory hedging and margin management.
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