Wheat Buyer - IRMA/NIAM/IIM A/MANAGE

Description:

Role Purpose

The role is responsible for end-to-end wheat procurement to support large-scale manufacturing operations. This includes sourcing from mandis, aggregators, millers, and trade partners, ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, and supply continuity in line with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage procurement of wheat across key sourcing regions

- Develop and maintain relationships with traders, aggregators, millers, and mandi participants

- Track market movements, crop outlook, pricing trends, and government policies affecting wheat procurement

- Execute buying strategies to ensure optimal cost, quality, and availability

- Coordinate with quality, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to meet specifications and delivery schedules

- Support contract negotiations and vendor performance management

- Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and governance standards

- Identify opportunities to improve sourcing efficiency and mitigate supply or price risks

Key Challenges:

- Managing procurement in a price-sensitive and policy-driven market

- Ensuring uninterrupted wheat supply while maintaining cost and quality benchmarks

- Responding quickly to seasonal volatility and regional supply variations

Candidate Profile:

Education:

MBA / Postgraduate from premier institutes such as IRMA, NIAM, IIM Ahmedabad, MANAGE, or equivalent

Experience:

- 5-8 years of experience in wheat procurement / agri commodity buying

- Strong exposure to wheat sourcing, trading, or procurement at scale

Skills & Competencies:

- Deep understanding of wheat markets, supply chain dynamics, and pricing mechanisms

- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills

- Commercial acumen with ability to interpret market intelligence

- Ability to work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders

- Analytical and decision-making capability in dynamic market conditions