Head / Manager – Raw Material Procurement (Pune)

Head / Manager – Raw Material Procurement (Pune)

13 Aug
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Fitco Foods Private
|
Pune

13 Aug

Fitco Foods Private

Pune

Experience: 4–8 years
Industry: FMCG / Edible Oils / Agri Commodities / Food / Agriculture
At Agrofield, we’re building one of India’s most trusted brands in wood-pressed oils.
We are now looking for someone who can take ownership of one of our most key functions: Raw Material Procurement.
Our hero category is wood-pressed oils, and as we scale, we want to move from opportunistic buying to building a strong, reliable and scalable agricultural sourcing network.
What will you own?
You will be responsible for building Agrofield's raw-material procurement engine, starting with groundnuts and eventually expanding across our entire oil portfolio.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Building relationships with farmers, FPOs, APMCs, commission agents, traders and processors
• Identifying and developing reliable raw-material suppliers
• Leading seasonal procurement and bulk buying strategies
• Building a network across major sourcing regions such as Gujarat and other key oilseed markets
• Negotiating prices, payment terms and procurement contracts
• Understanding commodity cycles,



market prices and seasonal movements
• Developing a system for evaluating suppliers based on quality, oil yield, consistency and landed cost
• Working closely with our manufacturing and production teams to plan raw-material requirements
• Building and managing raw-material inventory and storage strategies
• Establishing procurement SOPs, quality specifications and supplier evaluation systems
• Travelling to agricultural markets, farms, APMCs and supplier locations to build the network on the ground
• Eventually building and managing a procurement team
What we're looking for
We are looking for someone who understands that procurement is not just buying at the lowest price.
The right candidate should be able to think:
Farmer → Market → Quality → Oil Yield → Storage → Manufacturing → Landed Cost
Ideal background:
• 4–8 years of experience in agri procurement, commodity sourcing, edible oils, F

📌 Head / Manager – Raw Material Procurement (Pune)
🏢 Fitco Foods Private
📍 Pune

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