Role & responsibilities

- Purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, food ingredients, consumables, and other required items as per production and inventory requirements.

- Coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality, Stores, Finance, and Sales teams to understand material requirements and delivery schedules.

- Identify, evaluate, and develop reliable suppliers and maintain an approved vendor database.

- Obtain and compare quotations from multiple suppliers and negotiate price, payment terms, quality, MOQ, lead time, and delivery schedules.

- Prepare and release purchase orders (POs) and ensure timely delivery of materials.

- Follow up with suppliers regarding order status, dispatches, delivery delays, shortages, and quality issues.

- Ensure purchased materials meet the company's quality, food-safety, regulatory, and specification requirements.

- Coordinate with the Quality team for supplier approvals, material specifications, certificates, and quality documentation.

- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate procurement to avoid stock-outs, excess inventory, and production interruptions.

- Maintain proper procurement records, including quotations, purchase orders, supplier documents, invoices, and delivery records.

- Track supplier performance based on quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness, and service.





- Support cost-reduction initiatives through supplier development, alternate sourcing, price negotiations, and purchase planning.

- Resolve discrepancies related to quantity, quality, pricing, delivery, and invoices in coordination with relevant departments.

- Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies and applicable food-safety and regulatory requirements.

- Prepare procurement reports, cost comparisons, pending PO reports, and supplier performance reports for management.

- Maintain confidentiality of commercial information and supplier pricing.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree

- 2-4 years of experience in procurement/purchasing, preferably in a food manufacturing, FMCG, or related manufacturing workplace.

- Good understanding of procurement processes, vendor management, and purchase order systems.

Key Skills

- Vendor development and management

- Price and commercial negotiation

- Purchase planning and follow-up

- Inventory and supply coordination

- Cost control and analysis

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- Analytical and problem-solving ability

- Attention to detail

- Time management and multitasking

- Good knowledge of Excel and ERP systems

Preferred candidate profile

📌 Procurement Executive(Fruits & Vegetables) (Pune)
🏢 JFPL Foods and Beverages
📍 Pune