The Role

The Head – Reefer Vehicle Procurement & Supply will own the identification, sourcing, procurement, and availability of small and medium-sized reefer vehicles required for Organisation's rapidly growing operations.

The role will involve building a strong market network of vehicle owners, fleet operators, transporters, and other supply partners; negotiating competitive commercial terms; and ensuring that the right vehicles are available at the right location and time.

This is a highly hands-on, market-facing role and is critical to Organisation's ability to scale its transportation business while maintaining service reliability and healthy margins.

Key Responsibilities

· Own the end-to-end procurement and supply of small and medium-sized reefer vehicles across operating cities and key lanes.

· Identify and build a network of reefer vehicle owners, fleet operators, transporters, brokers, and other supply partners.

· Continuously scout the market to identify new sources of reliable vehicle supply.

· Negotiate freight rates, lease rentals, minimum guarantees, commercial terms, and service conditions with vehicle owners and transport partners.

· Evaluate whether vehicles should be procured through spot hiring, long-term contracts, leasing, or other commercial arrangements based on business requirements.

· Build a reliable and scalable supply base capable of supporting both existing and new customer requirements.

· Maintain strong relationships with vehicle owners and suppliers while ensuring commercial discipline.

· Monitor market freight rates and vehicle availability across cities and lanes to identify cost and supply opportunities.

· Ensure timely placement and availability of vehicles against operational requirements.





· Develop alternate sources of supply to minimize dependency on individual vendors and reduce the risk of vehicle shortages.

· Ensure all vehicles and suppliers meet Organisation's operational, safety, compliance, and temperature-control requirements.

· Drive onboarding and documentation of new vehicle suppliers into Organisation's systems.

· Track supplier performance, availability, cancellations, service failures, and commercial performance.

· Resolve supply-side escalations and negotiate solutions to operational challenges.

· Use data and market intelligence to continuously reduce procurement costs and improve vehicle availability and utilization.

Required Skills & Experience

· 8–12 years of experience in transport procurement, fleet sourcing, vehicle supply, logistics, or related fields.

· Strong experience in market-based procurement of commercial vehicles; experience with reefer vehicles will be a significant advantage.

· Strong existing network of vehicle owners, transporters, fleet operators, and market aggregators.

· Excellent negotiation and commercial skills with a solid understanding of lane economics and market freight rates.

· Ability to identify current sources of supply and build relationships from scratch.

· Strong understanding of small and medium commercial vehicles and their operating economics.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to work with data and make commercially sound decisions.

· Strong follow-up and closure skills.

· Extremely hands-on with a strong execution bias — comfortable spending time in the market and personally driving outcomes.

· High ownership, entrepreneurial mindset, and ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Willingness to travel extensively across markets when required

📌 Head – Reefer Vehicle Procurement & Supply (Bangalore Urban)
🏢 Growqai
📍 Bangalore Urban