Reporting To: Factory Head / Director

Job Purpose To manage the end-to-end procurement of agricultural commodities and raw materials at the right quality, quantity, price and time, while developing reliable suppliers and controlling procurement costs.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and manage procurement of agricultural commodities based on production requirements, sales plans and seasonal availability.
- Identify and develop farmers, aggregators, traders, mandis and reliable suppliers for regular sourcing.
- Monitor commodity prices, market trends, seasonal cycles, crop availability and market conditions.
- Negotiate price, quality, quantity, payment terms and delivery schedules with suppliers.
- Ensure timely availability of required commodities to avoid production interruptions.
- Coordinate with Production, Stores, Quality, Accounts and Management for procurement planning and execution.
- Ensure incoming commodities meet approved quality specifications, moisture limits, grade, size, cleanliness and other applicable parameters.
- Coordinate with the Quality team for sampling, inspection and acceptance/rejection of incoming materials.
- Develop and maintain an approved supplier/vendor database and regularly evaluate supplier performance.
- Monitor purchase orders, deliveries, pending supplies and supplier commitments.
- Control procurement costs through competitive sourcing, negotiation and alternate supplier development.
- Maintain proper records of purchase rates, supplier-wise purchases, market rates, GRN, quality reports and pending orders.
- Coordinate with Stores and Logistics for transportation, unloading and receipt of commodities.




- Monitor commodity inventory and coordinate procurement according to stock levels, consumption and production requirements.
- Develop alternate sources to reduce dependency on a single supplier.
- Handle supplier disputes related to quality, quantity, rates, shortages and delivery.
- Ensure procurement is carried out as per company policies, approved budgets and authorization limits.
- Prepare regular purchase MIS and market-price reports for management.

Key KPIs

- Purchase cost savings / cost reduction
- Timely availability of raw materials
- Purchase price variance
- Supplier quality/rejection %
- Supplier delivery performance
- Inventory/stock-out control
- New supplier development
- Commodity procurement volume
- Purchase budget adherence
- Payment/credit-term optimization.

Qualification & Experience

- Graduate in Agriculture, Commerce, Business Management, Supply Chain or related field; MBA/PGDM in Purchase/Procurement preferred.
- 5-10 years of experience in agricultural commodity procurement, FMCG, food processing or related industry.
- Strong knowledge of agricultural commodity markets, suppliers and seasonal procurement.
- Good negotiation, vendor management and market-analysis skills.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel, ERP and Purchase/MIS reporting.
- Willingness to travel to mandis, supplier locations, farms and procurement markets as required.

Preferred Candidate Profile The ideal candidate should have solid local/Regional agricultural commodity market knowledge, established supplier relationships, good negotiation ability and the capability to make timely purchasing decisions based on price, quality, availability and future market trends.

📌 Purchase Manager - Agricultural Commodities (Dausa)
🏢 Dusad Agrofood
📍 Dausa