Role Summary The F&V; Procurement role will manage end-to-end sourcing of fresh fruits and vegetables, ensuring reliable supply, competitive pricing, quality, and availability. The role will manage farmer, FPO, mandi, and vendor relationships, negotiate commercial terms, monitor market prices, and develop alternate sourcing channels while working closely with Operations, Quality, Logistics, Warehouse, Category, and Finance teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Sourcing & Vendor Management

- Identify, onboard, and manage farmers, FPOs, grower groups, vendors, collection agents, and wholesale suppliers.
- Conduct farm, collection-centre, and mandi visits to assess availability, seasonality, and market conditions.
- Develop alternate sourcing channels and backup suppliers for supply continuity.
- Maintain a reliable supplier base for key and high-volume products.

2. Negotiation & Cost Control

- Negotiate purchase prices, payment terms, credit terms, and supply agreements.
- Monitor mandi and market prices to optimize procurement decisions.
- Drive cost savings through direct sourcing, seasonal procurement, volume consolidation, and negotiations.
- Ensure procurement aligns with cost and margin targets.

3. Quality Assurance

- Conduct quality checks covering grading, freshness, size, maturity, shelf life, and other defined specifications.
- Coordinate with QC on rejections, quality deviations, and supplier non-compliance.
- Drive corrective actions with suppliers to improve quality and reduce recurring issues.

4. Logistics & Inventory Coordination

- Coordinate with Operations, Warehouse, QC, and Logistics for timely movement of fresh produce.
- Monitor inventory and procurement requirements to prevent stock-outs, excess inventory, and wastage.
- Plan procurement based on demand, lead time, shelf life, transportation, and delivery schedules.
- Support transportation and vehicle utilization optimization.

5.



Documentation & Reporting

- Maintain POs, invoices, GRNs, vendor records, and procurement documentation.
- Track purchase quantities, prices, suppliers, inventory, and market rates.
- Monitor key KPIs including Fill Rate, Procurement Cost, Gross Margin, Wastage/Slippage, Supplier Performance, Quality Rejection, Stock Availability, and Price Variance.
- Prepare procurement MIS and market intelligence reports for management.

6. Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement

- Monitor suppliers on quality, price, fill rate, consistency, service levels, and compliance.
- Maintain backup suppliers for critical and high-volume SKUs.
- Identify and resolve recurring sourcing and operational gaps.
- Explore new products, sourcing regions, farmers, and procurement models to strengthen the F&V; network.

Qualifications

1. Graduate in any discipline; Agriculture, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, or Food Technology preferred.
2. 48 years of experience in F&V; procurement, fresh produce sourcing, agri-procurement, grocery, or related categories.
3. Experience in farmer sourcing, mandi procurement, FPO sourcing, or fresh produce supply chains preferred.
4. Strong experience in supplier management, price negotiation, procurement planning, and cost optimization.
5. Experience in quick commerce, e-commerce, grocery, D2C, food, fresh produce, retail, or FMCG preferred.
6. Robust understanding of F&V; quality, perishables handling, shelf life, and wastage control.
7. Willingness to undertake farm, mandi, collection-centre, and supplier visits.
8. Flexibility to work as per market and procurement requirements, including early-morning mandi visits.
9. Proficiency in local language(s) for farmer/vendor communication; working knowledge of English preferred.

Job location: Bidarhali, Hosakote, Bangalore Company Website: https://pluckk.in/

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📌 Sourcing Executive (Fruits & Vegetables) (Bengaluru)
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