Key Responsibilities

- Plan and manage procurement of food raw materials, ingredients, additives, and packaging materials.

- Identify, evaluate, and onboard approved suppliers in line with quality and food safety standards.

- Ensure uninterrupted availability of materials to meet production schedules.

- Develop and maintain solid relationships with suppliers

- Conduct supplier audits and performance evaluations in coordination with QA

- Ensure suppliers comply with FSSAI, GMP, ISO 22000, HACCP and company standards

- Negotiate contracts, pricing, credit terms, and delivery schedules
- achieve cost optimization without compromising quality or food safety

- Track price trends of commodities and manage cost impact

- Prepare and control purchase budgets and MIS reports

- Ensure procurement of materials as per approved specifications

- Coordinate with QA/QC for raw material approvals, COAs, and rejections

- Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance related to food materials

- Support internal and external audits (FSSAI, ISO, customer audits)

- Monitor inventory levels to avoid shortages, overstocking, or expiry losses





- Implement FIFO / FEFO practices for food and packaging materials

- Coordinate with Stores and Production for inventory planning

- Ensure timely release of purchase orders and follow-up on deliveries

- Maintain proper purchase records, contracts, and supplier documentation

- Improve procurement processes and systems (ERP, SAP, etc.)

- Work closely with Production, R&D;, QA, Finance, and Stores teams

- Support new product development by sourcing new ingredients and packaging

- Handle emergency purchases and supply chain disruptions

Qualifications

- Graduate / Postgraduate in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Commerce, or Food Technology

- Professional certification in procurement/supply chain is an advantage

Experience

- 10-18 years of experience in purchase/procurement, preferably in the food manufacturing industry

Pay: ₹1,200,000.00 - ₹1,400,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Cell phone reimbursement

- Internet reimbursement

- Leave encashment

- Life insurance

- Paid sick time

- Paid time off

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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