Job Description Manager

Procurement (Pizza Vertical) Role Summary We are looking for a Procurement Manager with dedicated experience in the pizza/Italian QSR segment to own sourcing, vendor management, and cost optimization for a brand operating at 200+ locations. The person will be responsible for negotiating best-in-class rates across cheese, sauces, dough/flour, toppings, and packaging, while ensuring supply continuity, quality consistency, and compliance across a distributed kitchen network. Key Responsibilities Category Sourcing & Cost Management

• Own end-to-end procurement for pizza-specific raw materials: mozzarella/cheese blends, tomato bases and sauces, dough/flour, processed meats, vegetable toppings, and packaging (boxes, liners).
• Negotiate best-in-class rates leveraging volume aggregation across 200+ outlets; run competitive bidding (RFQ/RFP) and structured vendor negotiations.
• Track and benchmark input costs (especially cheese and wheat, which are volatile) against market indices; build hedging or rate-lock strategies where feasible.




• Drive year-on-year cost savings targets without compromising recipe specifications or food safety standards. Vendor Management
• Develop and manage a vetted vendor panel per category to de-risk single-source dependency across regions/kitchens.
• Conduct vendor audits (quality, hygiene, capacity, financial stability) and formalize rate contracts/SLAs.
• Resolve quality escalations, short supply, and rejection issues in coordination with QA and kitchen operations teams. Supply Planning & Continuity
• Partner with planning team to forecast consumption basis outlet-level sales trends, recent launches and peak days.
• Ensure zero stockouts of P0/critical SKUs (mozzarella, dough, sauce) through proactive PO planning and buffer norms.
• Work with logistics to optimize lead times and last-mile delivery to kitchens across Tier-1/Tier-2 cities. Cross-functional & Systems
• Collaborate with Finance on cost sheets, price variance

📌 Procurement Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Curefoods
📍 Bengaluru