PURCHASE MANAGER
Food Services, Restaurants & Bakery
Reports to: Management / Head of Operations Areas Covered: TISB Catering | Mudde Saar | Bengaluru Local Bakery
1. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To manage and control the complete procurement function across the food businesses, ensuring the right quality, right quantity, right price and right time while maintaining robust vendor relationships, controlling food costs and ensuring uninterrupted operations.
The Purchase Manager is expected to be hands-on, commercially strong and accountable for procurement performance, rather than simply processing purchase orders.
2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Procurement & Sourcing
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Plan and manage procurement of food, ingredients, packaging and other operational consumables across all three businesses.
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Ensure materials are purchased as per approved specifications,
quality standards and required quantities.
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Develop and maintain a reliable vendor base for key categories, with alternate suppliers for critical items.
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Continuously identify better sources, products and commercial opportunities in the market.
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Ensure timely procurement to avoid stock-outs and disruption to operations.
B. Cost & Commercial Management
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Obtain competitive pricing and continuously benchmark purchase prices against the market.
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Negotiate rates, credit terms, minimum order quantities, delivery terms and other commercial conditions.
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• Monitor commodity price movements and proactively advise management on significant changes.