Role Summary We are looking for a Procurement Manager with deep meat-sourcing expertise to own buying for Sharief Bhai, a biryani brand running 60 outlets supplied from a central kitchen in Bengaluru. Meat (chicken, mutton, eggs) is the core of this role, followed by dairy, rice, oil/ghee and spices. You will secure the best rates, keep quality consistent and halal-compliant, make sure critical inputs never run out, and build the vendor base for store-level sourcing across Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Key Responsibilities
Meat sourcing (core)
• Own procurement of chicken, mutton/goat and eggs: specifications (cuts, sizes, weight bands, fat/bone ratio), vendors, rates and supply.
• Buy chicken through a mix of integrators/processors and regional city-level processors on fixed-rate contracts; renegotiate contracts as live-bird and market prices move.
• Source dressed/cut mutton from processors and manage yield, cut specs and price volatility.
• Ensure halal certification, FSSAI compliance and an unbroken cold chain from plant to kitchen.
• Audit abattoirs and processing plants, and run periodic antibiotic-residue and lab testing with the QA team. Dairy and other categories
• Own dairy: curd/dahi, milk, cream, khoa, paneer, ghee and butter — rate contracts, fat/shelf-life specs and freshness.
• Own basmati and Govind Bhog rice, cooking oil, whole spices, masalas, saffron and dry fruits.
• Track price trends in rice, oil and spices and time purchases where it adds value. Cost and negotiation




• Run RFQs and structured vendor negotiations to deliver year-on-year savings without compromising recipe specs or food safety.
• Track landed cost per kg against budget and explain variances to Finance.
• Work with R&D;/Chef on vendor trials, current launches and recipe cost-outs.
• Negotiate payment terms and credit days with vendors, not just rates, to improve working capital alongside cost. Vendor base and supply continuity
• Build at least two approved vendors for every critical item to avoid single-source dependency.
• Plan purchases with the planning team based on outlet sales trends, new launches and peak days (weekends, festivals, Ramzan/Eid).
• Ensure zero stockouts of P0 items (chicken, mutton, rice, curd) at the central kitchen and outlets.
• Identify and develop vendors in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to pilot store-level sourcing.
• Resolve quality rejections and short supplies with QA and kitchen operations. Team
• Lead, guide and develop 1–2 buyers/executives. Pre Requisites
• 6+ years of procurement experience, including 3+ years sourcing meat (chicken and mutton) for a biryani/Indian QSR chain, a cloud kitchen/food-tech company, or a meat processor/integrator.
• Hands-on knowledge of meat specs, yields, halal requirements, cold chain and plant audits.
• Proven record of negotiating rate contracts at multi-outlet scale.
• Existing relationships with meat processors and integrators in South India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu).
• Working knowledge of dairy procurement.
• Robust with numbers and Excel/Google Sheets.

📌 Procurement Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 Curefoods
📍 Bengaluru