Company Description ShipsKart is a technology-driven supply chain e-commerce solution focused on the maritime and offshore sector. As an online marketplace, it enables vessels, vessel owners, operators, and managers to purchase marine products, consumables, equipment, and service products required for uninterrupted vessel operations. The platform is designed to deliver sustainable cost efficiencies, full transparency, curated quality, reduced lead times, and assured delivery.

ShipsKart also provides real-time order tracking from placement to delivery, addressing the outdated and manual procurement processes still common in the industry. By modernizing this critical supply chain, ShipsKart helps maritime companies better manage operating costs and improve predictability.

Location: Mumbai | Coverage: Mumbai & Gujarat Warehouses

Role Description:

ShipsKart is looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead its Provisions category, with end-to-end responsibility for procurement, category management and inventory control across our Mumbai and Gujarat warehouses.

The role will play a critical part in ensuring product availability, competitive sourcing, quality standards, cost optimisation and timely fulfilment of vessel and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

- Develop and implement the overall provisions category strategy across Mumbai and Gujarat.
- Manage product categories, catalogue, pricing, sourcing plans and product availability.
- Identify recent suppliers, manufacturers and authorised distributors to strengthen the vendor network.
- Negotiate competitive pricing, payment terms and regional rate contracts.
- Regularly benchmark market prices and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Achieve a minimum of 45% conversion on Provision RFQs through competitive pricing, product availability and prompt quotations.




- Keep turnaround time for Provisions under 2 hours at all times.
- Scale the category, supplier base and sourcing processes in line with growth in vessel demand and business volumes.

2. Procurement & Vendor Management
- Oversee end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring timely sourcing and replenishment.
- Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships.
- Monitor vendor performance based on pricing, quality, fulfilment ratio and delivery timelines.
- Ensure vendor KYC, documentation and procurement processes are completed as per company policies.

3. Inventory & Warehouse Management
- Take complete ownership of inventory planning and control across Mumbai and Gujarat warehouses.
- Maintain optimum stock levels through effective demand forecasting and replenishment planning.
- Ensure 100% inventory accuracy through regular physical verification and system reconciliation.
- Implement and strictly monitor FIFO (First In, First Out) practices to ensure proper stock rotation.
- Monitor product shelf life, expiry dates, ageing and slow-moving inventory.
- Minimise stock losses due to expiry, damage or overstocking.
- Manage returns, replacements and disposal of obsolete or excess inventory.

4. Operations & Quality Management
- Ensure all products meet the required quality standards and vessel-specific requirements.
- Coordinate with Operations, Customer Services and Warehouse teams for timely order fulfilment.
- Ensure adherence to OTIFAQ (On Time, In Full, Adequate Quality).
- Identify operational gaps and implement corrective measures.
- Ensure FSSAI, food safety, hygiene,



packing and storage compliance for all provisions sourced and stocked.
- Resolve vessel and customer complaints on product quality or supply quickly and fix the root cause.

5. MIS & Financial Controls
- Prepare monthly warehouse-wise reports covering stock value, purchase value, vendor performance, inventory ageing and purchase turnaround time.
- Monitor stock value against client invoice value.
- Ensure timely submission of stock reports and purchase documentation to Accounts.
- Monitor procurement costs, cash purchases and inventory losses.
- Give management a weekly category update covering RFQ conversion, turnaround time and product availability.

6. Team & Stakeholder Management
- Lead and guide the warehouse team, ensuring clear accountability and performance tracking.
- Maintain effective coordination with warehouse managers across both locations.
- Conduct periodic warehouse and vendor visits to review operations and identify improvement areas.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and defined SOPs.
- Work closely with Sales, BD and Finance so that sourcing and pricing support the commitments made to customers.

Desired Candidate Profile

- Relevant experience in procurement, category management or supply chain operations, preferably in provisions, FMCG, food products or consumables.
- Strong understanding of vendor management, sourcing, negotiations and commercial procurement.
- Hands-on experience in inventory management, warehouse operations, FIFO, stock rotation and shelf-life management.
- Experience managing multiple warehouse locations will be an added advantage.
- Good knowledge of WMS/ERP systems, Excel and MIS reporting.
- Strong leadership, analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Willingness to travel periodically to Mumbai and Gujarat warehouses.

📌 Head Provisions/Category (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 ShipsKart
📍 Navi Mumbai