at the source. The role involves vendor development, price negotiations, field-level quality checks, and ensuring timely procurement from suppliers. This job requires extensive travelling to vendor locations, farms, production sites, and processing units.
Key Responsibilities
1. Vendor Development & Management
Identify, visit, and onboard new vendors/farmers/suppliers.
Build long-term relationships with reliable raw material suppliers.
Evaluate vendor capabilities, quality standards, and compliance requirements.
2. Purchase Operations
Conduct field visits to source locations and finalize purchases.
Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with vendors to ensure cost efficiency.
Coordinate with internal teams to understand purchase requirements and timelines.
Ensure materials are procured as per company specifications.
3. Quality Assurance & Field Checks
Perform quality inspections at the sourcefarms, processing centers, warehouses, etc.
Ensure products meet defined quality, certification, and organic standards.
Identify deviations, document issues, and ensure corrective actions by vendors.
Report field quality findings to the Quality and Purchase teams.
4. Documentation & Reporting
Maintain proper documentation of purchase details, quality check reports, and vendor assessments.
Provide timely updates to the internal team regarding field visits, product availability, pricing, and quality.
5. Travel
Frequent travel to multiple states, vendor sites, farms, and processing units as required.
Ability to work independently on field assignments.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Graduate in Agriculture, Food Technology, Supply Chain, or related field (preferred).
13 years of experience in purchase/sourcing/quality fieldwork.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.
Knowledge of organic products, raw materials, and agricultural sourcing is an advantage.
Ability to handle extensive field travel.
Good documentation and reporting skills.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to ₹20,000.00 per month
Benefits:
Cell phone reimbursement
Leave encashment
Work Location: In person
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