Job Description

Join Salad Days - India's Healthy Food Pioneer!

Founded in 2014, Salad Days is leading the healthy food revolution with gourmet salads and nourishing meals. We're growing fast across multiple cities, and we're looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

Work with Us?

Rapid Growth:

Be part of our exciting expansion journey.

Healthy Focus:

Create and serve food that fuels lives.

Dynamic Locations:

Work in vibrant kitchens and our organic farm.

Job Overview

As a Manager, Purchase, you will be takingEnd-to-end procurement ownership for cloud and central kitchens, ensuring cost-efficient sourcing, vendor management, inventory control, and SOP-compliant supply of all food and kitchen consumables.

Key Responsibilities

Manage end-to-end procurement for

Vegetables, fruits, dairy, Fresh chicken, dry groceries, packaging, disposables, and other kitchen consumables

. Identify, onboard, and develop

local and regional vendors

for Hyderabad operations. Ensure

cost-effective purchasing

without compromising on quality and food safety. Finalize rate contracts, negotiate pricing, credit terms, and service levels. Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors. Monitor vendor performance on

quality, pricing, delivery timelines, and compliance

. Coordinate with central kitchen and cloud kitchen teams for

forecasting and demand planning

. Ensure

optimal inventory levels

to avoid stock-outs and wastage. Monitor perishables' shelf life and implement FIFO/FEFO practices. Support central kitchen procurement and distribution planning. Track purchase costs vs budget and identify cost-saving opportunities. Prepare

purchase MIS, vendor-wise spend, price variance, and consumption reports

. Support finance team with invoice verification, GRNs, and reconciliations. Ensure compliance with internal procurement SOPs and approvals. Implement and follow

standard procurement SOPs

for Salad Days. Support new store and central kitchen launches from a procurement perspective. Coordinate with logistics for timely inward and distribution.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, or related field 4 to 5 years of experience in purchasing & supply chain High proficiency with MS Office and MIS Experience in leading and managing teams * Excellent communication abilities