CroFarm - Manager/Senior Manager - Sourcing

Responsibilities

- Responsible for overall purchase of select commodities in terms of price, quality and time of delivery at Crofarm's distribution centers.

- Aligning farmers / suppliers with the customer needs and syncing on the quality of the produce.

- Managing any backward stock movement from DC back to a farmer / supplier which could be rejection at DC of rejection from a Crofarm customer.

- Responsible for price benchmarking and making sure the agreed quality is procured at the best price to ensure maximum profitability.

- Co-ordinating on the time of delivery which could either be in advance or JIT (just-in-time) procurement during the night hours.

- Co-ordinating with production planning, operations and sales to achieve business objectives.

- Responsible for identifying new farmers / suppliers, new commodities and bring them on to the platform.

- Responsible for the overall relationship and business given to a farmer / supplier and overall business being driven.

Requirements

- At least 3 years experience in purchase / category management.

- An MBA degree is mandatory

- Knowledge of fruits, vegetables is a big plus.