Kapiva - Manager - Procurement

About the job:

About role:

Kapiva is recruiting a Procurement/Third Party Vendor Management with at least 4 years of experience in FMCG New product launch and manufacturing.

The scope of this role is to ensure that all product launches are seamless with owning the end-to-end execution right from coordinating with multiple stakeholders internally namely the Packaging team, R&D Team, Planning team, Marketing team, and external vendors and manufacturers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Project Management:

- Closely work with cross-functional teams to coordinate and ensure on-time project completion.

- Get into details of product launches, identify bottlenecks leading to delays, and problem- solve with the right stakeholders.

- Prepare a Gant chart of procurement and vendor development-related projects and coordinate periodic meetings with stakeholders for on-time project execution.

Supplier and Vendor Management:

- Develop new contract manufacturers, Raw materials vendors, and packaging material vendors

- Resolve supplier issues and manage relationships to ensure compliance with agreements.

- To lead contracting with inputs from legal & user departments.

- Coordinate and visit manufacturing premises and ensure all processes are in place for launches and new product development.

Cost Negotiations:

- Identify cost reduction opportunities and implement savings initiatives.

- Manage market cost fluctuations and negotiate for minimization of impact

- Send RFQs, take quotations, negotiate, and finalize new product costing

- Negotiate and execute short-term supply and price agreements.

Basic Qualifications:

- Minimum 4-6 years of experience in the FMCG/Food industry procurement role.

- Education: BE/B Tech/MBA-Supply Chain/Operations

- Strong knowledge of the industry and market conditions

- Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport-building

- Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary

- Experience in contract farming/Agri background will be an added advantage.

About Us:

Kapiva is a modern ayurvedic nutrition brand focused on bringing selectively sourced, natural foods to Indian consumers.

We help bring the wisdom of India's ancient food traditions to modern-day consumers.

Kapiva's high-quality product range includes Herbal Juices, Ghee, Cold-Pressed Oils, Nutrition Powders, and much more.

Our products are top performers on online marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket, and many others), we're growing our presence offline in a big way (Reliance, Nature's Basket, Noble Plus, etc) and we're Series C funded by India's best Consumer VC Fund - Fireside Ventures, Orbimed, Vertex Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Sharrp Ventures etc