Assistant Manager- Procurement

FNP is India's leading gifting platform, offering flowers, cakes, plants, personalized gifts, gourmet hampers, and experiences across multiple countries. We are looking for a proactive procurement professional who can drive strategic sourcing, optimize costs, and ensure uninterrupted supply to support our business operations.

Role & responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities for assigned categories, ensuring timely sourcing and availability of materials.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new vendors while maintaining strong relationships with existing suppliers.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, contracts, payment terms, and service level agreements to achieve cost optimization.
• Ensure timely purchase order creation, follow-ups, and coordination with vendors for deliveries.
• Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with warehouse, category, and operations teams to prevent stock shortages.
• Conduct market research to identify new suppliers, products, pricing trends, and sourcing opportunities.
• Evaluate supplier performance based on quality, cost, delivery, and compliance parameters.
• Resolve vendor-related issues including quality concerns, delayed deliveries, and payment coordination.
• Prepare procurement reports, spend analysis, cost-saving initiatives, and MIS for management review.
• Ensure procurement processes comply with company policies and audit requirements.
• Work closely with finance, planning, category, warehouse, and operations teams to ensure seamless procurement execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes and vendor management.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Commerce, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-6 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management.
• Experience in e-commerce, retail, FMCG, gifting, manufacturing, or consumer products will be preferred.

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