TL & Assistant Sourcing Manager Grocery

TL & AM Sourcing Bangalore - Grocery

Function: Sourcing / Procurement

Business: Grocery

Experience

• 2-6 years of experience in sourcing, procurement or vendor management, preferably within Grocery , FMCG, food retail, consumer goods or e-commerce.
  

Category Expertise

• Strong understanding of Grocery sourcing, supplier ecosystems, processing and manufacturing.
  
• Experience managing multiple suppliers and negotiating commodity-linked or dynamic pricing.
  
• Understanding of tea grades, coffee grades, blending, roasting, processing, packaging and quality parameters would be preferred.
  

Analytical & Commercial Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  
• Ability to analyze commodity prices, supply-demand trends, sourcing costs and vendor performance.
  
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
  
• Ability to identify cost-saving and margin-improvement opportunities.
  

Stakeholder Management

• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills.
  
• Ability to work effectively with growers, estates, aggregators, processors, manufacturers, logistics partners and internal business teams.
  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with frequent changes in commodity prices, supply and demand.
  

Education

• Bachelors degree in Agriculture, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Food Technology or a related discipline.
  

Key Success Metrics

• Sourcing cost / landed cost improvement
  
• Supplier fill rate and supply reliability
  
• Product availability and in-stock levels
  
• Quality and specification compliance
  
• Supplier rejection / quality deviation %
  
• Vendor performance and SLA adherence
  
• New supplier onboarding and sourcing diversification
  
• Cost optimization across sourcing and supply chain
  
• Inventory optimization
  
• Contribution margin improvement
  
• Private Label profitability

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