Urgent opening For Purchase Manage (Wheat Procurement

Location: Gurgaon, Haryana

Department: Procurement / Purchase

Experience: 510 years

Industry: Food / Flour Milling / Commodities

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

1. Wheat Procurement

• Develop and manage a reliable network of wheat suppliers, traders, commission agents and mandi sources.
• Identify and procure wheat based on the companys milling and production requirements.
• Negotiate price, quality, quantity, payment terms and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Monitor daily wheat prices across relevant mandis and markets.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing suppliers while continuously developing new sourcing channels.
• Ensure timely procurement to meet mill requirements and avoid production disruptions.

2. Commodity Market Intelligence

• Track wheat prices, mandi arrivals, crop conditions and market movements.
• Understand seasonal trends and anticipate price movements to support procurement decisions.
• Monitor government policies, MSP, import/export developments and other factors affecting wheat prices.
• Provide regular updates to management on procurement opportunities and market outlook.

3. Wheat Quality & Specifications

• Coordinate with the Quality and Production teams to understand required wheat specifications.
• Ensure procurement meets agreed parameters such as:

Moisture

Test weight / hectolitre weight

Protein

Gluten

Foreign matter

Damaged / shrivelled grains

Admixture

Other milling-quality parameters

• Work with suppliers to resolve quality deviations and claims.

4. Supplier Management

• Evaluate and onboard new suppliers based on price, quality, reliability and capacity.
• Maintain supplier performance records.
• Negotiate commercial terms and ensure adherence to agreed contracts.
• Build long-term relationships with key wheat suppliers.

5. Procurement Planning & Coordination

• Coordinate with Production, Sales, Stores, Logistics, Finance and Quality teams to understand requirements.
• Plan procurement based on mill consumption, inventory levels and expected requirements.
• Monitor incoming consignments and ensure timely deliveries to the mills.
• Coordinate with logistics teams to optimise freight and landed procurement cost.

6. Cost Management

• Evaluate the landed cost of wheat, including purchase price, freight, loading/unloading and other associated costs.
• Identify opportunities to reduce procurement costs without compromising quality.
• Maintain procurement records and provide regular MIS to management.

7. Documentation & Systems

• Maintain accurate purchase records, supplier data, contracts and procurement reports.
• Ensure purchase transactions and inventory movements are properly recorded in SAP

Business One / ERP.

• Prepare regular reports on:

Quantity purchased

Average purchase price

Supplier-wise purchases

Mandi-wise purchases

Inventory position

Market prices

Procurement savings / variance

Candidate Profile

Required

• 5-10 years of experience in commodity procurement/purchase.
• Strong preference for candidates with direct experience in wheat procurement.
• Experience in flour milling, food processing, FMCG, agri commodities, grain trading or similar industries will be preferred.
• Strong understanding of wheat markets and commodity pricing.
• Existing relationships with wheat traders, commission agents, mandis or aggregators will be an advantage.
• Strong negotiation and supplier-management skills.
• Good analytical and numerical ability.
• Willingness to travel to mandis, supplier locations and mills when required.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and ERP/SAP.

Preferred Background

Candidates currently working in:

• Flour mills
• Grain / commodity trading companies
• Food processing companies
• FMCG companies with direct commodity procurement
• Agri-commodity procurement
• Wheat trading / sourcing organisations