Please find below the details for the post of Purchase Manager in India's leading Corporate & Institutional Catering Company in Mumbai
Company Profile : It can be described as a Mumbai-based B2B institutional catering and food-solutions company that has evolved from a tiffin/meal-service concept into a sizeable corporate, school and industrial catering operator. Its main competitive positioning appears to be the combination of homestyle food, nutrition, large-scale meal production, hygiene/compliance and customized institutional catering.
Position : Purchase Manager
Location : Andheri(E)in Mumbai
Education : Graduate/Postgraduate in any discipline; a degree/diploma in Materials Management, Supply Chain is preferred.
Department: Materials & Procurement
Reporting To: CFO
Positions Supervised: Purchase Executives / Store Incharge, etc.
Role & Responsibilities :
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve purchasing policies, systems, and procedures in line with Company standards and food-safety requirements.
- Source, evaluate, and empanel vendors for raw materials, groceries, kitchen equipment, packaging, and consumables across all sites and the central kitchen.
- Monitor and evaluate vendor performance on quality, service reliability, and price through standard purchasing specifications; maintain an approved vendor list.
- Obtain competitive quotations for kitchen and site requirements and ensure the best-quality product is sourced at the most competitive price.
- Call for quotations/tenders for any item costing above the threshold defined by Company policy and negotiate rates with multiple suppliers.
- Ensure purchase requisitions from sites and the central kitchen are processed, approved, and converted into purchase orders within agreed timelines.
- Ensure all approved purchase orders are released to respective suppliers/vendors on a daily basis and that promised delivery dates are tracked and updated by buyers.
- Coordinate with the Stores and Logistics team to ensure timely receipt, quality check, and dispatch of materials to sites, and resolve delivery discrepancies.
- Review and approve delivered-item discrepancy reports issued by Cost Control regarding price and quantity variances, and initiate corrective action with vendors.
- Approve requests for new storeroom/menu items, verifying correct item description, unit, packing, and category, and establish Min/Max stock levels for each site.
- Draft, negotiate, and validate rate contracts/agreements with vendors, ensuring favorable commercial terms, credit periods, and renewal timelines are tracked.
- Liaise closely with the Stores Supervisor, F&B/Cost Controller, Chefs, and Site/Cluster Managers to align procurement with menu planning and consumption patterns.
- Track market price trends for key commodities and proactively flag cost fluctuations that may impact food cost or client billing.
- Ensure statutory and food-safety compliance (FSSAI, quality certificates, expiry tracking) for all purchased items and vendor documentation.
- Prepare and present periodic MIS/reports on purchase spend, cost savings, vendor performance, and category-wise procurement analysis to Management.
- Support budgeting and cost-control initiatives by identifying cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality or service standards.
Qualifications and Experience
- Graduate/Postgraduate in any discipline; a degree/diploma in Materials Management, Supply Chain is preferred.
- 5 to 8 years of relevant purchasing/procurement experience, preferably in the catering, hospitality, F&B, or institutional food services industry.
- Strong negotiation skills with proven ability to manage vendor relationships across multiple locations.
- Working knowledge of MS Excel and procurement/ERP systems; comfortable handling multi-site purchase data and MIS reporting.
- Sound understanding of food safety norms, quality specifications, and statutory compliance relevant to the F&B industry.
- High integrity, strong analytical ability, and effective communication and coordination skills across cross-functional teams.
Package: 6.00 LPA to 12.00 LPA
Interested Candidates can click on Apply or Whatsapp resume
Whatsapp Number : 7039081275
Regards,
HR Aditi Ojha
WhatsApp Number : 7039081275
