Purchaser Fresh Produce & Perishables

Fruitful Day; Dubai; Vor Ort; AED 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fruitful Day is seeking a procurement professional focused on fresh produce to source and purchase fruits and vegetables from UAE suppliers. You will manage supplier relationships, negotiate terms, and ensure quality and traceability across operations.

Responsibilities include planning around demand and seasons, reducing waste, and maintaining market knowledge to secure competitive pricing. This role requires strong negotiation and coordination with operations.

Aufgaben

• Fresh Produce Sourcing & Purchasing: Source and purchase fresh fruit and vegetables from local UAE suppliers, wholesalers, importers and markets.
• Identify best product based on quality, specification, seasonality, price and customer requirements.
• Purchase other food and perishable items required across Fruitful Day's operations as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of UAE market pricing, product availability, origins and seasonal changes.
• Proactively identify alternative suppliers and sourcing options to reduce dependency and improve buying power.
• Supplier Management & Negotiation: Build relationships with suppliers, negotiate pricing, terms, volumes and schedules.
• Benchmark suppliers and market prices to ensure competitive buying; onboard new suppliers where needed.
• Quality & Product Standards: Ensure purchased products meet quality, freshness, sizing and presentation standards; manage traceability.
• Supply Planning & Inventory: Plan purchasing around forecast demand, events and seasonal peaks; minimize waste.
• Cost Control: Take ownership of purchasing costs; monitor price movements; improve gross margin through negotiations and consolidation.

Jobbeschreibung

Key Responsibilities

• Fresh Produce Sourcing & Purchasing
  • Source and purchase fresh fruit and vegetables from local UAE suppliers, wholesalers, importers and markets
  • Identify the best available product based on quality, specification, seasonality, price and customer requirements
  • Purchase other food and perishable items required across Fruitful Day's operations as needed
  • Maintain strong knowledge of UAE market pricing, product availability, origins and seasonal changes
  • Proactively identify alternative suppliers and sourcing options to reduce dependency and improve buying power
• Supplier Management & Negotiation
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with trusted suppliers, wholesalers, distributors and importers
  • Negotiate pricing, payment terms, volumes, delivery schedules and product specifications
  • Continuously benchmark suppliers and market prices to ensure Fruitful Day is buying competitively
  • Identify and onboard new suppliers where they can improve quality, reliability, availability or cost
  • Review supplier performance and address recurring issues relating to quality, shortages, late deliveries or pricing
• Quality & Product Standards
  • Ensure purchased products meet Fruitful Day's quality, freshness, sizing and presentation standards
  • Understand fresh produce grading, varieties, ripeness, shelf life and handling requirements
  • Work closely with the operations and production teams to manage quality issues and product rejections
  • Ensure appropriate traceability and food safety documentation is maintained where required
• Supply Planning & Inventory
  • Work closely with operations, sales and production teams to understand daily and weekly requirements
  • Plan purchasing around forecast demand, confirmed orders, events and seasonal peaks
  • Maintain sufficient availability while minimizing over-ordering, spoilage and waste
  • React quickly to unexpected demand shortages or changes in product availability
  • Recommend substitutions or alternative origins when products are unavailable or commercially unviable
• Cost Control
  • Take ownership of purchasing costs across assigned categories
  • Monitor price movements and highlight significant changes or risksIdentify opportunities to improve gross margin through better negotiation, alternative sourcing, volume buying and supplier consolidation
  • Support management with regular market pricing and supplier insights
  • Track purchasing performance and help reduce wastage and unnecessary cost