Procurement Team Lead

63 Ideas Infolabs Private Limited (Ninjacart); Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agri-tech startup in Mumbai is seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to oversee supply planning and inventory management. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of vendor management experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-changing environment. Join us to contribute to our mission in transforming agri commerce through technology.

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in vendor management, especially in the F&V or E-Commerce sector.
• Strong pitching, negotiation, and solutioning skills.
• Self-motivated and adaptable to changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 100% fill rate for defined SKUs and monitor stocks to minimize wastage.
• Track price trends and optimize sourcing strategies.
• Identify and onboard vendors, handling price negotiations and reconciliations.
• Coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders across various teams.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation skills

Supply planning

Cost optimization

Education

Engineering degree from a Tier 2, 3 or 4 institution

Job description

About Ninjacart

Ninjacart is India's leading agri-platform, which leverages technology and data to organize the agri commerce ecosystem. Over the last 6 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have disrupted the way fruits and vegetables move from farms to consumers’ plates. We empower farmers and other players in the ecosystem in ways never done before.

Ninjacart aims to be the digital network for global agri commerce that solves structural problems such as information asymmetry, payment hassles, distribution inefficiency, and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions.

Ninjacart has raised over $350mn from Walmart Group, Tiger Global, Accel US, Accel India, Syngenta, and others. We are one of the top 25 startups to work for, according to Linkedin.

We are a highly motivated, results driven community, who focus on proactive approaches to problem solving. We cherish entrepreneurial spirit and provide significant operating autonomy to all. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real-time.

Job location: Mumbai

Responsibilities

• Supply planning & Inventory management – Ensuring 100% fill rate for defined SKUs, identifying sources of supply, monitoring & tracking stocks to ensure low wastage while maintaining optimal supply.
• Cost Savings – Monitor and track price trends across markets to base sourcing decisions, strategically optimize supply sources to improve margins, identify opportunities to reduce costs across the supply leg.
• Vendor Management – Identifying and on-boarding vendors, price negotiations, monthly/weekly vendor reconciliations, credit cycle management, vendor relationship management, track and monitor vendor scores/ performance & develop ways to improve stickiness with Ninjacart.
• Stakeholder Management – Coordinate across various internal stakeholders effectively – Category, Supply Chain team, Finance & quality with the ability to drive discussions.

Qualifications

• 2 + years’ experience in vendor management across – F&V, Groceries or E- Commerce platform
• Academics from Tier 2, 3 & 4-> Engineering
• Strong pitching, negotiation & solutioning skills.
• Self-motivated, agile & able to adapt to a changing environment.

A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you?

At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.