PROCUREMENT/SOURCING MANAGER – FRUIT INDUSTRY – CAPE TOWN/CERES/GRABOUW

Agricruitment; Cape Town, Ceres, Grabouw; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

My Client, India's leading importer and distributor of fresh fruits, is seeking a seasoned professional in the Western Cape to act as the local liaison with exporters and grower partners. You will coordinate seasonal programs, shipments and quality follow-ups, while visiting packhouses and farms to ensure what arrives in India matches the plan.

Candidate should have 5+ years in fresh produce export, QC or packhouse operations, with strong relationships among local growers and the India team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in fresh produce export, QC or packhouse operations.
• Knowledge of the local season and growers.
• Willingness to travel to farms and packhouses as needed.
• Ability to build trust with growers and India-based team.

Responsibilities

• Be the local point of contact for exporter and grower partners.
• Coordinate programs, shipments and quality follow-ups through the season.
• Visit packhouses and farms with partners to ensure arrivals match plans.
• Bridge understanding of Indian market for suppliers and the team in India.

Skills

Fresh produce export

QC experience

Farm operations familiarity

Relationship building

Job description

My Client is India’s largest importer and distributor of fresh fruits, operating with over 50 years of legacy in the perishables trade. They import fresh fruit into India from origins across the world, and South Africa and Chile are two of the most important to them.

In this role you will:
Be the Company’s local point of contact for their exporter and grower partners
Coordinate programs, shipments and quality follow-ups through the season
Visit packhouses and farms alongside their partners, so what arrives in India matches what was planned
Help their suppliers understand the Indian market, and help their team in India understand yours

Who fits:

Someone with 5+ years in fresh produce export, QC or packhouse operations who knows the local season and the people in it.

What matters is that you know fruit, you’re as comfortable on a farm as in a boardroom, and you can build trust with growers and with their team in India.