Fruits & Vegetables Procurement Manager
Company: KSKT AgroMart Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Gurugram, Haryana
Job Type: Full-time
Experience: 5–8 years
Work Mode: On-site with field and Distribution Centre visits
Department: Procurement / Supply Chain
About the Role
KSKT AgroMart Pvt. Ltd. is looking for an experienced Fruits & Vegetables Procurement Manager to manage the sourcing and procurement of fresh fruits and vegetables.
The person will be responsible for finding reliable suppliers, farmers, FPOs, aggregators and mandi sources, negotiating prices, ensuring product quality, managing procurement costs and ensuring timely supply to the company's Distribution Centre.
This is a hands-on procurement role requiring strong market knowledge, supplier relationships and negotiation skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Source fruits and vegetables from mandis, FPOs, farmers, aggregators and other reliable suppliers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, FPOs and suppliers.
- Monitor daily market prices and negotiate competitive purchase rates.
- Plan procurement based on daily and weekly demand requirements.
- Ensure timely and continuous supply of fresh produce to the Distribution Centre.
- Identify alternate suppliers and sourcing locations to maintain supply during seasonal or market fluctuations.
- Check product quality, grading and acceptance standards at the time of procurement and inward.
- Coordinate with DC and operations teams to reduce rejection, wastage, ageing and spoilage.
- Calculate and monitor landed procurement costs, including purchase price, transportation, packaging, grading and other related costs.
- Track procurement prices, volumes, supplier performance and quality.
- Identify cost and margin risks and take corrective procurement actions.
- Develop direct sourcing opportunities with farmers and FPOs.
- Support seasonal procurement planning based on crop availability and market conditions.
- Coordinate with Finance and Operations teams for vendor onboarding, documentation and payments.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and prepare regular reports.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in Fruits & Vegetables Procurement, Fresh Produce Procurement or Agri-Commodity Sourcing.
- Strong knowledge of F&V markets, mandis and supplier networks.
- Existing relationships with farmers, FPOs, aggregators or mandi suppliers will be highly valuable.
- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Good understanding of F&V quality, grading, handling, wastage and spoilage.
- Ability to analyse purchase prices, landed costs and margins.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel and procurement reports.
- Strong communication and coordination skills.
- Willingness to travel to mandis, farms, suppliers and Distribution Centres.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of procurement decisions.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in supplying fresh produce to modern trade, quick-commerce, HORECA or organised B2B businesses.
- Experience with onion, potato and other high-volume F&V categories.
- Experience working with FPOs and direct farm sourcing.
- Knowledge of cold-chain and post-harvest handling.
- Basic understanding of GST, e-way bills and vendor documentation.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary based on experience and suitability.
- Opportunity to work in a growing fresh-produce procurement business.
- Opportunity to build and manage a direct farmer/FPO sourcing network.
- Exposure to B2B, modern trade and organised fresh-produce supply chains.
Interested candidates can apply with their updated CV.
Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
