Procurement Manager

About role

Kapiva is recruiting a Procurement/Third Party Vendor Management with at least 4 years of experience in FMCG New product launch and manufacturing.

The scope of this role is to ensure that all product launches are seamless with owning the end-to-end execution right from coordinating with multiple stakeholders internally namely the Packaging team, R&D Team, Planning team, Marketing team, and external vendors and manufacturers.

Roles and Responsibilities:-

Project Management

• Closely work with cross-functional teams to coordinate and ensure on-time project completion.

• Get into details of product launches, identify bottlenecks leading to delays, and problem- solve with the right stakeholders.

• Prepare a Gant chart of procurement and vendor development-related projects and coordinate periodic meetings with stakeholders for on-time project execution.

Supplier and Vendor Management:

• Develop new contract manufacturers, Raw materials vendors, and packaging material vendors

• Resolve supplier issues and manage relationships to ensure compliance with agreements.

• To lead contracting with inputs from legal & user departments.

• Coordinate and visit manufacturing premises and ensure all processes are in place for launches and new product development.

Cost Negotiations:

• Identify cost reduction opportunities and implement savings initiatives.

• Manage market cost fluctuations and negotiate for minimization of impact

• Send RFQs, take quotations, negotiate, and finalize new product costing

• Negotiate and execute short-term supply and price agreements.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 4-6 years of experience in the FMCG/Food industry procurement role.

• Education: BE/B Tech/MBA-Supply Chain/Operations

• Strong knowledge of the industry and market conditions

• Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport-building

• Able to travel to meet vendors and suppliers as necessary

• Experience in contract farming/Agri background will be an added advantage.

About Us:

Kapiva is a modern ayurvedic nutrition brand focused on bringing selectively sourced, natural foods to Indian consumers. We help bring the wisdom of India’s ancient food traditions to modern-day consumers. Kapiva's high-quality product range includes Herbal Juices, Ghee, Cold-Pressed Oils, Nutrition Powders, and much more. Our products are top performers on online marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket, and many others), we're growing our presence offline in a big way (Reliance, Nature’s Basket, Noble Plus, etc) and we’re Series C funded by India’s best Consumer VC Fund – Fireside Ventures, Orbimed, Vertex Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Sharrp Ventures etc.

The team at Kapiva is headed by:

Founder: Ameve Sharma - worked @McKinsey, @Baidyanath; studied @INSEAD & NYU Co-Founders Anuj Sharma and Shantanu. We’re creating a new brand with a unique story and are looking for a team to help us grow our business. You’d be joining a young, hungry team with a culture of honesty, humility, and hard work. We’ve grown sales 3x in the last 12 months and served more than 10 Mn+ customers.