Chaayos - Director - Sourcing & Procurement

Role Overview:

• Lead the end-to-end sourcing and procurement strategy across F&B, agri products, perishables, grains, packaging, raw materials, services and CAPEX.
• Own COGS, cost optimization, OTIF and quality across sourcing categories.
• Drive commodity price monitoring, cost reduction and procurement budgeting.

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience in Dairy, Perishables and Grains is mandatory.
• Exposure to IT and CAPEX sourcing is mandatory.
• Experience in multi-geography sourcing and procurement across India.
• Proven experience in vendor identification, development, negotiation, onboarding and long-term contracting.
• Build and manage vendor performance scorecards covering cost, quality and delivery.
• Partner closely with S&OP, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Operations, Quality and NPD teams.
• Drive demand planning and inventory optimization to minimize stock-outs and overstocking.
• Lead strategic initiatives around outsourcing, contract manufacturing, warehousing and supply-chain partnerships.
• Enable agile sourcing for NPD launches, ensuring speed, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to food safety, quality and regulatory requirements across sourced materials.

Team Leadership:

• Must have managed a team of 4 - 5+ members.
• Strong stakeholder management and commercial negotiation skills with the ability to operate at a strategic and hands-on level.