Ninjacart - Sourcing Head - Fruits & Veggies (4-9 yrs)

Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives.

Ninjacart is a pioneer in agritech. We believe in fostering a culture of innovation. We develop professionals who pioneer new ideas, simplify customer experiences, and impact the lives of millions. Our employees take complete ownership and truly belong.

Ninjacart is India's leading agri-platform, which leverages technology and data to organize the agri-commerce ecosystem. Over the last 8 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 senior leaders. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real-time.

Location: Hyderabad, TS

About the Team:

The S&D vertical at Ninjacart is focused on the farm to retailer business of procuring from farmers and delivering to retailers - ensuring that farmers get paid the right price for their efforts and that retailers are able to get market quality produce delivered at their doorsteps. The last mile distribution is handled by our Distributor partners based out of our Micro Distribution Centres.

Responsibilities:

- Supply planning & Inventory management- Own 100% fill rate for the defined SKUs, identify sources of supply, monitor & track inventory to ensure low wastage while maintaining optimal supply. Drive NPS of farmer partners. Take the ownership of establishing and managing supply operations of collection centers.

- Cost Savings - Monitor and track price trends across markets to arrive at sourcing decisions, strategically optimize supply with sources to improve margins, identify opportunities to reduce costs across the supply side.

- Vendor Management - Identify, align and on-board vendors, price negotiation, monthly/ weekly vendor reconciliations, credit cycle management, vendor payments, vendor relationship management, track and monitor vendor scores/performance & develop ways to improve stickiness with Ninjacart.

- Team Leadership - Hire and lead vendor managers and procurement managers and the extended team. Nurture the team with right vision and guidance.

- Stakeholder Management - Coordinate across various internal stakeholders effectively - Quality, Category, Supply Chain & Finance with the ability to influence & drive discussions

A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here's what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan

- 4-9 years of experience in sourcing & vendor management across F&V in Hyderabad/Telangana/Andhra Pradesh region.

- Academics from Tier 2 / 3-> Graduate or Postgraduate is preferred.

- Strong communication, negotiation, analyzing & solutionizing skills.

- Self-motivated, agile & ability to adapt to the changing business environments.

- Should be fluent in Telugu, English. Proficiency in Hindi is a plus.

Additional Information:

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.