Our Client is one of India's well-established and diversified manufacturing organisations with a strong legacy in the alcoholic beverages industry. With decades of experience, the company has built a robust portfolio of premium and heritage brands across Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), country liquor, and beverage alcohol categories.

The organisation operates integrated manufacturing facilities and has a strong presence across domestic and international markets. Backed by a commitment to quality, operational excellence, and innovation, Our Client continues to strengthen its market position through strategic sourcing, efficient supply chain practices, and sustainable business operations.

-Develop and execute procurement strategies for grains including barley, maize, wheat, rice, and other agricultural commodities.

-Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including supplier identification, evaluation, negotiations, contracting, and vendor performance management.

-Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, aggregators, traders, mandis, FPOs, and suppliers across sourcing regions.

-Ensure uninterrupted supply of quality raw materials while optimising procurement costs.

-Monitor commodity markets, pricing trends, crop forecasts, weather patterns, and government policies affecting grain procurement.

-Drive commercial negotiations to achieve favourable pricing, payment terms, and long-term supply agreements.

-Collaborate closely with manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and quality teams for procurement planning and inventory optimisation.

-Ensure compliance with procurement policies, statutory regulations, food safety standards, and quality specifications.

-Identify opportunities for process improvements, procurement digitisation, and supply chain efficiencies.

-Lead, mentor, and develop the procurement team while fostering a high-performance culture.

-Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Food Technology, Supply Chain, Engineering, Business -Administration, or a related discipline. An MBA is preferred.

-12–18 years of progressive procurement experience, with significant exposure to grain or agricultural commodity sourcing.

-Strong understanding of agricultural supply chains, commodity procurement, and procurement planning.

-Proven experience in commercial negotiations, supplier development, and contract management.

-Strong analytical, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.

-Ability to interpret commodity market dynamics and make data-driven sourcing decisions.

-Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle is preferred.

-Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

-Opportunity to lead a strategically important procurement function within a well-established organisation.

-Exposure to large-scale agricultural commodity sourcing and supplier network development.

-Collaborative leadership environment with significant decision-making responsibility.

-Competitive compensation and long-term career growth opportunities.