This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 780000 - Rs 840000 (ie INR 7.8 - 8.4 LPA)
Industry: Restaurant | Hospitality | Food & Beverage
Timing: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Experience: Minimum 5+ Years Overall | Minimum 2+ Years as a Purchase Manager, Procurement Manager, Purchase Head, or Similar Role
Location: Surat, Gujarat, India
JobType: full-time
We are looking for an experienced Purchase Head to lead the organization's procurement function. The role involves Purchase Planning, Procurement, Vendor Management, Commercial Negotiation, Purchase Reporting, Procurement Analytics, and Inventory Coordination to ensure timely procurement and cost-effective purchasing across multiple outlets.
RequirementsKey Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the overall purchase and procurement function.
- Plan and execute procurement activities based on business requirements.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and purchase agreements to achieve the best value.
- Review and monitor purchase reports and procurement performance.
- Analyze historical purchase data, buying trends, and procurement patterns.
- Generate insights and recommendations to support management in procurement decisions and cost optimization.
- Coordinate with warehouse and operations teams to ensure timely procurement and uninterrupted material availability.
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- Minimum 5+ years of overall professional experience.
- Minimum 2+ years of experience as a Purchase Manager, Procurement Manager, Purchase Head, or in a similar role.
- Proven experience in purchase planning, procurement, vendor management, and commercial negotiations.
- Strong analytical ability to interpret purchase reports and procurement data.
- Purchase Management
- Procurement
- Purchase Planning
- Vendor Management
- Vendor Negotiation
- Procurement Analytics
- Purchase Reporting & MIS
- Cost Optimization
- Inventory Coordination
- Candidates from Restaurant, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Entertainment, Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing, or similar industries will be preferred.
- Experience managing procurement for multi-location operations, centralized warehouses, or high-volume purchasing environments will be an added advantage.
- Candidates from other industries with relevant procurement and vendor management experience are also encouraged to apply.
- Opportunity to lead the procurement function of a growing multi-outlet organization.
- Collaborative and professional work environment.
- Stable long-term career growth opportunities.
Purchase Management, Vendor Management, Inventory Coordination
Good-to-have skillsPurchase Reporting & MIS, Procurement, Cost Optimization
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Minimum 5+ years overall professional experience
- Minimum 2+ years as Purchase Manager, Procurement Manager, Purchase Head, or similar
- Proven experience in purchase planning and procurement
- Vendor management experience and ability to build supplier relationships
- Commercial negotiation experience (pricing and purchase agreements)
- Strong analytical ability to interpret purchase reports and procurement data
- Experience in inventory coordination and ensuring material availability
- Purchase Management
- Vendor Management
- Inventory Coordination
- Purchase Reporting & MIS
- Procurement
- Cost Optimization
- Experience in Restaurant, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing or multi-location/high-volume procurement (preferred)
What We Do
Weekday is an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps startups hire top-tier engineering and product talent. By leveraging a massive database of white-collar professionals and advanced outreach tools, the company streamlines the hiring process through automated sourcing, AI-driven resume screening, and white-glove contingency services. Their mission is to modernize recruitment by enabling companies to discover and engage passive candidates efficiently, ensuring high-quality hires for critical roles.
