Director - Procurement Packaging

Director - Procurement Packaging

Description

SM/Associate Director - Procurement Packaging

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 

Details Designation: SM/AD- Packaging

Core Areas :  Deep understanding of various marketing channels viz Social Media , Digital media, ATL media ( TV, Print, OOH & radio)

Experience - 12+ years

Qualification : Packaging Degree preferably from Indian Institute of Packaging

Our Story 

Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers groceries in 10 minutes flat through an optimized network of dark stores that we're building across the country! We’re scaling up throughout Mumbai, Bangalore, NCR , Pune, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad. We’re incredibly well-funded and our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and more! We’ve also built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Phareasy, Amazon, Pepperfry, Uber, Flipkart, Dream11 and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IIM, and IIT 

Your Role

• Technical skills - Deep understanding of different packing raw material design and specifications especially paper, manufacturing & conversion process to finished product.
• Exposure to Packaging automation
• Deep Pan India market understanding of available material suppliers.
• Build seamless packaging material supply chain with zero stockouts and collaborate with users / suppliers for JIT inventory.
• Strong analytical skills especially on spend analysis , vendor performance, market analysis

What We’re Looking For

• Excellent procurement domain knowledge & experience on negotiation strategies , cost drivers and TCO concepts.
• Ability to drive RFX, Reverse auction processes
• Contracting skills mandatory
• Capex & Opex buying experience
• Cost and quality conscious with focus on continuous improvement in procurement process.
• Involved in procuring sustainable packaging materials.
• Adherence to process governance and procurement policies 

Why Join Us?

• Zepto is on a blitzscaling path unlike any other startup today. Be the flagbearer for the financial process in this journey. 
• The opportunity to join India’s next Unicorn is rare. So, we’re giving our team strong equity to create lasting wealth as our company grows. 
• Interested? Reach out to careers@zeptonow.com.

Skills Required

Deep understanding of various marketing channels viz Social Media , Digital media, ATL media ( TV, Print, OOH & radio)

Education/Qualification

Packaging Degree preferably from Indian Institute of Packaging