Assistant Manager - Procurement at Delightful Gourmet Pvt Ltd (Licious) (2025-12 – Present)
Licious is a Bengaluru-based meat and seafood brand. The company serves the best, fresh and clean fish, chicken, meat, and eggs online.
- Managed end-to-end procurement operations including vendor sourcing, RFQs, and purchase order finalization
- Led vendor negotiations resulting in cost savings of 8–15% across key categories
- Developed and maintained a strong vendor base, ensuring consistent quality, pricing, and timely delivery
- Conducted comparative analysis of quotations and recommended cost-effective procurement decisions
- Monitored inventory levels and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal stock availability
- Implemented procurement planning strategies to avoid stock-outs and reduce excess inventory
- Ensured compliance with company procurement policies, audit requirements, and documentation standards
- Coordinated with finance for invoice verification, payment processing, and budget tracking
- Handled procurement budgets and tracked expenses to align with financial targets
- Evaluated supplier performance and initiated improvements or replacements where necessary
- Managed contract negotiations, renewals, and terms finalization with key suppliers
- Identified alternate sourcing strategies to reduce dependency and mitigate supply risks
- Resolved vendor issues related to delays, quality concerns, and pricing discrepancies
- Prepared MIS reports and procurement dashboards for senior management review
- Streamlined procurement processes, improving efficiency and reducing turnaround time
Procurement AM at Frigorifico Allana Private Limited (2025-01 – 2025-12)
Frigorifico Allana Private Limited is India's Largest Meat Processing and F&V Processing Unit.
- Identifying and evaluating Potential Suppliers
- Ensuring compliance with Industry Standards
- Forecasting Demand
- Monitoring Product Quality
- Building and maintaining strong supplier Relationships
- Evaluating Supplier Performance
- Resolving Supplier Problems
- Budget Management
- Reporting and analysis
- Staying up-to-date with Industry trends
Procurement Executive at Delightful Gourmet Pvt Ltd (Licious) (2021-12 – 2024-10)
Licious is a Bengaluru-based meat and seafood brand. The company serves the best, fresh and clean fish, chicken, meat, and eggs online.
- Implement Procurement strategies including Sourcing, supplier selection, and contract negotiation
- Monitor Market trends, Pricing, and availability of food products and Ingredients to make informed Purchasing decisions & mitigate supply chain risks
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely communication and prompt resolution of any issues or disputes that may arise
- Optimize inventory levels by implementing effective demand forecasting methods and maintaining accurate records of stock levels, usage, and lead times
- Cost savings improvements, implement initiatives, track, and report on key procurement metrics
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, production, and quality assurance, to ensure business goals are aligned
- Conduct market research to identify new suppliers, evaluate product quality, pricing, delivery terms
- Negotiating supplier agreements and managing supplier & vendor contracts
- MRP (Material Requirement Planning), PP (Purchase to Pay) Cycle, Inventory Management, Reporting
Founder at Shri food Processing (2015-12 – 2021-11)
Shri food Processing is a food Processing company, delivering products in over 50 categories (Sauces, Masala, Pickels) through retail outlets to more than 7 Districts in Maharashtra.
- Develop high quality Business Strategies and plans ensuring their alignment with short-term and long-term objectives
- Overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the business strategy
- Make high-quality investing decisions to advance the business & profits
- Strategic Planning, Organizing, Directing & controlling of financial undertaking
- Research the market and identify products that consumers want
- Exploring new market opportunities and take steps to expand presence
- Ensure that all required documents are in order and as per requirements
- Improve quality and productivity by streamlining systems and processes
- Analyse problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions
- Co-ordinate subordinate staff to optimize the use of all resources
- Ensuring that product is designed in a way that is appealing to the customer
