Department: Operations
Location: Shyam Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Experience: No bar
Reporting to: Founders / Management
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
Kine Sanctuary Foods is looking for a hands-on and accountable Head – Operations & Procurement to oversee the company’s end-to-end operational activities, procurement function, packaging operations and vendor relationships.
The role will be responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning of day-to-day operations, managing and strengthening the existing operations and packaging teams, sourcing materials at competitive prices, maintaining vendor relationships, and ensuring timely availability of materials and packaging supplies.
The ideal candidate should be comfortable managing people as well as processes, negotiating with suppliers, monitoring inventory, controlling operational costs and creating systems that improve efficiency as the business scales.
Key Responsibilities
1. End-to-End Operations & Packaging Management
Oversee the company's day-to-day operational activities and ensure smooth execution.
Manage, guide and monitor the existing operations team.
Identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective measures.
Coordinate with other departments to ensure timely fulfilment of business requirements.
Manage and supervise the packaging team, including allocation of responsibilities and monitoring productivity.
Maintain accurate inventory records for raw materials, packaging materials, consumables and finished goods.
Coordinate with the sales and dispatch teams to ensure orders are operationally ready for timely fulfilment.
2. Procurement & Vendor Management
Take complete ownership of procurement activities across raw materials, spices, packaging materials and other operational requirements.
Identify, evaluate and onboard suitable vendors and suppliers.
Negotiate pricing, payment terms, credit periods, quality expectations and delivery timelines.
Maintain strong, long-term relationships with existing vendors while continuously exploring better sourcing options.
Compare quotations and ensure cost-effective purchasing without compromising on quality.
Plan procurement requirements based on stock levels, consumption patterns and business requirements.
Raise purchase orders and ensure timely placement and delivery of materials.
Required Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor's degree
Experience managing teams and coordinating day-to-day operational activities.
Good command of MS Excel and familiarity with inventory or ERP systems.
Strong organisational, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
Ideal Candidate Profile
We are looking for someone who is:
Hands-on and comfortable managing both people and processes.
Strong at negotiating and building long-term vendor relationships.
Organised, detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple operational priorities.