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Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives.Ninjacart is a pioneer in agritech. We believe in fostering a culture of innovation. We develop professionals who pioneer new ideas, simplify customer experiences, and impact the lives of millions. Our employees take complete ownership and truly belong.Ninjacart is India\'s leading agri-platform, which leverages technology and data to organize the agri-commerce ecosystem. Over the last 8 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have disrupted the way fruits and vegetables move from farms to consumers\' plates. We empower farmers and other players in the ecosystem in ways never done before.Ninjacart aims to be the digital network for global agri-commerce that solves structural problems such as information asymmetry, payment hassles, distribution inefficiency, and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions.Ninjacart has raised over $350mn from Walmart Group, Tiger Global, Accel US, Accel India, Syngenta, and others. We are one of the top 25 startups to work for, according to Linkedin.We are a highly motivated, results driven community, who focus on proactive approaches to problem solving. We cherish entrepreneurial spirit and provide significant operating autonomy to senior leaders. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real-time.Read More:\xe2\x97\x8f #BetterLives For Every Agri Citizenhttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7120720715909115905/\xe2\x97\x8f How Ninjacart has evolved in the last 8 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Kts-O7tv4\xe2\x97\x8f Ninjacart Blog : https://www.ninjacart.com/blog/\xe2\x97\x8f Nandan Nilekani on Ninjacart :https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_tech-pioneersatwork-ninjacart-activity-7027281166 617505792-pciW\xe2\x97\x8f Ninjacart Culture CODE:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_ninja-code-our-values-activity-70768214025483878 40-KuL1Location: Bangalore, Pune, MumbaiAbout the TeamThe S&D vertical at Ninjacart is focused on the farm to retailer business of procuring from farmers and delivering to retailers- ensuring that farmers get paid the right price for their efforts and that retailers are able to get market quality produce delivered at their doorsteps. While this value proposition is solid and proven, it needs tweaking depending on the size of the town or the geography we operate it. As a part of the team, you will be in charge of sales and margins of the categories assigned to you. For this, you will need to understand our customers\' needs and will need to ensure that you are able to provide them the same at the right pricing and with the right value propositions. If the problem statements like understanding the market, creating the right assortment mix to target maximum customers, changing the same as per seasonality, engaging customers with virtual marketing, optimizing the source for the same leading to better margins, and overall adding to our customers\' profit excites you, then this is the opportunity for you.Responsibilities\xe2\x97\x8f Supply planning & Inventory management - Ensuring 100% fill rate for defined SKUs, identifying sources of supply, monitoring & tracking stocks to ensure low wastage while maintaining optimal supply.\xe2\x97\x8f Cost Savings - Monitor and track price trends across markets to base sourcing decisions, strategically optimize supply sources to improve margins, identify opportunities to reduce costs across the supply leg.\xe2\x97\x8f Vendor Management - Identifying and on-boarding vendors, price negotiations, monthly/ weekly vendor reconciliations, credit cycle management, vendor relationship management, track and monitor vendor scores/ performance & develop ways to improve stickiness with Ninjacart.\xe2\x97\x8f Stakeholder Management - Coordinate across various internal stakeholders effectively - Category, Supply Chain team, Finance & quality with the ability to drive discussions.A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here\'s what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan\xe2\x97\x8f 1 - 5 years of experience in vendor management across - F&V, Procurement, Sourcing.\xe2\x97\x8f Academics from Tier 1 / 2 / 3 -
Graduate or Post-Graduate is preferred\xe2\x97\x8f Strong pitching, negotiation & solutions skills\xe2\x97\x8f Self-motivated, agile & able to adapt to a changing environmentAdditional InformationAt Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.

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