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Job Summary

Develop & drive implementation of sourcing and distribution strategy for Fruit & Vegetables, in line with retail business vision, with desired level of fill rate, quality and margins. The utilization of systems and information to evaluate business performance, control costs and manage risks. Additionally, there is a need to ensure training of various stakeholders across the retail business to maximize efficiencies.

Requirements

• Managing Volatility – Price Tracking.
• Controlling Perishability – Cost effective model development.
• Lack of supply chain infrastructure.
• Price discovery.
• Quality variability with respect to harvest, crop cycle and environmental effect.
• Multiple suppliers – direct from Farmers, vendors, strategic suppliers etc.
• Daily & consistent supply.
• Varied & changing consumer expectation/perception.