Procurement Executive

Procurement Executive

Location: South Africa or India (Remote) | Reporting Hours: CET Aligned

About Partao

Partao is transforming how agriculture, construction, and heavy machinery industries source essential parts. As a fast-growing B2B and B2C marketplace, we offer competitive pricing, transparent suppliers, and seamless digital ordering. We’re building a trusted, go-to platform for 50M+ long-tail industrial parts across Europe.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Procurement Executive to join our Operations team. You’ll be responsible for sourcing agricultural and heavy equipment parts from verified suppliers, negotiating terms, and ensuring our customers get the right products at the right time.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll work directly with our suppliers, operations, and customer service teams to keep the supply chain moving smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Source products based on customer orders from a variety of verified suppliers.
• Evaluate and validate supplier offers on price, delivery time, and reliability.
• Assist in negotiating terms with suppliers to support competitive pricing and dependable fulfillment.
• Place and track orders efficiently, ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery.
• Maintain up-to-date records of order status, pricing, and supplier communication.
• Coordinate with the Customer Service team to provide customers with timely updates or flag exceptions.
• Escalate stock, pricing, or supplier issues for resolution.
• Support supplier onboarding and keep supplier databases current.
• Contribute ideas for improving sourcing, ordering, and fulfillment processes as we scale.

Requirements

• 2+ years of procurement experience, ideally in agriculture, heavy equipment, or related industries.
• Exposure to supporting supplier negotiations and evaluating offers.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Comfortable with spreadsheets and basic data tracking tools (Excel, Google Sheets).
• Clear communication skills in English (spoken and written).
• A proactive, adaptable mindset and willingness to grow in a startup environment.

Bonus Points

• Experience with e-commerce platforms or B2B marketplaces.
• Familiarity with logistics, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
• Ambition to grow in a fast-paced, high-impact startup environment.
• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn both sales fundamentals and digital growth tools.

What We Offer

• Hands-on training in B2B sales, lead generation, and CRM tools.
• Career progression opportunities within sales, marketing, or business operations.
• Start-up package, with commission.
• Opportunity to join a growing, VC-backed startup in a pivotal marketing role, gaining exposure to both B2B and B2C growth strategies across international markets
• High autonomy with direct impact on our German market expansion.
• A culture of speed, data-driven decision-making, and transparency.
• Flat hierarchy and entrepreneurial environment where your ideas count.
• Exposure to international markets and cross-functional teamwork.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ₹100,000.00 - ₹150,000.00 per month

Experience:

• agriculture or heavy equipment purchasing : 1 year (Preferred)
• procurement: 2 years (Required)