procurement and operations specialist

Company Description Skope Kitchens helps food brands scale their kitchen operations with innovative, technology-integrated solutions for food brands across India and Dubai. We aim to address cost issues and operational challenges, enabling brands to expand to multiple locations with minimal cost and maximized profit. For more information, please contact us at contact@skopekitchens.com.

About the Role : We are looking for a dynamic and analytical Procurement & Operations Specialist to lead the procurement function and support restaurant operations across our group. This role is critical in ensuring cost efficiency, supply chain reliability, and operational excellence across all restaurant locations. The ideal candidate will be passionate about food, process optimization, and sustainable cost control.

Key Responsibilities :

Procurement Leadership : Lead and manage the end-to-end procurement process for all food, beverage, packaging, and consumable items.

Develop and maintain vendor relationships to ensure quality, consistency, and competitive pricing.

Negotiate contracts and annual rate agreements to achieve measurable cost savings.

Build and maintain a robust supplier database with focus on local sourcing and reliability.

Monitor market trends and food commodity pricing to proactively manage procurement strategy.

Implement a centralized purchasing system to streamline procurement across all outlets.

Cost Optimization & Inventory Control : Drive initiatives to reduce overall food cost percentage while maintaining product quality and guest satisfaction.

Monitor and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly food cost and wastage reports .

Work closely with the culinary and store teams to ensure optimum utilization of ingredients and raw materials .

Implement efficient inventory management practices to minimize wastage, pilferage, and stock-outs.

Establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for procurement, receiving, storage, and issue of materials.

Operations Support : Collaborate with outlet managers and chefs to ensure smooth operations and consistent supply chain performance .

Support menu engineering and recipe costing to maintain profitability across dishes.

Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.

Assist in planning and executing new outlet openings in terms of procurement readiness and vendor setup.

Ensure compliance with FSSAI standards , hygiene, and safety norms in all procurement and storage practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) : Reduction in overall food cost percentage.

Decrease in wastage and variance reports.

Procurement efficiency (timeliness, accuracy, cost savings).

Vendor performance scorecards.

Operational cost reduction and process improvements implemented.