Procurement Officer - Nutraceuticals and Food Ingredients

Company Description

Arboreal is an award-winning ingredients technology company, specializing in the development and delivery of innovative functional ingredients and solutions for the food and nutraceutical industries. We collaborate with challenger brands to create superior recipes that enhance taste, texture, nutrition, and functionality, while supporting clean labels and cost effectiveness. With expertise in alternative sweeteners (sugar substitutes), proteins, cacao ingredients, and nutraceutical formulations, we enable brands to develop category-defining products.

At Arboreal, we are committed to fostering a healthier tomorrow by partnering with brands to launch impactful, functional, and wellness-focused products. Arboreal is co-founded and led by Swati Pandey (IIT, Imperial College London), Manish Chauhan (BITS Pilani, London Business School) and Suresh Chander (University of Helsinki, Anna University).

For our pioneering work, Arboreal has overtime been awarded with National Startup Award (Food Processing, 2021), BIRAC Grant (Department of Biotechnology, India), Cartier Women's Initiative Award (APAC), Women Transforming India Award (NITI Aayog) amongst others.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree. A Degree in Supply Chain or Food Technology is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement of Specialty Food Ingredients (Nutraceutical, Proteins, Cocoa, Alternative Sweeteners).
• Experience of Import Operations related to Food Ingredients is a big plus.
• Excellent negotiation and highly efficient style of operations
• Great communication skills. Verbal as well as written. And a bias for action. Prior experience with Procurement at a FMCG or Nutraceutical Brand or a Distributor of Food Chemicals & Specialty Food Ingredients is a strong plus.

What we offer

• Competitive Compensation. The candidates can expect a CTC of 7-10 LPA as a combination of Fixed + Incentive linked to qualifications, experience and performance. We do not follow the industry norms of linear growth in compensation. We are a fast scaling business and offer excellent financial growth to top performers and ESOPs to long term growth performers.
• Fast track personal and professional growth. The executive will work directly with the Founders and a high-quality team. Learning experience of joining and scaling a high quality startup at an early stage.
• An opportunity for personal impact where you help improve quality standards for 100s of food ingredients and revolutionize ease of sourcing for thousands of Indian SMEs. Please do not apply if • You are not based or willing to relocate to Lucknow.
• You are unwilling to undertake frequent travel as and when required. • You cannot operate without active supervision.
• You do not have at least 3 years of experience.
• You are not technically strong.