Location: Mumbai
Role Type: Full-time
About the role
abcoffee operatesa high-frequency, daily consumption business.Supply chain reliability, cost discipline, and speed matter as much as brand and product.
This role exists to build and run a supplychain that scalescleanly across cities, supports rapid expansion, and protects unit economics- withoutdisrupting on-ground operations.
You will own sourcing,procurement, vendor management, and supply continuity across India.
Why abcoffee
- Opportunity to buildsupply chain foundations for a category-defining brand
- High ownership role with real impact on margins and growth
- Close collaboration with operations and leadership
What you will be responsible for
End-to-End SupplyChain Ownership
- Own procurement and supply chainacross all citiesand outlets
- Ensure uninterrupted availability of coffee, ingredients, packaging, consumables, and equipment
- Work closely with operations to anticipate demandand avoid stock-outs or excess inventory
Vendor Sourcing and Management
- Identify, onboard, and manage vendorsacross categories
- Negotiate pricing, credit terms, and SLAs
- Build a dependable vendor ecosystem, not transactional relationships
- Hold vendors accountable on quality, timelines, and consistency
Cost and Margin Discipline
- Drive cost optimisation without compromising quality
- Track and improvelanded costs acrosscategories
- Partner with financeto control COGS and workingcapital
- Continuously benchmark and renegotiate as scale improves
Inventory Planning and Control
- Build demand planningand replenishment systems
- Set inventory normsby category and city
- Reduce wastage, expiry, and emergency procurement
- Improve stock visibility and accuracy across locations
Systems and ProcessBuilding
- Create simple, repeatable procurement and SCM processes
- Build dashboards covering:
- Vendor-wise pricing and performance
- Inventory turns and ageing
- Stock-out and overstock incidents
- Purchase order adherence and lead times
- Ensure processes scalewith growth
Expansion and New LaunchSupport
- Support new outletand city launcheswith zero surprises
- Ensure timely availability of equipment, raw materials, and packaging
- Build scalable playbooks for rapid rollout
Quality and Compliance
- Ensure quality standards are met consistently
- Own quality checks,certifications, and auditswhere required
- Work closely with operations and product teams on qualityimprovements
What success looks like
- Zero critical stock-outs impacting operations
- Predictable supply availability across cities
- Improved cost efficiencies as scale increases
- Lower working capitalstress through betterplanning
- Strong vendor relationships with high accountability
- SCM never becomesa bottleneck to growth
Who this role is for
- 10–12+ years of experience in supply chain / procurement (QSR, food retail, FMCG, consumer brands, or similar)
- Hands-on experience managingmulti-city or pan-India supply chains
- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
- Comfort working with data, systems,and on-ground teams
- Practical problem-solver with execution bias
Nice to have
- Experience supporting rapidstore expansion
- Exposure to tech-enabled inventory or ERP systems
- Understanding of food safety and quality standards
What this role is not
- Not a PO-processing role
- Not a passivevendor coordination job
- Not a pure back-office function
This role is about buildingsupply muscle, not just managingpurchases.