🛒 Buyer – FMCG | BigBasket | Patna & Ranchi
🏢 Company: BigBasket
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📄 Job Description
BigBasket is hiring experienced professionals for the position of Buyer – FMCG in Patna and Ranchi.
This opportunity is suitable for professionals with 4–12 years of relevant experience in FMCG Category Management, Procurement, Buying, Retail Operations, or related functions.
The Buyer will be responsible for driving the FMCG category's P&L, revenue growth, profitability, assortment, pricing, promotions, supplier relationships, and inventory performance.
The role requires strong commercial understanding, negotiation skills, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to work closely with Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Operations teams.
CTC: ₹7–10 LPA including 10% variable pay.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Own and drive the P&L for the assigned FMCG category.
- Develop category strategies focused on revenue growth and profitability.
- Analyse market trends, customer demand, and category performance to identify growth opportunities.
- Manage relationships with suppliers, distributors, and brand partners.
- Negotiate pricing, trade terms, promotional agreements, and commercial arrangements.
- Plan product assortment according to customer demand and market trends.
- Manage pricing and promotional strategies to improve category performance.
- Coordinate inventory planning and ensure optimum stock availability.
- Work with Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Operations teams for seamless execution.
- Ensure product availability while minimizing stockouts and wastage.
- Monitor sales performance and identify underperforming products or categories.
- Analyse competitor activities and market movements to identify commercial opportunities.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key brand and supplier partners.
- Use sales and market data to support category decisions and business growth.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- 4–12 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience in FMCG Category Management, Procurement, Buying, or Retail Operations.
- Any Graduate qualification.
- Strong understanding of FMCG categories, suppliers, brands, and retail markets.
- Experience managing supplier, distributor, and brand relationships.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
- Understanding of P&L management and category profitability.
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Operations teams.
- Strong ownership and business-oriented mindset.
⭐ Key Skills
- FMCG Category Management
- Buying & Procurement
- P&L Management
- Supplier Management
- Vendor Negotiation
- Retail Operations
- Assortment Planning
- Pricing Strategy
- Promotional Planning
- Inventory Management
- Sales Analysis
- Market Research
- Commercial Management
- Stakeholder Management
💰 Benefits
- CTC of ₹7–10 LPA including 10% variable pay.
- Opportunity to work on a large FMCG category and its P&L.
- Exposure to buying, procurement, supplier management, and retail operations.
- Hands-on experience in assortment, pricing, promotions, and inventory strategy.
- Opportunity to work closely with Supply Chain, Warehouse, and Operations teams.
- Opportunity to build a career in Category Management and Retail Buying.
⭐ Why Join BigBasket?
- Work in one of India's leading online grocery and retail platforms.
- Take ownership of FMCG category growth and profitability.
- Gain hands-on exposure to large-scale procurement and category management.
- Work closely with suppliers, brands, supply chain, warehouse, and operations teams.
- Develop strong commercial, negotiation, and P&L management expertise.
- Build a long-term career in FMCG, retail, procurement, and category management.
🧠 Core Skills Required
- Category Management: Develop and execute FMCG category strategies based on customer demand, market trends, sales performance, and profitability.
- P&L Management: Own category revenue and profitability while identifying opportunities to improve margins and business performance.
- Procurement & Buying: Manage sourcing, commercial terms, supplier relationships, and product availability.
- Negotiation: Negotiate pricing, trade terms, promotions, and commercial agreements with suppliers and brand partners.
- Assortment Planning: Build the right product assortment based on customer preferences, market demand, and category performance.
- Inventory Management: Maintain optimum inventory levels, reduce stockouts, and minimize wastage and slow-moving inventory.
- Data Analysis: Analyse sales, category, market, and competitor data to identify trends and business opportunities.
- Stakeholder Management: Coordinate effectively with Supply Chain, Warehouse, Operations, suppliers, distributors, and brand partners.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Revise FMCG Category Management and retail buying fundamentals.
- Prepare examples of managing category P&L and improving profitability.
- Be ready to explain how you evaluate a new FMCG product or supplier.
- Prepare examples of supplier negotiations involving pricing, margins, or trade terms.
- Understand assortment planning, pricing, promotions, and inventory management.
- Prepare examples of reducing stockouts, wastage, or slow-moving inventory.
- Revise important retail metrics such as sales growth, gross margin, inventory turns, sell-through, and stock availability.
- Prepare examples of using sales or market data to make category decisions.
- Be ready to discuss competitor analysis and identifying new category growth opportunities.
- Highlight experience working with FMCG suppliers, distributors, brands, and cross-functional teams.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates with 4–12 years of experience in FMCG Category Management, Procurement, Buying, or Retail Operations can apply for the Buyer – FMCG opportunity.
The role is available in Patna and Ranchi. Candidates should highlight experience in FMCG Buying, Category Management, P&L Management, Supplier Negotiation, Procurement, Assortment Planning, Pricing, and Inventory Management.