Store Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION & KEY RESULT AREAS
STORE MANAGER – ORGANIC / NPD / OVERALL
Receipt, Storage, Inventory Accuracy, Issue and Dispatch
1. ABOUT SAMASTA FOODS
Samasta Foods Pvt Ltd is a Jaipur-headquartered B2B food processing company and the manufacturing backbone of leading Indian and global brands. Built in India for India and the world, Samasta runs two product engines on one plant and one quality spine: Certified Organic commodities — pulses and dals, rice and ancient grains, millets, whole spices and herbs, oilseeds, seeds and superfoods — and Value Added foods — roasted makhana and snacks, protein bars and nutrition, ready-to-cook and functional foods, spice blends, flours, premixes and custom formulations.
• A 50,000 sq ft fully automated plant in Jaipur, scaled from a 5,000 sq ft manual operation in five years.
• BRCGS Grade A, FSSC 22000, US FDA, EU Organic, USDA Organic/NOP, NPOP, Kosher, GMP, Halal and SEDEX/SMETA — more than ten active certifications.
• A farmer network of 500+ certified farmers and FPOs, extended by an exclusive linkage covering 22,137 farmers, 69 collectives and 30,649 hectares across 13 Gujarat districts.
• 200+ proprietary recipes and a capability base spanning hermetic fumigation, drying, cryogenic grinding, steam sterilisation, protein-bar and enrobing lines, roasting and high-volume packaging.
This role is based at the Jaipur plant and contributes directly to that manufacturing spine.
2. POSITION DETAILS
Job Title Store Manager – Organic / NPD / Overall
Department Supply Chain & Stores
Location Jaipur, Rajasthan — On-site
Employment Type Full-time
Ideal Experience 5–10 years
Qualification Graduate; stores or warehouse management experience in food or FMCG manufacturing preferred.
Reporting To Head – Supply Chain
Deputy / Cover Logistics Manager (reciprocal cover)
Food-Safety Critical Yes – storage, segregation and traceability are food-safety critical
3. JOB PURPOSE
Manage receipt, storage, inventory, issue and dispatch of raw materials, packaging, work-in-progress and finished goods with full traceability, segregation discipline and stock accuracy.
4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage overall stores operations across raw material, packaging, WIP and finished goods.
• Ensure receiving, inspection status control, GRN posting and correct put-away.
• Maintain batch and lot traceability and FIFO/FEFO rotation.
• Segregate organic from non-organic and rejected, hold and approved material physically and in system.
• Control inventory through cycle counts and periodic physical verification.
• Issue materials to Production against approved requisitions only.
• Monitor minimum and maximum levels, slow-moving and non-moving stock, and report exposure.
• Maintain storage hygiene, pest-control coordination, stacking discipline and safe handling.
• Coordinate with Procurement, QA/QC, Production and Logistics on every material interface.
• Investigate stock variances to root cause and maintain accurate ERP records.
• Prepare and publish inventory MIS.
• Manage stores manpower, shift cover and safety compliance.
5. CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE AND FOOD-SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain organic integrity in storage — dedicated or clearly demarcated zones, no cross-contact, documented status.
• Maintain traceability such that any lot can be traced forward and backward within four hours.
• Maintain pest control, hygiene, temperature and humidity monitoring records to BRCGS Grade A standard.
• Ensure chemical, allergen and non-food items are stored under controlled segregation.
6. KEY RESULT AREAS AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS
Performance is reviewed monthly against these targets and formally assessed at the end of probation, at six months and annually. Targets are reviewed and reset each financial year.
KRA KPI / Target Weight
Inventory Accuracy ≥ 99% physical versus ERP accuracy on cycle count 25%
Material Availability Zero production delay attributable to stores 20%
Traceability & Segregation 100% correct batch and organic status; mock traceability closed within 4 hours 15%
FIFO / FEFO ≥ 98% rotation compliance on audit 10%
Stock Control Non-moving stock below 2% of inventory value; monthly exposure report published 10%
Warehouse Compliance ≥ 95% hygiene and safety audit score; zero pest-control lapse 10%
ERP & Documentation GRN, issue and transfer entries posted the same day, 100% 10%
Total 100%
7. FIRST 90 DAYS
By Day 30 Complete a full physical stock verification against ERP and report the variance with root causes. Map storage zones, segregation status and non-moving stock.
By Day 60 Bring physical-versus-ERP accuracy above 97% and establish a running cycle-count discipline.
By Day 90 Deliver ≥ 99% inventory accuracy, a mock traceability closed within 4 hours, non-moving stock quantified with a disposal plan, and a stores area that passes an internal BRCGS-standard audit.
8. CANDIDATE PROFILE
• 5–10 years managing stores or a warehouse in food, FMCG or manufacturing.
• Hands-on with ERP-based inventory, GRN, issue and transfer transactions.
• Strong on batch traceability and organic or certified-material segregation.
• Has run cycle counts and closed variances to root cause, not just adjusted them.
• Comfortable managing stores manpower and material-handling equipment safely.
• Credible in a customer or certification audit inside the warehouse.
9. SELECTION PROCESS AND ASSESSMENT
Live stores walkthrough with written observations on segregation, rotation and hygiene; a stock-variance investigation exercise; and an ERP transaction test.
10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Work pattern: On-site at the Jaipur plant. Shift working, extended hours during peak production, audits and dispatch cycles as required.
• Probation: 6 months, confirmed on documented performance against the KRAs in this document.
• Notice period: As per Samasta's standard terms for the applicable grade.
• Medical fitness: Appointment is subject to a medical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner and annual re-certification, as required under Schedule 4 of the FSS (Licensing & Registration) Regulations for personnel working in a food-handling environment.
• Background verification: Offer is subject to satisfactory verification of identity, qualification, previous employment and reference checks.
• Confidentiality: The role involves access to recipes, specifications, supplier terms and customer data. A confidentiality undertaking is a condition of employment.
• POSH: Samasta maintains a Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and an Internal Committee constituted under the POSH Act, 2013. All employees are required to complete POSH orientation.
• Equal opportunity: Samasta Foods is an equal opportunity employer. Selection is on merit, capability and fit against this job description, without regard to gender, religion, caste, region, marital status or disability.
• Compensation: Discussed and finalised at the offer stage as per Samasta's internal grade structure and the candidate's assessed capability.
Samasta Foods Pvt Ltd | Jaipur, Rajasthan | This job description defines the role, its measurable outcomes and its competence requirements, and forms part of the site's documented role and training records.

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