Purchasing Manager, Blueberries
🫐 Drive Peru's blueberry boom! Join Wikifarmer as our first Latin America based Purchasing Manager - own the procurement of local produce, build partnerships, and handle international logistics.
Created by Petros and Ilias in 2017, Wikifarmer is a global platform with the mission of empowering farmers by educating them and offering them access to the open market to sell their products at fair prices.
In a nutshell
We're seeking a Peru-based sourcing specialist to drive our fresh produce procurement strategy, with blueberries as the flagship product. You'll be responsible for identifying top-quality suppliers across Peru, negotiating competitive prices, and managing end-to-end logistics for exports to the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. This role involves building strong supplier relationships, coordinating with logistics partners, ensuring quality control, and collaborating with our European team to deliver excellence from farm to destination.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Source premium blueberries and other fresh produce directly from Peruvian growers
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with trusted suppliers across Peru's agricultural regions.
- Negotiate competitive freight rates and coordinate with logistics partners for seamless international shipping.
- Collaborate with European colleagues to align procurement with global market demands.
- Implement comprehensive quality control measures throughout the sourcing process
- Manage claims resolution and ensure customer satisfaction from purchase to delivery.
- Oversee complete supply chain process ensuring products arrive at destination in optimal condition.
Experience and requirements necessary to be successful in this role:
- You must be based in Peru (ideally in La Libertad or Lambayeque regions).
- Extensive experience in bulk purchasing of blueberries and other fresh produce commodities.
- Proven track record in international export operations with deep understanding of regulatory requirements.
- Strong supplier management expertise within the fresh produce industry, including contract negotiation.
- Experience in claims management and dispute resolution processes.
- Comprehensive logistics knowledge covering both air and sea freight operations
- Fluency in Spanish and English for effective cross-cultural communication.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to promote digital platforms alongside fresh produce sales.
What we can offer:
- A competitive fixed salary based on experience plus a generous uncapped commission scheme.
- Private medical insurance for you and your family.
- 30 days annual leave plus public and national holidays.
- Unlimited access to Coursera for L&D.
Wikifarmer is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are actively working to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- Team
- Commercial
- Role
- Purchasing Manager - Fresh Produce
- Locations
- Peru Remote
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
About Wikifarmer
Wikifarmer is a global platform with the mission of empowering and educating farmers across the world and at the same time connecting them with the open market to sell their products at fair prices.
We believe that all farmers in the world should be able to showcase their production, name a price for their products, and compete fairly in the local, or the global marketplace.
Our vast knowledge base is already accessible in 17 different languages and has been visited by millions of farmers from all over the world.
Wikifarmer is a for-profit Organization with Social Impact. It is transforming Agriculture and Food Systems by forcing Transparency, Accountability, Security, and Honesty. Our top priorities are eliminating food waste by instantly matching Farmers to Buyers and disintermediating the market.