Associate Manager-Category GM Sourcing

Avenue Supermarts; Thane; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

DMartindia in Maharashtra seeks a skilled procurement professional to drive vendor sourcing, onboarding and category management. You will coordinate buying, scheduling and on-time payments while maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires analyzing consumption, negotiating best rates, and managing inventory to ensure profitable category growth. Willingness to travel is expected as part of supplier engagement.

Qualifications

• Vendor sourcing and management experience including onboarding and payment coordination.
• Strong negotiation, planning and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate vendors, negotiate terms and rates.
• Manage vendor onboarding, scheduling, buying/ordering, and payments.
• Oversee category management, inventory control and product lifecycle.
• Prepare reports and present insights; travel as required.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Planning

Delegation

Co-ordination

Follow up

Team Handling

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

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The role holder will be responsible for Vendor Sourcing and Management i.e. sourcing new vendors, onboarding the new vendors, scheduling, Buying / ordering, ensuring on time payments, Debits to vendors as per process, Product Development (GM), etc. Simultaneously, he / she will need to manage working relationships with existing vendors.

The role holder will be responsible for managing the assigned Category and for related product / merchandise selection. The responsibilities will include the following:

• Identifying products, offers and negotiating the best rates
• Analysis of consumption patterns across various geographies
• Ensuring profitable growth for thecategories
• Inventory Control
• Conduct Competition benchmarking and market visits. Data analysis, planning and forecasting, Sales growth, product enhancement, product lifecycle management

Will need to prepare and present reports. Will be required to travel.

Skills

Communication, negotiation, planning, delegation, co-ordination, follow up and team Handling skills. He / She will be required to maintain good working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, hence good interpersonal skills are needed. Must be good with related processes and proficiency in excel is a must