Sr. Manager - Supply\"

Gokhana; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gokhana in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to drive supplier partnerships and menu operations. You will identify and onboard vendors, build long-term relationships, and ensure quality and compliance in a fast-paced catering environment.

The role requires strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills, with 6–8 years in F&B vendor management. Travel readiness and Microsoft Office proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of proven experience in F&B vendor management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PPT.
• The ability to travel for work.
• Excellent Business Acumen.
• Strong negotiation, management and decision-making skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and onboard new vendor partners aligned with standards.
• Build and nurture relationships with existing vendor partners for long-term collaboration.
• Negotiate terms, pricing and contracts with vendors to secure favorable outcomes.
• Monitor product and service quality from vendor partners.
• Serve as the main point of contact between the organization and vendor partners.
• Analyze performance metrics to evaluate partnerships and identify improvements.
• Ensure vendors comply with regulations, food safety standards and contracts.
• Resolve issues or disputes between the organization and catering partners promptly.
• Develop strategies to expand the vendor network and enhance experience.
• Prepare incident management and backup vendor alignment readiness.
• Deep understanding of menu management, cafeteria operations, vendor deployment.
• Create plans to close gaps in operations, culinary, production and manpower.
• Preparation of P&L statements for Vendor Partners.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Identifying and onboarding new vendor partners that align with the organizations standards and requirements.
• Building and nurturing relationships with existing vendor partners to ensure ongoing and long-term collaboration.
• Negotiating terms, pricing and contracts with vendor partners to secure favorable arrangements for both parties.
• Monitoring the quality of products and services provided by the vendor partners to ensure they meet or exceed expectations.
• Serving as the main point of contact between the organization and vendor partners.
• Analyze performance metrics such as sales data and customer feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of vendor partnerships and identify areas for improvement.
• Ensuring that vendor partners adhere to relevant regulations, food safety standards, contractual obligations and regularly conduct inspections.
• Resolving any issues or disputes that may arise between the organization and catering partners in a timely and effective manner.
• Developing and implementing strategies to expand the organizations vendor partner network and enhance overall experience.
• Preparedness though incident management, back-up vendor identification and alignment.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of menu management, cafeteria operations, allocation and deployment of the right vendors as per the requirement.
• Create structured plans to close the operational, culinary, production plan & vendor partner manpower management gaps.
• Preparation of P&L statements for Vendor Partners.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters in any discipline.
• 6-8 years of proven experience in F&B vendor management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PPT, etc.
• The ability to travel for work.
• The ability to multitask effectively.
• Excellent Business Acumen.
• Strong negotiation, management and decision-making skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.