Vendor Manager

Retailez; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Retailez Bengaluru North is seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to oversee selection, pricing, and promotions for multiple brands and subcategories. The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, P&L ownership, and strong cross-functional collaboration to drive revenue and margins.

The ideal candidate will have 3–7 years of experience in quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying or pricing, with proven negotiation and vendor-management skills, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or e-commerce.
• Proficiency in Excel and strong analytical skills.
• Proven negotiation skills and vendor-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into inputs and understand downstream impact of changes to pricing, selection, and promotion.
• Owns the P&L for multiple brands/subcategories; develops plans to drive revenue and margin.
• Creates strategic vendor plans to maximise margins and customer experience.
• Grows selection, improves terms and cost structures; builds long-term vendor relationships.
• Focuses on challenging vendors to increase selection and drive growth.
• Drives negotiations to deliver category growth for sub-categories/brands.
• Identifies growth opportunities and risk, coordinating with internal teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Vendor management

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Autonomous working

Job description

Bangalore North, India | Posted on 01/10/2025

1. Vendor Managers are responsible for managinginputs (selection, in-stock), category or brand financials, pricing andpromotion management, auditing and analysis of data at granular levels, vendorescalations and concise communications

a) Dive Deep into inputs and understands thedownstream impact of changes to pricing, selection, and convenience formultiple subcategories

b) Ownsthe P & L for multiple brands/subcategories; develops plans that driverevenue and margin improvement

c) Creates strategic and prioritized vendorbusiness plan that maximizes margins and customer experience

2. Vendor Managers are responsible for growingselection, improving terms and cost structures, building long-termrelationships with vendors for the sub categories/brands assigned

a) Focuses on strategic holdout or challengingvendors to increase selection

b) Drivesstrategic negotiations to deliver top- and bottom-line category growth forsub-categories/brands

c) Creates opportunities for growth, customeracquisition for multiple sub-categories

3. Vendor Managers are expected to demonstratecustomer and category knowledge, be an advocate for a quality customerexperience, and understand the competition and industry

4. Vendor Managers are responsible for long termgrowth opportunities and risk identification, planning, communication andpartnering with internal teams

5. Vendor Managers are expected to demonstrate adeep understanding of tools and become advocates for tool enhancements

6. Vendor Managers are responsible for knowledgemanagement, development of self and others, and recruiting

Requirements

• 3-7 years of experience doing one of several roles:quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning &allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or e-commerce.
  
• Proficiency in Excel, Proven analytical skills and highlynumerate
  
• Proven Negotiation Skills
  
• Proven experience leading teams & cross-functionalprojects
  
• Influencing abilities and vendor management experience
  
• Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-pacedenvironment
  
• Ability to operate simultaneously and effectively in bothtactical and strategic modes
  
• A willingness to roll up sleeves to get things done
  
• The position requires an individual who can work autonomouslyin a demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detailand effective prioritization