Vendor Manager

eTrade Marketing Pvt. Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

eTrade Marketing Pvt. Ltd. in Gurugram District is looking for a Vendor Manager with 3 to 5 years of experience in category management. The role involves managing financial P&L, vendor negotiations, and developing sales strategies. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, preferably with a Master's degree from a top-tier B-school. This position offers a dynamic startup environment and the opportunity to make impactful decisions.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in vendor or category management.
• Proven negotiation and decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage full financial P&L for the category/accounts.
• Manage budget deployment and revenue for the category.
• Develop long-standing relationships with vendors.
• Analyze data to formulate strategies with vendors.
• Implement vendor selection programs.
• Own business metrics and data quality.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Management skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Master's degree from top-tier B-schools

Job description

Roles and responsibilities

• Managing full financial P&L for the category/accounts.
• Managing Budget deployment and Revenue for the category
• Candidate should be detail-oriented and adept at negotiating vendor contracts, should be able to multitask effectively as well as demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with company-approved vendors.
• Analysing data or insights to formulate product, sales and pricing strategies and align with the vendors regarding the same.
• Implementing vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are Onboarded. Will be responsible for determining customer market needs, growing selection across sub-categories, Optimizing Vendor Trade Terms, and getting support for Marketing campaigns.
• Responsible for Pricing and Demand generation. This includes working with other members of the category management team to come up with innovative promotions and site features to improve customer experience.
• Owning Business metrics and data quality.

The Ideal Candidate

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience, proven experience working as a vendor manager/category manager will be an added advantage.
• Strong negotiation, management, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, with excellent attention to detail.
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's degree especially from IIM, ISB, XLRI, MDI, IMP, SP Jain, IMT Ghaziabad, Great Lakes and other top tier B-schools will be preferred.
• Experience in Consumer-facing sectors such as ecommerce, Retail and FMCG etc is preferred.