Vendor Manager

Hiringhood; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiringhood is seeking a Senior Vendor Sales Manager to lead vendor and partner acquisition, onboarding, and ongoing relationship management within its marketplace ecosystem. You will drive partnerships, manage performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize vendor outcomes.

You will be responsible for expanding the vendor network, negotiating favorable terms, and ensuring successful onboarding and ongoing engagement with partners across the platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in vendor management, acquisition, partnerships, partner management or business development
• Hands-on experience with marketplace platforms
• Experience in vendor/partner acquisition and onboarding
• Experience managing a large vendor or partner network
• Experience with marketplace, staffing, HRTech, or SaaS platforms
• Strong vendor relationship and stakeholder management
• Strong negotiation and commercial partnership skills
• Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot or similar
• Experience managing the complete vendor/partner lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Drive vendor/partner acquisition and onboarding.
• Manage marketplace partnerships and vendor ecosystem.
• Oversee vendor lifecycle from identification to engagement and retention.
• Coordinate with sales, product, and customer success to maximize partner performance.

Skills

Vendor acquisition

Vendor management

Partnerships

Partner management

Business development

Marketplace platforms

Vendor relationship management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Tools

Salesforce

Zoho CRM

HubSpot

Job description

About Hiringhood

Hiringhood is a technology-driven talent and recruitment platform that connects organizations with skilled professionals and recruitment partners. Our platform enables businesses to streamline talent acquisition through a technology-led marketplace, creating an efficient ecosystem for employers, job seekers, and hiring partners.

Senior Vendor Sales Manager:

Vendor Acquisition, Vendor Onboarding, Vendor Management, Marketplace Management, Marketplace Partnerships, Vendor Partnerships, Partner Acquisition, Partner Onboarding, Strategic Partnerships, Business Partnerships, Marketplace Platforms, Vendor Relationship Management, Partner Relationship Management.

Mandatory Skills

• 6+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Vendor Acquisition, Partnerships, Partner Management, or Business Development
• Hands-on experience with marketplace platforms
• Experience in vendor/partner acquisition and onboarding
• Experience managing a large vendor or partner network
• Experience with marketplace, staffing, recruitment, HRTech, or SaaS platforms
• Strong vendor relationship and stakeholder management
• Strong negotiation and commercial partnership skills
• Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce, Zoho, HubSpot, or similar
• Experience managing the complete vendor/partner lifecycle, from identification and onboarding through engagement and retention

Preferred

• Recruitment marketplace / staffing marketplace experience
• Vendor ecosystem development
• Platform partnership experience
• Subscription-based marketplace experience
• Experience managing vendor/partner performance
• Team management experience
• Data-driven reporting and partner performance tracking