Vendor Manager

CoreTek Labs; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CoreTek Labs is seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to build and expand a network of staffing vendors for IT contract, contract-to-hire (C2H), and full-time hiring. You will activate vendors quickly and consistently deliver quality candidates against client requirements.

You will negotiate terms, monitor performance, and nurture relationships with vendors and sub-vendors across IT and non-IT skill sets to ensure timely fulfillment in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in IT staffing or vendor management.
• Experience with MSP/VMS and vendor onboarding.
• Proven ability to meet submission and placement targets.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, onboard, and activate staffing vendors and sub-vendors.
• Build and maintain a vendor network across IT and non-IT skills.
• Drive quality candidate submissions against client requirements.
• Manage staffing needs across Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Full-Time hiring.
• Negotiate vendor rates and terms.
• Monitor performance, onboarding, and compliance.
• Track submissions, interviews, and placements.
• Expand vendor ecosystem based on client demand.

Skills

Vendor management

Staffing partnerships

C2H recruiting

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Recruitment operations

Candidate pipeline

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Vendor Manager to build, manage, and expand a strong network of staffing vendors and sub-vendors for IT Contract, Contract-to-Hire (C2H), and Full-Time Hiring requirements.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in vendor management, staffing partnerships, candidate supply, and recruitment operations, with a proven ability to activate vendors quickly and consistently deliver quality candidates against client requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and activate qualified staffing vendors and sub-vendors.
• Build and maintain a strong vendor network across diverse IT and non-IT skill sets.
• Drive consistent and quality candidate submissions against end-client requirements.
• Manage staffing requirements across Contract, Contract-to-Hire (C2H), and Full-Time hiring.
• Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with vendors and sub-vendors.
• Monitor vendor performance, productivity, compliance, and onboarding processes.
• Negotiate vendor rates, commercial terms, margins, and engagement conditions.
• Track and analyze vendor submissions, interview pipelines, selections, hires, and turnaround times.
• Set, monitor, and achieve monthly vendor supply, submission, and placement targets.
• Identify gaps in vendor coverage and continuously expand the vendor ecosystem based on client demand.
• Work closely with internal recruitment and client-facing teams to understand hiring requirements and ensure timely fulfillment.
• Improve vendor engagement and productivity through regular communication, performance reviews, and follow-ups.

What We're Looking For:

• 4+ years of experience in IT Staffing, Recruitment, IT Services, MSP/VMS, or Vendor Management.
• Proven experience managing staffing vendors and sub-vendors.
• Strong understanding of Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Full-Time recruitment models.
• Hands-on experience in identifying, onboarding, activating, and managing staffing vendors.
• Established relationships with recruitment/staffing vendors and sub-vendors.
• Strong negotiation, communication, relationship-management, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to drive candidate supply and maintain a healthy recruitment pipeline.
• Proven track record of achieving submission, interview, and placement targets.
• Strong understanding of recruitment metrics, vendor performance, turnaround time, and hiring processes.
• Ability to work in a target-driven and fast-paced environment.

Working Hours:

9:30 AM – 6:30 PM

Experience:

4+ Years

Employment Type:

Full-Time

The Right Candidate Will Be Able To

Find the right vendors Activate them quickly Drive quality candidate supply Fulfill client requirements Deliver successful onboarding and deployments