Vendor Sales Manager

Hiringhood; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiringhood in Hyderabad is seeking a results-driven Vendor Sales Manager to scale our recruitment partner network and drive successful hiring outcomes. You will manage 1,000+ recruitment agency partners, segment them by activity and performance, and lead onboarding, engagement and periodic reviews to improve productivity and delivery timelines.

Collaboration with Sales, Recruitment Operations and Client Success teams will be essential to resolve bottlenecks, reactivate dormant partners and

Qualifications

• 4-7 years in recruitment operations, vendor management, channel management or B2B operations.
• Proven experience managing a network of 100+ dealers, distributors, vendors or channel partners.
• Exposure to commodity products, FMCG, industrial products or B2B distribution preferred.
• Strong skills in partner relationship management, target achievement and performance monitoring.
• Experience with MIS reporting, operational metrics and team coordination.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, activate and improve productivity across 1,000+ recruitment agency partners.
• Segment partners based on activity, submission quality and performance.
• Drive partner onboarding, engagement, retention and regular performance reviews.
• Coordinate recruitment mandates and hiring contests to ensure timely candidate submissions.
• Track partner performance, recruitment SLAs and mandate closures through MIS dashboards.
• Reactivate dormant partners and improve participation across active requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales, Recruitment operations and Client Success teams to resolve delivery bottlenecks.
• Handle escalations from the partner network and ensure resolution through timely interference.

Skills

Vendor management

Channel management

B2B operations

Recruitment operations

MIS reporting

Communication

Negotiation

Job description

Role- Vendor Sales Manager

Experience: 4-7 Years
Location: Hyderabad
Employment Type: Full-time

About Hiringhood

Hiringhood is an AI/ML and Data specialist talent marketplace connecting enterprises with qualified talent through a technology-enabled recruitment ecosystem and a network of 1,000+ recruitment agencies.

Role Overview

We are looking for a results-driven professional to manage and scale our recruitment partner network, improve partner productivity and drive successful hiring outcomes.

Candidates with experience managing Network of more than 100 plus recruitment agencies or consumer/commodity related product/services with more than 100+ dealers, distributors or channel partners, are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, activate and improve productivity across 1,000+ recruitment agency partners.
• Segment partners based on activity, submission quality and performance.
• Drive partner onboarding, engagement, retention and regular performance reviews.
• Coordinate recruitment mandates and hiring contests to ensure timely candidate submissions.
• Track partner performance, recruitment SLAs and mandate closures through MIS dashboards.
• Reactivate dormant partners and improve participation across active requirements.
• Collaborate with Sales, Recruitment operations and Client Success teams to resolve delivery bottlenecks.
• Ability to handle all escalations from the partner network and ensure resolution through timely interference.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4-7 years in recruitment operations, vendor management, channel management or B2B operations.
• Proven experience managing a network of 100+ dealers, distributors, vendors or channel partners.
• Exposure to commodity products, FMCG, industrial products or B2B distribution preferred.
• Strong skills in partner relationship management, target achievement and performance monitoring.
• Experience with MIS reporting, operational metrics and team coordination.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.