Assistant Vendor Manager

Role & responsibilities

Be responsible for city specific selection for assigned categories after visiting the market and giving insights on the range that we should be having.

• Act as a central point for all the Vendor Managers at the HO and help them with the on the ground information
• Be responsible for alternate procurement of the assigned categories in the city as required.
• Do market research which will include - identifying top selling SKU in respective market, identifying unmet requirements of market, identifying sources of supply, and identifying and tracking price points for the major selling SKUs.
• Lead the vendor management for the categories assigned to you. This will include - identifying and onboarding suppliers, price negotiation, monthly reconciliations, and maintaining relationship with local vendors
• Setting system and process for the procurement of assigned categories and align quality and business operations team for smooth business transaction
• Checking quality at the origin in case of commodity categories and align miller to dispatch stocks as per the specification
• Analyzing market trend and taking short/long term position

Preferred candidate profile

• We are looking for leaders at all levels who have the hunger to work with some of the smartest people, who are driven by a sense of purpose, and who wish to leave a legacy in their respective domains and among their professional fraternity. We are not just building apps or tech platforms, but rather building distributed ecosystems connected through intelligent technology that can change the face of the food and grocery consumption pipelines in India, forever, for the better. An ideal candidate for this role is someone who has-
• Basic understanding of business fundamentals
• Basic knowledge of Excel/word
• Understanding of market research methodologies
• Demonstrated vendor relationship management and negotiation skills