Vendor Development Executive

In this role of Vendor Development Executive Buying (Logistics) located in Gurgaon, you will be responsible for handling vehicle buying and vendor management for the logistics business. Your main tasks will involve finding and developing new transport vendors, buying or arranging 20-feet trucks and other vehicles, negotiating best freight rates, maintaining good relationships with vendors, tracking market rates and trends, coordinating with the operations team, keeping proper records of vendors, and sharing regular reports on vendor performance and cost savings. Your key responsibilities will include: - Finding and developing new transport vendors and fleet owners across India. - Buying or arranging 20-feet trucks and other vehicles from the market as per company needs. - Negotiating best freight rates with vendors based on current market prices. - Maintaining good relationships with all vendors to ensure regular vehicle availability. - Keeping track of market rates, vehicle availability, and transport trends. - Coordinating with the operations team to place vehicles on time. - Keeping proper records of vendors, their performance, and rates. - Building and managing a strong vendor network across all major transport hubs in India. - Sharing regular reports on vendor performance and cost savings. To be successful in this role, you should meet the following qualifications: - Education: Graduate in any field (preferably Logistics or Supply Chain). - Experience: 3+ years in vendor development or vehicle buying in logistics. - Must have experience in 20-feet truck operations and pan-India vendor handling. - Should know market rates and freight trends across regions. - Good at negotiation, communication, and relationship building. - Basic knowledge of MS Excel or ERP systems for vendor tracking. - Able to work under pressure and meet vehicle placement deadlines. This is a full-time, permanent position offering an attractive salary with incentives based on performance. Additionally, you will receive benefits such as health insurance and provident fund. The work location is in person.,