Vendor Management Manager – E-commerce
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 6–10 years
- Where
- Mumbai, Pune
- Salary
- ₹10,00,000–₹22,00,000 per year
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Qualifications
- MBA/PGDM
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About the role
One of our prestigious clients is hiring a Vendor Management Manager – E-commerce to build and manage a dependable vendor base for its online business. You will negotiate terms, monitor vendor performance and guide the team that keeps supply consistent and costs under control.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain the vendor base, onboarding new suppliers wherever gaps in range or supply exist.
- Negotiate commercial terms, margins, credit periods and service commitments with vendors.
- Set vendor performance standards for fill rate, quality and timeliness, and review them regularly.
- Resolve escalations with vendors firmly and fairly, preserving the relationship wherever possible.
- Guide the vendor management team and develop their negotiation and analytical skills.
- Work with category and supply chain teams to align vendor plans with business needs.
What you'll bring
- 6–10 years of experience in vendor management, procurement or sourcing, ideally for e-commerce.
- An MBA or PGDM, which this role requires.
- Strong negotiation skills and sound commercial judgement when terms are contested.
- Experience managing a team and many vendor relationships at the same time.
- Good analytical and business planning skills applied to supplier data.
Good to have
- Exposure to vendor onboarding, documentation and compliance processes.
- Familiarity with how marketplaces run their vendor and seller programmes.
- Prior experience in the e-commerce sector across several categories.