etrade Online - Vendor Manager - eCommerce Domain - IIM/ISB/XLRI/MDI/IMP/SP Jain

Vendor Manager- E-commerce

- As a Vendor Manager, you will lead in building relationships with vendors, adding selection, overseeing vendor negotiations, planning marketing promotions and driving increased product availability through operational improvements.

- The Individual should have experience in analyzing new business opportunities, building strong relationships, driving significant top and bottom line results, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

- This role is for a passionate customer and category advocate, with proven analytical capabilities.

Person Will Have Responsibility For :

- Building selection and terms negotiation: Will be responsible for determining customer market needs, growing selection across sub-categories, brands, and use cases, managing vendor partners, optimizing vendor terms, and getting support for marketing campaigns.

- Pricing and Demand generation: Responsible for pricing and demand generation. This includes working with other members of the category management team to come up with innovative promotions and site features to improve customer experience.

- Develop a short-term and long-term plan for growth and report to Senior Management on a regular basis on the state of key topline and bottom-line metrics and risk factors.

- Managing full financial P&L for the category.

To qualify for the role you must have :

- Bachelor's degree

- 2 to 6 years of experience in business, category management/ retail buying/ retail planning/ channel sales.

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

- Strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management.

- Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment

- Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities

- Excellent communication skills

Skills and attributes for success :

- Experience in planning and forecasting

- Experience in Consumer-facing sectors such as Retail and FMCG is preferred

- An understanding of and passion for e-commerce.

- A Master's degree especially from IIM, ISB, XLRI, MDI, IMP, SP Jain, and other top tier B-schools will be preferred