Position: Vendor Manager (Recent Job)

Other Specification

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Management or Engineering with minimum two years of experience in relevant field
• Previous experience in retail sector especially with regards to vendor management, procurement and purchasing is highly desirable
• Previous experience in B2B sales is highly desirable
• Proactive and able to work both independently and within a team
• Must possess 2 wheeler and a proper license of it
• Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities
• Strong numerical and analytical ability
• Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines

Job Description

• Identify top selling, trending products and products with potential that appeals to the customers of Daraz.
• Identify product gaps in your category and source new products and/or new vendors to ensure we have the best products at the best prices in the market
• Focus on business planning in line with campaign planning, meeting of targets and growth initiatives
• Develop a sound understanding of products, prices, and trends in the lifestyle category
• Build the assortment by acquiring strategically important sellers/vendors
• Build and manage internal relationships in order to meet targets as a team
• Build strong relationship with key people managing various lifestyle brands, understand their problems and train them on our systems and processes
• Work with the various Lifestyle brands to come up with promotions and schemes that will provide maximum value to Daraz’s customers
• Work with key sellers to improve their overall performance
• Ensure that your vendors meet operational KPIs, i.e. the vendors are using their accounts regularly, dispatching products on time and updating prices
• Keep track of all performance related data so as to meet the targets
• Analyze data to identify issues and areas for growth and work closely with vendors to improve performance
• Build a thorough understanding of all pertinent systems related to your field of work
• Launch new initiatives to grow your sub-category/vendors or improve systems/processes
• Be aware of on-going prices and schemes of the various products in your sub-category to ensure that we are providing competitive prices and good value to our customers

Benefits

• An international working environment in a start-up setting, and the unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders, including Lazada and Alibaba teams
• Work closely with country and group level management to build e-commerce in Nepal
• Hands-on experience in leading a team and growing a business
• Rigorous training and exposure in team management, leadership, online marketing, business analytics and operations
• Five days working week (Monday to Friday)
• Benefit Package: Social Security Fund, Fuel Expenses, Employee Discount Voucher, Mobile top ups and data pack, Accidental Insurance, Medical Insurance, Full annual health check-up