Urgent Hiring || Manager-Vendor Management || CARS24

About the role

❖ Experience with direct OEMs as territory sales manager or regional sales manager in Aftermarket Spare Parts vertical

❖ Experience with biggest OEM distributors (MGP, Hyundai, Tata and Mahindra) for PV segment as core spare parts purchaser

❖ Connect with top leadership in OEMs to accelerate the business contract closures for bulk purchase

❖ Understanding of business levers and metrics i.e. Gross Margin, Trade Margin to pull the deal with OEMs or distributors

❖ In depth level knowledge about the right procurement levers i.e. buying pricing, inventory SKUs, lead time etc.

Requirements

• Sharp and dynamic candidates with consistent record of high performance
• Proven experience (minimum 3-5 years) in vendor management, bulk procurement preferably in the spare parts auto industry.
• Inclination to be in-person meetings with suppliers and relationship management (Open for travel)
• Problem solver with different vendors in accelerated mode

What can you expect?

• A great work environment with massive ownership and growth opportunities
• Work closely with the senior leadership team.
• Opportunity to work in a highly data-oriented environment and get to brainstorm with sharpest minds in the auto tech industry
• Contribute in scaling 0-1 business verticals of Cars24