Senior Manager - Vendor Development is Indias leading fulfillment platform for digital commerce. With its nationwide network extending beyond 18,000 pin codes and 2,500 cities, the company provides a full suite of logistics services such as express parcel transportation, LTL and FTL freight, reverse logistics, cross-border, B2B & B2C warehousing and technology services. Delhivery has successfully fulfilled over 550 million transactions since inception and today works with over 10,000 direct customers, which includes large & small e-commerce participants, SMEs, and over 350 leading enterprises & brands.
Vision :
Since its inception in 2011, Delhivery has become Indias leading supply chain services company. Our vision is to become the operating system for commerce in India, through a combination of world-class infrastructure, high-quality logistics operations, cutting-edge engineering, and technology capabilities.
Team :
Delhivery was founded in 2011 by Sahil Barua, Mohit Tandon, Bhavesh Manglani, Suraj Saharan, and Kapil Bharati and is now 40,000+ people strong.
Role Details :
Position : Senior Manager
Working Days- 6 Days
Location - Mumbai and Ahmedabad
Job Summary : -
- Responsible for growth of assigned lanes and its performance as per Delhivery's predefined metrics and to be a key contributor of the clusters PnL.
- Manage the entire funnel of Vendor discovery, onboarding, service levels & retention.
- Lead a team of Supply Associates to manage daily fulfilment of orders by placing trucks from supply vendors across multiple lanes and truck types.
- Responsible for winning RFQs by predicting the correct price.
- Plan the supply partner network breadth on volume and truck type mix and align with business expansion plans in tandem with the sales team.
- Own the lead based supply acquisition for assigned clusters & ensure high conversion ratio from ground sales.
- Set lane pricing and drive vendor negotiations to ensure lane profitability over time.
- Manage key supply partner relationships and ensure realization of value proposition.
- Run various supply engagement tools in tandem with the product team including dispute resolution process.
- Work with the sales team to procure market information and knowledge on rate trends, vehicle availability, demand shift impacts etc.
- Generate service levels by aligning the supply with Delhivery's goals and carry out training of supply partners for various business processes.
- Must be flexible in changing the locations.
Who Should Apply?
Experience in Sales / Operations / Vendor management is preferred.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Ability to negotiate and manage vendor relationships.Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth logistics environment.Strong coordination skills to work with cross-functional teams(ref : iimjobs.com)