RetailEZ - Vendor Manager

Vendor Manager

- The Vendor Manager will be responsible for developing and owning the strategy for a category, and working with a high performing vendor management team.

- Within this role the individual will have the opportunity to establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships, manage category profitability, optimize pricing, and identify means to improve the customer experience.

- This is a seasoned business leader with a broad skill set which demonstrates analytical capability, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity to uncover how things work.

- Vendor Managers are responsible for managing inputs (selection, in-stock), category or brand financials, pricing and promotion management, auditing and analysis of data at granular levels, vendor escalations and concise communications.

- Dive Deep into inputs and understands the downstream impact of changes to pricing, selection, and convenience for multiple subcategories.

- Owns the P & L for multiple brands/subcategories; develops plans that drive revenue and margin improvement

- Creates strategic and prioritized vendor business plan that maximizes margins and customer experience

- Focuses on strategic holdout or challenging vendors to increase selection

- Drives strategic negotiations to deliver top- and bottom-line category growth for sub-categories/brands

- Creates opportunities for growth, customer acquisition for multiple sub-categories