KRAs:

- Growth Strategy : Plan and build short-term and long-term supply for the Zone in conjunction with the local team. Responsible for supply growth in the Zone across products and categories.

- Supplier Management : Ensure long term and profitable relationships with business partners and supply retention through effective reward and recognition programs.

- Building a pro-vendor brand: Retain Ola as the preferred choice amongst operators and driver partners by ensuring a win-win for every stakeholder. Identify newer and innovative ways to engage partners continuously.

- Competitive Understanding : Keep a close watch on the competitive landscape of the city. Seize opportunities to adapt pricing, talent and business model.

- Building an A- Team : Responsible for hiring and managing a team that will consistently achieve / exceed growth targets.

- Forecasting : Manage and own metrics that objectively monitor the supply side of business. Balance inventory growth with demand to ensure optimization.

- Cross-functional approach: Directly coordinate with all support functions including product, marketing and analytics.

Skills required: (Technical, soft skills, specific tools, personality traits)

- Aptitude with strong analytical skills is essential. Have good reporting skills (MS Office)

- Should be able to think unconventionally, outside of the regular.

- Execution oriented - getting things done on ground. Has a go-getter attitude.

- Obsession to quality. Implementation of Six Sigma in the past can be an advantage.

- Passionate and owns up proactively. Should be a good salesman!

- Managed a closely-knit community of influencers (eg. Channel Partners / Agents / Drivers / etc.)

- Has effectively managed a large team in the past and is objective approach towards goal-setting and monitoring.

Candidate background required (Education & Experience)

Education/ Qualification : Graduate. MBA can be an advantage.

- Experience in managing a fast paced business on-ground preferably on the supply and procurement side - Eg. FMCG Supply Chain, Security Services, Telecom, Logistics etc.

- Prior experience managing cross-functional teams.

- Successfully executed business development opportunities and negotiated partnerships.

- Experience in early-stage startup environments would be an advantage.

Company Profiles:

Olacabs is an online car aggregator and the first of its kind to be launched in India. Started in 2010 by two IIT Bombay graduates, we are young and energetic company based in Mumbai. Nothing excites us more than using technology to bring the same efficiency and customer experience to the car rental industry that you expect from flights!

We're looking for extremely talented people to help us bring the transportation industry into the 21st century. Your contributions will not just move bits, but move actual people. Are you up for the challenge-

For more details login to www.olacabs.com

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