PinkBlue.in - Manager - Vendor Development - IIM/ISB/IIT/NIT

Key Responsibilities :

- At PinkBlue.in, we are trying to organize the supply chain in a highly unorganized market (You can get more details about PinkBlue.in at the end of this posting). One of our key objectives is to ensure that every product needed for a particular specialization is available on PinkBlue. We are looking for a highly driven individual, who can drive our catalog growth single-mindedly to ensure complete coverage of the dental supplies market in the next 6 months.

Key areas of work include :

- Managing pricing with the help of vendor discussions, competitive intelligence, etc to ensure best support for the Sales & Marketing teams

- Identification and development of a large vendor base, as per the needs of the category

- Negotiations with vendors to get the best deals in terms of both pricing and support

- Research and analysis to understand the catalog requirements for all sub-categories in detail

- Managing the cataloging team to ensure continuous and rapid onboarding of new vendors/products on to the platform

- Management of website content and categorization to provide the best-in-class content consumption experience to the customers

- Strategic vendor management to evangelize the concept amongst the vendor base and to prepare them for a pure-play marketplace model in due course of time.

- Category depth (number of products covered) would be the primary outcome area for this role

The role will have Web content management associates reporting to him/her, and in-turn would be reporting to the Marketing Head.

What will help you do a good job :

Experience :

- At least 2 years experience in Category management/ Vendor management/ Catalog management roles in any industry would be a big plus. Other related experiences may also be good to have. Freshers excuse.

Skill sets :

- Excellent communication skills & ability to learn quickly

- High levels of perseverance and persuasiveness

- Great analytical skills

Educational Qualifications : An MBA from a premier institute or an undergraduate with relevant experience from IITs,NIT, etc

What is on offer :

- On the compensation front, similar to any other early stage start-up, the cash component will be limited and slightly below industry standards. The same will be more than made up for, through ESOPs.

- Opportunity to work on a highly critical role, which will have a direct and big impact on the growth prospects of the company

- Opportunity to work directly with the Senior Management team, who come with significant experience in all areas of management across large corporates and SMEs

- Potential opportunity to become an early employee in a fast-growing company, which comes with its benefits.

- Flexibility in the role offered, based on the preferences and strengths of the person, as fast growth is expected to open up a wide array of job opportunities in the medium term.

What is PinkBlue (http://www.pinkblue.in):

PinkBlue.in is a front-runner in the field of technology-driven clinical supplies management in India. PinkBlue.in is an integrated supply chain solution for clinical/ medical supplies in India (materials & equipment's used by healthcare institutions during treatments). PinkBlue.in brings in thousands of manufacturers and tens of thousands of healthcare institutions into a single e-commerce platform, thereby creating the go-to platform for reliable discovery of better quality products and their best prices.

Our mission is to enable every healthcare institution to continuously improve on the quality and the cost of the materials they use. Being the first-mover working towards organizing a large unorganized space with the use of technology, with a well-rounded management team, PinkBlue.in is poised to be amongst the next set of billion dollar internet businesses built from India.