- 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

- Responsible for growing selection, improving terms and cost structures, building long-term relationships with vendors for the sub categories/brands assigned

- 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

- Demonstrate customer and category knowledge, be an advocate for a quality customer

experience, and understand the competition and industry

- Responsible for long term growth opportunities and risk identification, planning, communication and partnering with internal teams

- Demonstrate a deep understanding of tools and become advocates for tool enhancements

- Responsible for knowledge management, development of self and others, and recruiting

- Regular engagements with brands including in-person meetings on a monthly basis

- Weekly and monthly review to inspect movements/trends on customer input metrics (selection, customer demand (GV) coverage

- Annual and season negotiations with brands

- Highlighting escalating issues with brands, competitors to internal leaders and brand leadership

- Ensuring vendor experience issues are addressed promptly - these could be around access to information/data, payments, MIS reports, promotion plans, etc

- Planning for events and promotions including getting support from brands.