Vendor Relation Associate at Sunvait Network Ltd

Job description

We are currently looking for talented people with a passion for emerging markets and Africa to join our team and embark on our exciting journey in the position below:

Job Description

You will be responsible for business success/continuity by identifying needs based on market trends and vendors performance and focusing on innovative solutions to help the vendors to be successful.

In particular you will:

• Focus on activities that ensure business continuity/sustainability and growth of vendors e.g. Ensuring performance communication, monitoring and improving vendor profitability, sales monitoring etc.
• Responsible and owner of ALL communications going out to vendors
• Engaging vendors via our SM channels ( must ensure effective and lively platform/channels)
• Facilitation of flow of internal communication and synergy between different teams.
• Follow up on vendors to increase business ( SKU, NMV, using innovative ways e.g organize various contests, e.tc)
• Ensure vendors are invited and attend all training sessions organized by the university team
• Monitor and improve vendor sales by providing feedback to vendors
• Create and execute Vendor handover to the HOC team
• Monitor vendor stores and provide expansion and diversification tips to vendors
• Performance Monitoring:
• Responsible for getting any additional data needed on vendor and assigning vendors who register through the system to various teams
• Ensure compliance with internal systems ( SF)
• Reporting & vendor trend analysis
• Weekly report of teams performance
• Ranking vendors by SKU Sales, NMV, OOS, Returns Rate, Rejection Rate

Professional Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in either or of the following - Vendor Hunting, Vendor management, Sales management
• Proven track record in sales, with a demonstrated ability to increase network expansion/volumes.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining customer/client relationships and identifying opportunities to improve business success for both parties.
• Creative communicator with an ability to work across multiple communications channels, including written communications and visual content
• Strong oral and written communication skills with experience in influencing others to drive results.