Procurement & Vendor Operations Manager

Job Description - Procurement & Vendor Operations Manager

Location: Bangalore

Department: Supply Chain / Vendor Management

Reporting To: Operations Manager / Country Head

About Hillarys

Hillarys, a leading UK-based brand and part of Hunter Douglas, specializes in premium, tailor-made curtains and blinds. As we scale our India operations, we are strengthening our vendor ecosystem to deliver high-quality, customized window furnishing solutions with speed, efficiency, and reliability.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Procurement & Vendor Operations Manager to oversee vendor identification, sourcing, negotiation, relationship management, and payment coordination. The ideal candidate will come from a similar industry (furnishings, interiors, home décor, manufacturing, fit-outs, textiles, etc.) and bring strong commercial acumen, operational discipline, and vendor management expertise. This role is critical to ensuring product quality, timely delivery, cost efficiency, and smooth supply chain operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard vendors across categories relevant to curtains, blinds, fabrics, hardware, installation, and related supply partners.

• Lead end-to-end procurement including sourcing, RFQs, price benchmarking, and commercial negotiations. • Build and maintain strong vendor relationships to ensure quality, reliability, and long term partnerships.

• Monitor vendor performance through SLAs, delivery timelines, quality checks, and service-level metrics.

• Coordinate vendor payments, track billing cycles, and ensure compliance with internal finance processes.

• Manage procurement documentation including POs, contracts, rate agreements, and vendor scorecards.

• Work closely with operations, design, installation, and finance teams to ensure smooth material flow.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize procurement spend, and streamline the vendor ecosystem.

• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, ethical standards, and statutory requirements

. • Support scale-up by expanding the vendor network across regions as operations grow.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Operations, or related field.

• 4+ years of experience in procurement, vendor operations, or supply chain roles (preferably in home furnishings, interiors, textiles, modular furniture, consumer durables, or manufacturing).

• Strong negotiation, vendor handling, and cost management skills.

• Experience in sourcing, vendor evaluation, and contract management.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building abilities.

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Excel / ERP systems.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment with high ownership.