Category and Vendor Manager - Automotive Spare Parts

Company: Amicco Department: Category / Procurement / Supply and Distribution Location: Field role - Delhi NCR, with outstation travel as required Experience Required: 2+ Years Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary Amicco is building modern B2B infrastructure for India's automotive aftermarket, helping workshops and garages access standardized parts catalogues, accurate fitment matching, intelligent inventory, and reliable fulfilment. We are hiring a Category and Vendor Manager to own and scale automotive spare parts categories by building supplier networks, driving procurement, optimizing supply, and converting inventory into profitable customer demand.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify and launch new categories across OEM, OES, aftermarket, China imports, tyres, batteries, paint, and other automotive parts
- - Own category growth including GMV, margins, SKU expansion, availability, inventory health, and customer adoption
- Identify and onboard new suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, and sourcing partners based on category requirements
- Build supplier relationships and negotiate pricing, margins, credit terms, MOQ, and payment terms
- Manage procurement and supply to ensure competitive sourcing, product availability, alternate sourcing, and optimal inventory levels
- Conduct field visits to supplier and distributor locations, evaluate supply capabilities, negotiate commercials, and close deals




- Bridge procurement with customer demand by driving sell-through, SKU movement, and revenue
- Manage relationships with internal teams across Sales, Operations, Catalog, Inventory, Finance, and Leadership
- Take ownership of category outcomes from day one in a rapid-paced startup environment

Required Qualifications and Skills
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Supply and Distribution
- - Experience in Procurement, Category Management, Vendor Management, or related commercial roles preferred
- Experience in the automotive, auto aftermarket, or spare parts industry is a strong plus
- Strong knowledge of vendor management, supply networks, commercial negotiations, pricing, margins, and inventory management
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills
- Ability to independently identify suppliers, initiate conversations, conduct meetings, negotiate terms, and close commercial deals
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a commercial mindset
- Highly proactive, hands-on, and able to work independently
- Passion for automobiles and knowledge of 4-wheeler spare parts is an added advantage

Travel Requirements This role requires regular local and outstation travel across Delhi NCR to identify and evaluate suppliers, visit supplier and distributor locations, build relationships, negotiate commercials, and close deals. Candidates should be comfortable working on the ground rather than managing suppliers remotely.

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