Vendor Strategist - BPO
Mercury- Full Time
- Junior (1 to 2 years)
Candidates should have experience managing vendor relationships, resolving issues, and acting as a primary liaison between vendors and internal teams. They should possess strong analytical and reporting skills, the ability to track KPIs, generate performance reports, and identify operational risks and trends. Proven ability to improve compliance, streamline processes, and implement tools or automation to enhance efficiency is also required, along with a detail-oriented approach to managing vendor onboarding, compliance documentation, and maintaining accurate records.
The Vendor Management Specialist will act as the main contact for vendor communications, issue resolution, and process updates, manage vendor compliance, chargebacks, dispute forms, and returns, oversee vendor and shipping carrier performance, addressing issues with packaging, claims, and shipping holds. This role will facilitate new vendor onboarding and maintain accurate vendor records, support Customer Care and buying teams with operational data and vendor calls, escalate and coordinate solutions for vendor-related operational challenges, generate and distribute weekly reports on open orders and vendor performance, maintain vendor scorecards, track KPIs, and conduct audits to identify risks and trends, and develop tools and processes to streamline operations and improve efficiency.
Acquires and revitalizes struggling retail brands
CSC Generation specializes in acquiring and revitalizing struggling retail brands to make them profitable. The company identifies underperforming brands with potential and integrates them into its operating platform, which includes technology, skilled personnel, and efficient processes. This approach has allowed CSC Generation to successfully transform several well-known brands, such as DirectBuy and Sur La Table, into profitable ventures. The company generates revenue through the sales of products from its portfolio, which features over 325,000 items and attracts around 10 million monthly page views. Unlike many competitors, CSC Generation focuses on "unsexy" opportunities—brands that others might overlook but have significant turnaround potential. The goal of CSC Generation is to drive growth and profitability for the brands it acquires, ultimately enhancing the customer experience and increasing sales.