Vendor Manager I

The Vendor Manager role offers an exciting introduction to online retail and serves as a broad training ground for future success. In this position, you work directly with strategic vendor partners to grow their business, acting as a liaison and executing joint business plans. You develop and manage vendor relationships, drive growth and profitability, and collaborate across vendor management, in-stock, and site merchandising functions to improve vendor performance on a dynamic e-commerce platform. This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious candidate eager to take ownership of a business and contribute to one of the most supportive, high-functioning teams in a fast-paced deals environment. Responsibilities

- Act as the business owner for assigned vendors and categories, maintaining a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact performance.
- Forecast, monitor, analyze, and report on vendor performance, using data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Drive strategic projects and promotional initiatives that support business objectives and vendor growth.
- Proactively negotiate costs, promotional opportunities, and other business terms with vendors to optimize profitability and competitiveness.
- Conduct pricing and ROI analysis, and make data-driven recommendations to optimize profit margins and overall financial performance.
- Manage purchase orders and perform in-stock analysis for strategic vendors to ensure product availability and support sales goals.
- Set up and maintain product pages, including scheduling, updating, and producing content on e-commerce product detail pages and general site pages.
- Perform cataloging and editing tasks to ensure accurate, compelling, and up-to-date product information.
- Support marketing and email campaigns by scheduling product lists, analyzing site promotions and performance, and recommending improvements to marketing plans.
- Communicate regularly with vendors, marketing, and other internal teams to coordinate events, promotions, and deal curation.
- Curate events and deal assortments that align with inventory availability, market trends, and customer demand.
- Use Excel and other tools to create, update, and analyze reports that inform business decisions.
- Engage in phone and email communication with vendors and internal stakeholders, maintaining clear, professional, and timely correspondence.
- Collaborate directly with team leaders, asking questions and seeking clarification to ensure alignment and effective execution.
- Balance the needs and requirements of the e-commerce platform and strategic vendor partners, acting as an effective communicator and problem solver in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills

- Bachelor's degree (4-year college degree).
- 02 years of relevant experience, such as retail assistant, product management, or e-commerce buying roles.
- Intermediate Excel skills, including comfort with data analysis and reporting.
- Proficiency in data analysis to support forecasting, performance monitoring, and pricing decisions.
- Excellent presentation skills to communicate insights and recommendations clearly.
- Strong organization skills to manage multiple vendors, promotions, and internal workflows.
- Effective account management skills to build and maintain productive vendor relationships.
- Comfort with phone and email communication, including direct communication with team leaders and stakeholders.
- Ability to ask questions, seek clarification, and proactively gather information to drive results.

Work Environment This role operates in a remote work environment, offering flexibility while maintaining a structured schedule. The typical workday runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Central Time, with flexibility to accommodate other time zones as needed. You collaborate closely with internal teams in a vendor management (buying) function that sources and sells deal items on a dedicated deals platform. Communication with colleagues takes place via Slack, email, and phone, supporting frequent interaction and coordination across vendor management, marketing, and other teams. The team culture is upbeat, friendly, and helpful, creating a supportive atmosphere where every day brings new opportunities as the deals channel fluctuates rapidly with changing inventory and market conditions. You work with standard office technologies, including Excel and other data tools, to analyze performance and manage vendor activities in a fast-paced online retail setting.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Carrollton, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $27.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Carrollton, TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 15, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

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