Job Description

About PhonePe Group:PhonePe is India's leading digital payments company with 50 crore (500 Million) registered users and 3.7 crore (37 Million) merchants covering over 99% of the postal codes across India. On the back of its leadership in digital payments, PhonePe has expanded into financial services (Insurance, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking, and Lending) as well as adjacent tech-enabled businesses such as Pincode for hyperlocal shopping and Indus App Store which is India's first localized App Store. The PhonePe Group is a portfolio of businesses aligned with the company's vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.CultureAt PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. Being enthusiastic about tech is a big part of being at PhonePe. If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!Area Manager - Operations About Us:PhonePe is the leader in UPI based payments in India. Our goal is to make digital payments so easy, safe and universally accepted that people never feel the need to carry cash or cards again. We believe India is at the cusp of a new mobile revolution, which will change the way we manage our money on the go. Wesee ourselves facilitating this change, through technology and dogged customer centricity. PhonePe started in 2015 and crossed 2 bn transactions on its platform in 2019. We have a customer base of 150+ mm users and 6 mm merchants live on our platform.About Pincode:Pincode is a shopping app that offers a revolutionary new approach to e-commerce. Pincode places the local stores and sellers at the forefront of the digital shopping growth story. With Pincode, every Indian shopkeeper, regardless of their location, is digitally empowered to tap into the vast potential of e-commerce, creating unprecedented opportunities for growth, while driving innovation at scale.Summary:This role involves gaining a thorough understanding of the growth trends across various categories, including Supermarkets, F&V, M&P, Retail, FMCG, FMCD, Healthcare & Wellness, and Lifestyle. The individual will be responsible for ensuring timely store cataloging, managing stock levels and store audits, overseeing both current and new merchant relationships, handling the complete order lifecycle, leading a team of store executives, and tracking key store performance metrics.This is an On-field role. It is a 6 day shift base working with rotational weekoffResponsibilities: * Category Expertise and Merchant Management

• Category Understanding: You will need to develop a deep understanding of growth trends and dynamics in different sectors like Supermarkets, FMCG, Healthcare, Lifestyle, and others. This knowledge will help you align store offerings with market demand and growth opportunities.
• Merchant Management: This involves managing existing merchant relationships to ensure they meet operational standards, product availability, and quality.
• Store Operations and Catalog Management
• Store Cataloging: A key responsibility is to ensure that all products and services are accurately cataloged in the system. This involves organizing them into correct categories, ensuring up-to-date product details, pricing, and availability, all within the required timelines.
• Stock Management and Audit: Managing inventory effectively is crucial. You will oversee quality checks, stock levels and conduct audits to ensure there are no discrepancies in stock records.
• Pricing Strategy: You will be responsible for ensuring that product pricing is competitive by maintaining pricing parity with key competitors. This includes monitoring competitor pricing trends and adjusting your pricing accordingly to remain attractive to customers
• Order and Fulfillment Management / Order Lifecycle: You will oversee the entire order process, from order creation to fulfillment and delivery. This includes ensuring that orders are accepted and packed as per defined TATs,, managing any issues that arise during the order process, and ensuring ground-level resolution based on tickets raised by customers.
• Team Leadership and Performance Monitoring
• Team Management: Leading and managing a team of store executives will be a core responsibility. You'll need to ensure that your team is motivated, properly trained, and able to carry out their tasks efficiently. Providing guidance, setting expectations, and maintaining communication within the team will be essential for success.
• Store Metrics and Performance: Monitoring and improving key performance indicators (KPIs) will be critical. This could include metrics like sales performance, inventory turnover, merchant performance, or customer satisfaction. You'll need to use this data to drive decisions and make operational improvements.

Requirements:

• Proven working experience of 3-5 years in sales/business development/cataloging/quick commerce operations
• Excellence communication and influencing skills
• Strong ethics and discretion while dealing with customers
• Drive for result, able to demonstrate/quantify success relative to established targets and metrics xe2x80xa2Strong bias for action, problem solving and ownership
• Ability to develop strong relationships with stakeholders and be a team player
• Exposure to the start up environment is an added advantage
• Basic Excel skills

• Should be ready to travel as this is a full-time field role

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
• Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
• Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment
• Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Working at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! Great people, a work environment that thrives on creativity, the opportunity to take on roles beyond a defined job description are just some of the reasons you should work with us. Read more about PhonePe .

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