Vendor Development Manager

Job Title: Vendor Development Manager - HOJ MaaS

Location:
Bangalore (On-site)

Experience:
7-10 Years

Industry:
CleanTech | Solar | Wind | Green Hydrogen | Fabrication | Manufacturing Services

Function:
Vendor Development | BOS Sourcing | Quality & Audits | Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Reporting To:
Head of Operations

About HOJ MaaS

HOJ MaaS is a global
Manufacturing-as-a-Service (MaaS)
and sourcing platform for the
CleanTech and Energy sector
, integrating:

• 10,000+ Vendors
• 20,000+ Product Categories
• 17+ Stock Yards
• AI-driven platform for
  best price discovery, supply finance, logistics integration, project management, QC, and real-time visibility
• Our key USPs are
  Design & Build, Platform-led sourcing, and End-to-End Manufacturing & Supply Chain Execution
  .

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced
Vendor Development Manager
with
complete understanding of Balance of System (BOS) for Solar, Wind, and Green Hydrogen projects
, along with deep expertise in
steel fabrication, custom manufacturing, QC systems, and vendor audits
.

This role will be responsible for creating and managing a
pan-India ecosystem of qualified vendors and fabricators
for both
standard and custom BOS components
across renewable and green energy sectors and will directly report to the
Head of Operations
.

Key Responsibilities

1. Vendor Identification & Development

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and develop
  BOS, fabrication, machining, and electro-mechanical vendors across India
  .
• Build a national vendor base for:
• Solar BOS:
  MMS, cable trays, junction boxes, inverter skids, transformer skids, earthing structures, walkways, fencing, SCADA panels.
• Wind BOS:
  Towers, internal platforms, ladders, nacelle skids, foundation hardware, electrical BOS, heavy fabricated structures.
• Green Hydrogen BOS:
  Electrolyser skids, pressure vessels, storage tanks, piping spools, manifolds, compressor skids, cooling skids, process structures.
• Develop vendors for both
  standardized mass production and complex custom-built systems
  .

2. Vendor Audits & Capability Assessment

• Conduct
  technical, quality, safety, and commercial audits
  of fabrication and BOS manufacturing units.
• Evaluate plant & machinery, CNC and heavy fabrication capability, welding qualifications (WPS/PQR), galvanizing/painting, NDT/testing facilities, and production capacity.
• Maintain
  vendor qualification scorecards and approval matrices
  .

3. Quality Control & Compliance

• Establish and enforce
  vendor QC frameworks
  for renewable and green hydrogen BOS.
• Ensure compliance with
  ISO 9001/14001/45001, ASME/API, and EPC/client specifications
  .
• Implement
  incoming, in-process, FAT, and final inspection systems
  .

4. Technical & BOS Evaluation

• Review
  BOMs, GA drawings, fabrication drawings, P&IDs, and layouts
  .
• Support
  design-to-manufacturing validation and prototyping
  .
• Enable smooth
  engineering-to-vendor handover for production
  .

5. Cost Benchmarking & Best Price Discovery

• Lead
  pan-India price benchmarking
  for BOS and fabrication.
• Support the
  AI-driven best price discovery platform
  with validated cost data.
• Build
  multi-vendor sourcing strategies
  to optimize cost, lead time, and supply risk.

6. Strategic Vendor Partnerships

• Build and manage
  long-term strategic vendor partnerships
  .
• Support
  GW-scale solar, wind, and hydrogen projects
  .
• Coordinate with
  Procurement, Projects, Engineering, QC, and Logistics teams
  .

Mandatory Candidate Requirements

• 7-10 years in
  Vendor Development / BOS Sourcing / Fabrication Supply Chain
  .
• Strong hands-on understanding of BOS
  for
  Solar, Wind & Green Hydrogen
  .
• Proven experience in
  developing fabricators across India
  .
• Deep knowledge of
  steel fabrication plant & machinery, welding, machining, galvanizing, painting
  .
• Strong exposure to
  EPC / OEM / Heavy Engineering / Renewable Manufacturing
  .
• Excellent understanding of
  QC systems, inspection protocols, and documentation
  .
• Willingness for
  extensive pan-India travel
  .

Preferred Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in
  Mechanical / Production / Industrial Engineering
  .
• Experience with:
• Solar MMS manufacturers
• Wind tower or heavy engineering companies
• Green hydrogen / electrolyser OEMs or EPCs
• Exposure to
  ERP, digital sourcing platforms, and supply chain analytics
  .

Key Skills

Vendor Development | BOS Engineering | Fabrication Process Engineering | Supplier Audits | Cost Benchmarking | Quality Systems | Negotiation | Strategic Sourcing | Project Coordination

Why Join HOJ MaaS

• Lead the creation of
  India's largest CleanTech BOS & fabrication vendor ecosystem
  .
• Work directly with
  Head of Operations
  on national-scale execution.
• Exposure to
  GW-scale Solar, Wind & Green Hydrogen projects
  .
• Platform-led, high-growth leadership opportunity.