Assistant Manager

About ValGenesis
ValGenesis is a leading digital validation platform provider for life sciences companies. ValGenesis suite of products are used by 30 of the top 50 global pharmaceutical and biotech companies to achieve digital transformation, total compliance and manufacturing excellence/intelligence across their product lifecycle.

Learn more about working for ValGenesis, the de facto standard for paperless validation in Life Sciences:

About the Role:

The Asset & Vendor Management Specialist is responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of company-owned assets, with a key focus on re-counseling employees during offboarding or asset-related violations. The role also includes managing vendor relationships, negotiating service-level agreements, and ensuring cost-effective procurement and support services.

Key Responsibilities

• Vendor Management & Negotiations
• Lead vendor negotiations for contracts, renewals, and pricing—ensuring competitive rates and favorable terms.
• Manage vendor relationships across categories such as IT hardware suppliers, logistics partners, AMC providers, etc.
• Evaluate vendor performance regularly against SLAs, cost benchmarks, and service quality metrics.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, contract documentation, and compliance with procurement policies.
• Serve as a single point of contact for escalations, issue resolution, and performance disputes with vendors.
• Asset Management & Re-Counseling
• Maintain accurate records of all IT and non-IT assets issued to employees using asset tracking tools.
• Coordinate timely recovery of assets from separated employees, including follow-ups and re-counseling sessions where returns are delayed or non-compliant.
• Conduct re-counseling discussions to reinforce asset return policies and facilitate amicable closure.
• Work closely with HR and IT to align exit clearance processes with asset recovery protocols.
• Generate periodic reports on asset status, overdue returns, and recovered/non-recovered assets.
• Ensure refurbishing, reallocation, or write-off of returned equipment as per company policy.
• Office Administration Support
• Manage inventory of office supplies and coordinate timely restocking based on usage trends
• Liaise with facility management, security, and housekeeping teams to ensure smooth daily operations
• Support travel and accommodation arrangements for employees and visitors, as required
• Coordinate office events, internal meetings, and logistics (venue, refreshments, equipment setup)

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations, IT, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in asset management, procurement, or vendor management roles.
• Working knowledge of asset management tools (e.g., Freshservice, ServiceNow, Zoho).
• Experience in vendor negotiations and contract lifecycle management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to handle internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Assertiveness and clarity in re-counseling discussions with employees.
• Exposure to IT asset lifecycle planning and AMC tracking. (Preferred)
• Familiarity with logistics coordination and return-to-vendor procedures. (Preferred)
• Experience working in mid-size or fast-paced startup environments. (Preferred)
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling company assets and sensitive employee cases.
• Problem-solving and follow-through orientation.
• Ability to balance firmness with professionalism during employee interactions.

We're on a Mission
In 2005, we disrupted the life sciences industry by introducing the world's first digital validation lifecycle management system. ValGenesis VLMS revolutionized compliance-based corporate validation activities and has remained the industry standard.

Today, we continue to push the boundaries of innovation ― enhancing and expanding our portfolio beyond validation with an end-to-end digital transformation platform. We combine our purpose-built systems with world-class consulting services to help every facet of GxP meet evolving regulations and quality expectations.

The Team You'll Join
Our customers' success is our success. We keep the customer experience centered in our decisions, from product to marketing to sales to services to support. Life sciences companies exist to improve humanity's quality of life, and we honor that mission.

We work together. We communicate openly, support each other without reservation, and never hesitate to wear multiple hats to get the job done.

We think big. Innovation is the heart of ValGenesis. That spirit drives product development as well as personal growth. We never stop aiming upward.

We're in it to win it. We're on a path to becoming the number one intelligent validation platform in the market, and we won't settle for anything less than being a market leader.

How We Work
Our Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore offices are onsite, 5 days per week. We believe that in-person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, and a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company.

ValGenesis is an equal-opportunity employer that makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Our goal is to have the best-qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics protected by local law.