DESCRIPTION Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. We set big goals and are looking for people who can help us reach and exceed them by working with suppliers to enhance our selection and maximize product availability.
The Premium Brands fashion team is looking for a talented, experienced, and entrepreneurial Senior Vendor Manager to foster Amazon's relationship with a number of the industry's most coveted Premium Brands. The right candidate stays on top of consumer and industry trends, and is able translate those trends into strategic actions that drive selection, top- line revenue, and profit growth. In addition, the Senior Vendor Manager must be an effective leader that can flex backbone and operate with a high degree of collaboration with Amazon.com external vendors, as well as with internal product groups such as forecasting, pricing, marketing and retail category excellence teams.
The ideal candidate has strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management. Proven analytical and data driven skills, project management, and ability to 'Think Big' are musts. The Senior Vendor Manager is a seasoned problem-solver with a keen sense of ownership and passion for innovating on behalf of our customers.
Key job responsibilities
Successful individuals in this role will:
- Think of themselves as business owners, who cultivate a deep understanding of all major inputs that drive long term performance (selection, price, availability, forecasting, operational excellence, mix)
- Maximize Amazon's flywheel by focusing on selection expansion and cost saving opportunities
- Negotiate effectively with the industry's largest vendors: manage supplier contracts, annual vendor negotiation strategies, and day-to-day relationships
- Work with Product Managers to develop innovative ways of launching new features that improve the customer experience
- Develop a thorough understanding for the industry, macro trends, and future trajectory
- Deep dive complex data sets and make informed decisions to improve the customer experience
- Communicate effectively across all levels of leadership, both internally and externally
- Submit high quality work within tight deadlines
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 7+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of with Excel experience
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- managing and cultivating vendor relationships
