Brand Specialist, CA Softlines

The Amazon.ca Softlines team is seeking a self-driven Brand Specialist candidate to support our Vendor Management team and our vendor partners. Brand Specialists work directly with vendors to improve value, selection, and convenience across their business. They play a critical role in managing strategic and established brands to drive profitability and top-line performance for their category.

The candidate will use customer obsession and analytics to drive their business. The Brand Specialist will have the opportunity to engage with multiple internal teams to optimize product line performance for key manufacturers (vendors) on Amazon.ca. They will utilize strong communication skills to collaborate with internal cross-functional partners, such as site merchandising, buying, pricing, inventory management, operations, online marketing, and finance to drive performance for our Amazon.ca vendor partners.

This position provides the candidate an opportunity to execute analytical deep dives that help inform category growth strategies and initiatives. In addition to gaining vendor management experience, this candidate will have exposure in driving category growth. Amazon.ca Vendor Managers get the unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer while developing strong functional skills in online merchandising/marketing, buying, planning/forecasting, pricing, and business analytics.

Key job responsibilities

1. P&L Management
2. Vendor Negotiations
3. New Product Launches
4. Ownership of key team-level business functions (pricing, selection, profitability)
5. Defining vendor and category level growth strategies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 1+ years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL, or HTML

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in process improvement
• Experience managing large amounts of data

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