Senior Vendor Manager, PC & Office Products

DESCRIPTION

Amazon is hiring a Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) to improve the experience for our customers in GC. This role will work across various internal and external teams to evaluate the customer landscapes and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial role within a fast-paced, ambiguous, and collaborative environment, please reach out for more info; this is the position for you.

Key Job Responsibilities

1. The SVM will be responsible for building relationships with vendors, adding selection, managing category profitability, optimizing pricing, and developing their team.
2. The best candidate will have a broad skill set including leadership development, analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiation skills, deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world-class shopping experience for our customers.
3. The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast-paced, highly demanding, and ambiguous environment.
4. The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations, and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen.
5. This position involves working with multiple stakeholders (marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations, among others).

Skills

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor's degree
2. 8+ years of experience with business analysis, buying, and P&L management
3. Vendor management; retail experience is a must
4. Negotiation skills experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Excellent presentation, organization, and account management skills
2. Experience in account management, project or program management, or buying experience
3. Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
4. Project management skills
5. Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives influencing competing priorities