between internal team Automated Profitability Management
The vision of Automated Profitability Management (APM) is to automate and improve Amazon Retail Profitability through the innovative application of Machine Learning and Software Engineering. Traditionally, this involved an Amazon retail business person picking up the phone, calling up their counter-part on the supplier side to discuss and improve the terms of doing business with Amazon. These terms include: what is the price Amazon should pay to the vendor for a given unit of a product? Can we get a vendor to provide funding for initiatives on Amazon (e.g. volume-based incentives, promotions / merchandising opportunities on our website)? Do we have alternative sourcing channels (e.g. two or more vendors offering the same product) so we can negotiate harder? Each of these negotiation decisions has a direct impact on Amazon’s profitability. Now imagine doing this across tens of thousands of suppliers and tens of millions of products, across tens of different countries worldwide, and at a
· 10+ years of Program Management experience in a fast paced environment taking a product through its complete life cycle using Agile methodologies and delivering highly scalable and robust distributed systems. · Data driven decision making. Experience in gathering and analyzing data · 7+ years of experience working on projects in Java, C++, and Perl · Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field · Technology background, especially in a service-oriented environment with a deep understanding of software development and e-commerce products. · Proven track record of