Retail Category Management: Home, Leisure and Electronics
Seattle, Washington
Vendor Management team IT Vendor Management
Amazon.com is looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, and detail-oriented candidate to join the PC and IT Vendor Management team. The Vendor Manager will work across all functional retail areas to grow and improve their vendor partners’ success at Amazon. The Vendor Manager will possess a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business (this entails owning data quality monitoring, understanding and reporting on the vendors, along with responsibility for driving strategic projects and promotions to achieve business objectives). The Vendor Manager will manage the vendor relationship – oversee product selection and life cycle, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds. The Vendor Manager works directly with our vendors and at the end of the day your contributions will have a major impact on their success on Amazon.com. The candidate possesses experience in buying, marketing, and/or finance, with a track record of successful
· Bachelor’s degree · 5+ years in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis, marketing or a related field · Experience with Excel and other tools to analyze data in order to support business decisions · Good organizational skills, including prioritization and time management · MBA with relevant business experience · Retail or online experience · Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results · Experience building category plans and bridging variance +/- vs. plan · Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal