Retail Category Management: Home, Sports, Toys, Consumer Electronics and more
Seattle, Washington
highly visible team Senior Vendor Manager
Amazon Pets is looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) to develop new business for the fast-paced and growing Pets category. This is not your playbook SVM role. The Senior Vendor Manager will work on a highly visible team responsible for building his/her own business from the ground up and will own all aspects of their business. He/she will analyze data to identify key brands to target, initiate long term relationships with brands’ senior management, resolve operational, logistical or business issues, lead negotiations on Amazon’s behalf and once signed, help the brands onboard and grow on Amazon. Successful candidates will be highly adept at Earning Trust and demonstrate an ability to influence some of Amazon’s most important partners and vendors, as well as internal cross-functional teams. They are passionate about building relationships, finding creative solutions to challenging blockers presented in the industry, and launching new brands from scratch. They will have
· · 5+ years professional experience in retail buying/planning, sales, management consulting or related experience. · Bachelor’s degree Required · Professional experience in negotiating with internal and external stakeholders · Strong analytical and quantitative skills; strong bias towards data-based decision making · Experience with financial analysis and P and L ownership · Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements. · Proficiency with Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions
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