Retail Category Management: Home, Leisure and Electronics
Seattle, Washington
results-driven, and team Senior Vendor Manager
Amazon is in search of a passionate, results-driven, and team-orientated Senior Vendor Manager to join the Patio, Lawn and Garden team. The successful candidate will achieve strong category growth, add new selection for our customers, develop and strengthen business relationships, deliver weekly and monthly business reviews, lead negotiations, partner on marketing and promotions, and drive operational improvements. A combination of strong analytical skills and thinking big is needed to win in this business. The Senior Vendor Manager should be motivated by growth in a dynamic environment focused on our customers. He/she must have excellent verbal and written communication, draw metric-based conclusions from extensive amounts of data, and partner with marketing/finance/inventory management to achieve top and bottom line results. Proven leadership, project management, presentation, and organizational skills are required to excel in a category that requires strategic and tactical work.
· Bachelor degree required · 5+ years in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing · 2+ years negotiation experience · Strong analytical and quantitative skills; leverage data and metrics to develop assumptions and support conclusions · Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to influence others · Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strong bias for action· MBA · Prior online retail experience is a plus · Excellent judgment and prioritization skills · Passion for the business,