Amazon

Vendor/Buyer Manager, Worldwide Grocery Category Management

Amazon$80K — $94K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience using Excel and other business analytic tools
  • Experience in online retail (preferred)
  • Familiarity with analytical tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or HTML (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Drive strategic negotiations with vendors and represent Amazon during meetings with vendor leadership
  • Develop long-term strategies and influence cross-category plans to meet Amazon's goals while focusing on customer obsession
  • Collaborate cross-functionally within Amazon and assigned vendors
  • Implement scalable solutions to address customer pain points effectively
  • Create growth opportunities and enhance brand visibility
  • Audit performance metrics and prioritize business opportunities while identifying risks
  • Identify industry trends to develop innovative marketing initiatives for growth

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Access to mental health support services and an employee assistance program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Amazon is looking for a talented Vendor Manager (VM) responsible for managing vendor relationships and setting the strategic direction for their business on the Worldwide Grocery Category team.

The ideal candidate possesses experience in buying, marketing and/or finance; with a track record of successful relationship management, strong analytical acumen, experience generating and managing reporting and analysis. Great communication skills and understanding of Excel will be essential to your success. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and business problems to a successful result.

Key job responsibilities

Our environment is fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous; this requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, analytical and comfortable working with multiple teams, vendors, partners and management. On a day to day basis, you will:

Drive strategic negotiations with vendors and represent Amazon when meeting with vendor partners and their leadership

Develop long-term strategies and significantly influences cross-category plans - delivering on Amazon's goals and objectives while obsessing over Customers

Work cross functionally, both within Amazon and your assigned vendors

An ability to implement scalable, simple and automated solutions to address Customer pain points and drive results

Create opportunities for growth, customer acquisition and brand- building

Audit metrics regularly, determine and prioritize business opportunities, identify risks and make recommendations to deliver results

Identify industry trends and develop innovative marketing and merchandising initiatives to support growth

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 1+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience

- Bachelor's degree

- Experience using Excel and other business analytic tools

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in online retail

- Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or HTML

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, AUSTIN - 53,700.00 - 94,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 53,700.00 - 94,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 80,200.00 - 94,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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