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Vendor Manager, Amazon CA Consumables

Amazon$82K — $128K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 3+ years of Excel experience
  • 5+ years in retail, operations, product or program management
  • Experience in negotiations and delivering results
  • Analytical skills for financial analysis and P&L management

Responsibilities

  • Manage profit and loss (P&L) for the category
  • Negotiate with vendors to optimize terms and agreements
  • Launch new products within the vendor portfolio
  • Oversee key business functions like pricing and selection
  • Develop growth strategies for vendors and categories

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts available
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Access to mental health support and EAP services
Full Job Description
The Amazon.ca Consumables team is seeking a self-driven Vendor Manager candidate to support our Vendor Management team and our vendor partners. Vendor Managers work directly with vendors to improve value, selection and convenience across their business. They play a critical role in managing strategic and established brands to drive profitability and top line performance for their category.

The candidate will use customer obsession and analytics to drive their business. The Vendor Manager will have the opportunity to engage with multiple internal teams to optimize product line performance for key manufacturers (vendors) on Amazon.ca. They will utilize strong communication skills to collaborate with internal cross-functional partners, such as site merchandising, buying, pricing, inventory management, operations, online marketing, and finance to drive performance for our Amazon.ca vendor partners.

This position provides the candidate an opportunity to execute analytical deeps dives that help inform category growth strategies and initiatives. In addition to gaining vendor management experience, this candidate will have exposure in driving category growth. Amazon.ca Vendor Managers get the unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer, while developing strong functional skills in online merchandising/marketing, buying, planning/forecasting, pricing, and business analytics.

Vendor Manager roles are in the General Management career path at Amazon. This role is an excellent introduction to a wide variety of business functions and provides advancement opportunities to more senior roles in Marketing/Merchandising, Vendor Management, Product Management and Inventory Management.

Key job responsibilities

- P&L Management

- Vendor Negotiations

- New Product Launches

- Ownership of key team-level business functions (pricing, selection, profitability)

- Defining vendor and category level growth strategies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree

- 3+ years of with Excel experience

- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience

- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements

- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

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, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually

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