The Amazon.ca Fashion 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
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
