Amazon Canada's Hardlines and Entertainment Media team is seeking a self-driven
Vendor Manager candidate to join our Audio and Accessories team. Vendor managers
work directly with vendors to improve value, selection and convenience for
customers across their business. They play a critical role in managing strategic
and established brands to drive profitability and topline performance for their
category.
The ideal candidate would have the following skills:
· Strong oral and written communication
· Project and stakeholder management
· Proven ability to multi-task
· Quantitative analytics
· Detail Oriented
· Thrives in ambiguity and fast-paced environment
The candidate will use customer obsession and analytics to inform creative
solutions 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.
Key job responsibilities
This role is responsible for leading key categories and brand relationships in
Audio and Accessories for Amazon.ca and driving growth of the business. Job
duties include building strong vendor relationships, contract negotiations,
expanding selection, managing catalog data, inventory optimization, forecast
generation, launching new products, managing pricing, and conducting analysis to
identify opportunities to drive growth within the category. As the P&L owner,
you will also work cross functionally with other product, marketing, and
operations teams across Amazon to raise the bar on customer experience. 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 with software and editing tools (including HTML,
Excel and SQL)
- Experience in online retail
- Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or
HTML
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