Senior Vendor Manager, Pet Products, Amazon CA

Amazon.com.ca, ULC - A49; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager in Toronto. This role involves managing vendor relationships, forecasting, and driving strategic supply chain projects. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience with Excel, account management, and a bachelor's degree. Join a dynamic team committed to optimizing vendor success and enhancing business strategies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Excel.
• 5+ years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the business owner for their vendor in their respective categories.
• Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding, and reporting on the vendor.
• Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands.

Skills

Excel

Account management

Project or program management

Business analysis

P&L management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Access

SQL

Job description

Amazon's Canada team is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical, and creative candidate to join our Pet Products team. You will work directly with a portfolio of strategic vendor partners to develop their business, acting as a liaison and executing a joint business plan.

The team operates across several hub cities including Seattle, Arlington, and Toronto. This role has the flexibility to align to any of these hubs.

The Senior Vendor Manager position offers an exciting introduction to our online retail business and a broad training ground for future success. This role will work directly with a strategic vendor to grow their business and optimize their supply chain while collaborating with multiple internal teams and management. The Senior Vendor Manager will develop skills and work across all three functional areas (In-stock, Vendor Management, and Site Merchandising) to grow and improve their vendor’s success at Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

• Acting as the business owner for their vendor in their respective categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business.
• Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding, and reporting on the vendor, along with responsibility for driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives.
• Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for the vendor.
• Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin.
• Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands.
• Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio.
• Developing and executing marketing plans to drive awareness and purchases for the brand.
• Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational processes and deliver results.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience with Excel
• 5+ years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
• Experience using data to influence business decisions
• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
• Experience with business analysis and P&L management
• Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.