Vendor Manager, Amazon

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Vendor Manager to join their dynamic Pet Products team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work directly with strategic vendors, optimizing their business and enhancing supply chain efficiency. You will be responsible for forecasting, conducting pricing analysis, and executing marketing plans that drive brand awareness and sales. The position promises a broad training ground for future success in the online retail business. If you are analytical, creative, and passionate about driving results, this is the perfect role for you in a vibrant and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Excel and retail operations.
• Experience in vendor negotiations and managing large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Act as business owner for vendor categories and drive strategic projects.
• Conduct pricing analysis and manage purchase orders for brands.

Skills

Excel

Negotiation

Data Analysis

Retail Management

Product Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

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 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 working with multiple internal teams and management. The 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

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

Minimum Requirements

1. 3+ years of experience with Excel.
2. 3+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience.
3. Experience with pricing and selection strategy.
4. Bachelor's degree.
5. Experience managing large data sets and utilizing them to drive performance and process improvements.
6. Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development.

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