Vendor Manager, Amazon Beauty

Amazon.com.ca, ULC - A49; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retailer is seeking a Vendor Manager for their Beauty team in Toronto. The role involves optimizing vendor performance, managing P&L, and developing growth strategies. Candidates will apply analytical skills to drive category growth and collaborate with cross-functional teams. This position offers opportunities for professional advancement within various business functions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Excel experience.
• 5+ years in retail, product, or program management.
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L management.

Responsibilities

• Manage P&L and drive profitability.
• Own key business functions like pricing and selection.
• Define vendor and category growth strategies.
• Launch new products and analyze performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

P&L Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Amazon.ca Beauty 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
• New Product Launches
• Ownership of key team-level business functions (pricing, selection, profitability)
• Defining vendor and category level growth strategies

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 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
• Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military 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

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