Vendor Manager, Amazon Canada Hardlines

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com.ca, ULC - A49 in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Vendor Manager to optimize product lines and drive growth with key manufacturers. You will own vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and coordinate with merchandising, pricing, inventory, and finance to maximize profitability and customer value.

The role emphasizes analytics-driven decision making, exposure to online merchandising, pricing strategies, and end-to-end category management in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proven ability to manage projects and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong quantitative analytics and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Lead key categories and vendor relationships for Amazon.ca.
• Negotiate contracts, manage catalog and inventory, forecast and analyze performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (merchandising, buying, pricing, inventory, Ops, marketing, finance).
• Drive category growth and optimize vendor performance.

Skills

Strong communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytic mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Description

Amazon Canada's Hardlines team is seeking a self-driven Vendor Manager candidate. 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.

Description

Amazon Canada's Hardlines team is seeking a self-driven Vendor Manager candidate. 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 for Amazon.ca and driving growth of the business. It includes building strong vendor and brand relationships, contract negotiations, selection and catalog, inventory optimization, forecast generation, product launches, pricing, and conducting detailed analysis to identify opportunities to drive growth for the vendor and Amazon.ca. 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

• 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
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
• Bachelor's degree

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
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

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. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, BC, Vancouver - 61,400.00 - 102,600.00 CAD annually

CAN, ON, Toronto - 61,400.00 - 102,600.00 CAD annually

Company

Amazon.com.ca, ULC - A49

Job ID: A10443064