Vendor Manager, Premium Beauty EU

Amazon EU SARL (UK Branch); London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the beauty sector seeks a Vendor Manager to enhance its offerings across multiple European markets. The role involves direct negotiation with top brands, managing relationships, and strategic planning to deliver exceptional beauty products. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical abilities, negotiation skills, and a proactive approach to relationship management.

Qualifications

• Experience with P&L responsibility.
• Experience with vendor negotiations and inventory management.
• Demonstrated data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate trading terms.
• Create business plans for new opportunities.
• Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Relationship management

Communication

Project management

Education

University degree in a business relevant field

Tools

Excel

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Amazon EU SARL (UK Branch)

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Location flexible to London, Munich, Madrid (Milan, Paris or Amsterdam not preferred but maybe considered).

Amazon’s EU Premium Beauty team is looking for a talented Vendor Manager within the Consumables categories. In this role, you will work to create the earth's greatest shopping experience of Beauty, with a store featuring more products, brands, & more compelling content than any store, online or offline, and invent the future! You will be the main point of contact with brands for the retail channel and will deal with the top management of large brands as well as small manufacturers.

With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is your chance to make history.

Joining the Amazon Retail team means partnering with a dynamic and creative group who set a high bar for innovation and success in a fast-paced and changing environment. The Vendor Manager will be primarily responsible for negotiating direct relationships with key brands, negotiating competitive business terms, and driving product and brand selection.

We expect the Vendor Manager to be a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon, with proven ability to negotiate complex business terms, develop and manage relationships, drive results, and demonstrate competency with business and financial analytics. The Vendor Manager must be an effective leader and communicator in working with some of Amazon’s most important partners and vendors, as well as with internal cross-functional teams.

Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate must be able to:
- Manage vendor relationships, manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure trading terms
- Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders
- Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality, and global trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments
- Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets
- Maximize Amazon’s long-term business plans

About the team
The EU Beauty team drives our Beauty business across our nine European websites.

Our vision: Europe’s most trusted Beauty retailer. We combine Europe’s largest selection and innovation that enables customers to discover the best products for their unique needs, all whilst driving change towards more sustainable Beauty shopping.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- University degree in a business relevant field
- Experience with P&L responsibility
- Experience with vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
- Relevant level experience in retail, operations, consulting, and/or business management with a proven history of delivering results
- Demonstrated data-driven decision making or quantitative analysis skills
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Proficient in Excel
- Experience leading complex projects through multiple life cycles
- Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects
- Ability to estimate project cost and return on investment
- High attention to detail, comfortable with “hands-on” management of tasks, and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.