Grocery Vendor Manager — Strategy & Partnerships

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Vendor Manager to manage vendor relationships and set strategic direction for the Worldwide Grocery category. The role involves negotiating with vendors, developing long-term cross-category strategies, and working across teams to drive growth and customer value.

The team focuses on selecting decisions, optimizing the customer journey, and building partnerships to grow the grocery category. Includes data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation or supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic negotiations with vendors and represent Amazon when meeting with vendor partners and their leadership.
• Develop long-term strategies and significantly influences cross-category plans - delivering on Amazon's goals and objectives while obsessing over Customers.
• Work cross functionally, both within Amazon and your assigned vendors.
• Implement scalable, simple and automated solutions to address Customer pain points and drive results.
• Create opportunities for growth, customer acquisition and brand- building.
• Audit metrics regularly, determine and prioritize business opportunities, identify risks and make recommendations to deliver results.
• Identify industry trends and develop innovative marketing and merchandising initiatives to support growth.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Analytics

SQL

HTML

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Vendor Manager to manage vendor relationships and set strategic direction for the Worldwide Grocery category. The role involves negotiating with vendors, developing long-term cross-category strategies, and working across teams to drive growth and customer value.

The team focuses on selecting decisions, optimizing the customer journey, and building partnerships to grow the grocery category. Includes data-driven decision making and cross-functional collaboration.