Senior Vendor Manager, Pets Growth & Partnerships

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Pets is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager to own the vendor and category portfolio for the Pets segment. You will drive topline growth and profitability by negotiating with brands, building long-term partner plans, and leading cross-functional initiatives to expand product selection and promotions.

You will analyze data to identify key brands, manage relationships at senior levels, and resolve operational challenges while steering marketing and merchandising programs to optimize customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL.
• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions; experience with business analysis and P&L management.

Responsibilities

• Define the vision and business strategy for the category including North Star metric(s) and KPIs for measuring results.
• Manages category P&L and develops plans that drive revenue and margin improvements for the business.
• Develops vendor relationships inclusive of terms negotiations and growth-focused initiatives.
• Drive broad adoption and provide an unparalleled customer experience.
• Devise clear frameworks for making day-to-day decisions.
• Lead execution of projects including building project plans.
• Drive commitments from internal teams including Marketing, Advertising, and Category Management.
• Dives deep into inputs and understands the downstream impact of changes to pricing, selection, and convenience for subcategories.

Skills

Account management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

P&L management

SQL / Microsoft Access

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Access

SQL

Job description

Amazon Pets is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager to own the vendor and category portfolio for the Pets segment. You will drive topline growth and profitability by negotiating with brands, building long-term partner plans, and leading cross-functional initiatives to expand product selection and promotions.

You will analyze data to identify key brands, manage relationships at senior levels, and resolve operational challenges while steering marketing and merchandising programs to optimize customer