Sourcing and Production Manager, Amazon Music Merch

Amazon Music; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Music is seeking a Sourcing and Production Manager to grow their Music Merchandise business. This role involves managing production from design to execution, fostering partnerships, and leveraging creativity in developing innovative strategies to connect artists and fans through merchandise.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience.
• Experience managing technical products or online services.
• Leadership presence and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Onboard vendors into Amazon systems and manage business relationships.
• Develop production strategies to scale the business.
• Coordinate deliveries and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Product Management

Technical Product Management

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Sourcing and Production Manager, Amazon Music Merch

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Description

About Amazon Music

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Picture working on fan-centric products, where every single team member is a critical voice in the decision-making process. Envision being able to leverage the resources of a Fortune-500 company within the atmosphere of a start-up. Welcome to Amazon Music, where ideas are born and come to life such as Amazon Music Unlimited, Prime Music, Music Merch and so much more. Everyone on our team has a meaningful impact on product, new directions in music, and customer engagement. The Amazon Music Merch team is responsible for building a destination of official music merchandise and connecting fans and artists through merch.

Our team is looking for a driven, strategic, customer-centric Sourcing and Production Manager to help grow our Music Merchandise business. Music and fashion have been intertwined for decades, and this role will create buzzworthy artist merch collections that authentically connect artists and fans on Amazon, in venue, and around the world.

The Sourcing and Production Manager will assist the Sr Production Manager in driving the ideation around and execution of product development and production process – from initial design concept through bulk production execution. This role will foster partnerships and help create strategies to maximize margin, quality, lead-time and brand goals. The successful candidate will have deep experience in traditional apparel production & screen printing, and must be a creative thinker with the ability to develop innovative production strategies. The candidate should also have their pulse on the trends of the artist merchandise business, including blank and print technique expertise.

The Sourcing and Production Manager will support and report to the Sr Manager on the Amazon Music Merch team and will work with artist teams, brand and marketing managers, and across various internal and external partners to shape the merchandise production strategy for Amazon Music. The candidate must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all levels of our partners’ organizations.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

• Responsible for onboarding vendors in to Amazon systems and processes, determining SLAs and day to day business relationships.
• Develop production strategies and techniques to scale our business and create strong partnerships.
• Own and build production timelines, sampling processes, and QA
• Evaluate partners’ production standards and practices.
• Manage relationships with strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Work with logistics to coordinate proper deliveries to FC
• Data entry and tracking data within various internal tools.
• Execute competitive production market analysis
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of product management experience
• Experience managing technical products or online services
• Experience in product, program, or project management in leading cross-functional teams in delivery of major new products or services
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years apparel industry experience
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $104,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3006810

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Management, and Product Management

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

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