Vendor Consultant, Arabic, Vendor Consultant Program

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Vendor Consultant within Selling Partner Engagement and Growth to manage relationships with Amazon vendors and drive growth across categories.

You will partner with Retail and Vendor Services teams, analyze vendor performance, develop strategic account plans, and coordinate cross-functional efforts to optimize product lines and customer experience on Amazon.

Qualifications

• Experience in e-commerce, retail or advertising; or experience managing teams.
• Quantitative, analytical and organizational skills; intermediate Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookup).
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts simply.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience prioritizing multiple tasks with deadlines; end-to-end project management.
• Proficiency in Arabic (C1/C2 certified, preferred).
• 2+ years in Vendor Management, Sales, Account Management, or Business Development.
• Active listening, consultative, solutions-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Measure success by internal team performance and vendor impact on customer experience.
• Partner with Retail Category Team and manage vendor relationships.
• Build communication channels, set expectations, provide status updates, and growth plans.
• Build and execute on a strategic account plan that delivers on key business opportunities and KPIs.
• Work with internal Amazon teams/vendors to improve operational aspects of their business in providing a great consumer experience.
• Conduct deep dive analysis on the handled issues for the vendors and publish recommendations and action plans based on data to improve vendor experience.
• Provide thought leadership around planning, roadmaps and execution.
• Establish long term partnerships with key vendor partners for the group of vendors handled.
• Support the launches of new programs, categories and features.
• Conduct regular WBR, MBRs with the vendors highlight business metric performance and building action plans.

Skills

E-commerce

Retail experience

Business analysis

Communication

Project management

Arabic language

Vendor management

Active listening

Education

Bachelor's degree

Lean Six Sigma

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About Amazon.com Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world's brightest technology minds come to Amazon.com to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world.

About the Role Account Management- Vendor Consultant As a Vendor Consultant and part of Selling Partner Engagement and Growth (SPEG), you will have the exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver on a strategy for managing Amazon Vendors.

SPEG team is looking for a bright, customer centric, driven, and creative candidate to join our team. You will interface internally with leaders from our Retail and Vendor Services teams and will be responsible for all aspects of the vendor’s business with Amazon. You will engage directly with multiple internal teams to optimize the product line for key manufacturers (vendors) on Amazon.com.

You will utilize a wide range of skills and work across major functional areas such as site merchandising, buying, Catalog management, inventory management, finance, operations, and online marketing, to drive the performance of strategic vendor partners at Amazon. In this role you will be focused on the strategic and operational aspects of managing the customer relationships with our vendors.

You will conceive, create, and analyze a wide range of marketing and site merchandising efforts, to include marketing campaigns to grow the vendor’s traffic, brand awareness, customer conversion, and revenue on Amazon. Also you will look into strategic and operational aspects of their business with Amazon, root cause analysis of issues and opportunities affecting the vendor’s business. In addition, you are expected to proactively identify areas for growing Vendor’s business by developing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Success will be measured by the performance of your internal teams on input metrics and impact of vendors on creating a great customer experience for buying consumers
• Partnering with the Retail Category Team and managing the vendor relationship by championing the vendor’s needs at Amazon
• Build communication channels at all levels, set proper expectations, provide clear status communications, and manage towards a growth plan for the vendors
• Build and execute on a strategic account plan that delivers on key business opportunities and relevant KPIs for the vendors and Amazon
• Work with internal Amazon teams/vendors to improve operational aspects of their business in providing a great consumer experience
• Conduct deep dive analysis on the handled issues for the vendors and publish recommendations and action plans based on data to improve vendor experience
• Provide thought leadership around planning, roadmaps and execution
• Establish long term partnerships with key vendor partners for the group of vendors handled
• Support the launches of new programs, categories and features
• Conduct regular WBR, MBRs with the vendors highlight business metric performance and building action plans

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in e-commerce, retail or advertising, or experience managing teams
• Experience in business analysis and functional roles requiring quantitative, analytical and organizational skills, including intermediate Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLookups)
• Knowledge of written and verbal communication skills, ability to explain complex concepts simply
• Experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, or experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
• Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines, or experience with end-to-end project management
• Proficiency in Arabic (C1/C2 certified, preferred)
• 2+ years of experience in Vendor Management, Sales, Account Management, or Business Development (B2B preferred); exposure to retail buying, planning, marketing, or e-commerce is a plus
• Active listening, consultative, and solutions-oriented approach

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or experience with Lean or Six Sigma analytical techniques
• Associate's degree or above, or Master of Business Administration

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