Vendor Manager, Pet Products, Amazon

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking an experienced Vendor Manager to join their dynamic Pet Products team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with strategic vendor partners, optimizing their business and supply chain. As a key player, you will be responsible for forecasting, negotiating costs, and managing purchase orders. This position is perfect for someone with a strong background in retail and operations, eager to drive performance and process improvements. Join a collaborative environment where your contributions will directly impact the success of the brand and enhance customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Excel and retail operations.
• Strong negotiation skills and experience in pricing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Act as business owner for vendor categories, driving strategic projects.
• Conduct pricing and ROI analysis to optimize profit margins.
• Develop marketing plans to enhance brand awareness.

Skills

Excel

Retail Management

Operations Management

Negotiation Skills

Pricing Strategy

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job ID: 2971271 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Amazon's Canada team is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join our Pet Products team. You will work directly with a portfolio of strategic vendor partners to develop their business, acting as a liaison and executing a joint business plan.

The team operates across several hub cities including Seattle, Arlington, and Toronto. This role has the flexibility to align to any of these hubs.

The Vendor Manger position offers an exciting introduction to our online retail business and a broad training ground for future success. This role will work directly with a strategic vendor to grow their business and optimize their supply chain while working with multiple internal teams and management. The Vendor Manager will develop skills and work across all three functional areas (In-stock, Vendor Management, and Site Merchandising) to grow and improve their vendor's success at Amazon.

Key job responsibilities
- Acting as the business owner for his or her vendor in their respective categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business.
- Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the vendor, along with responsibility for driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives.
- Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for the vendor.
- Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin.
- Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands.
- Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio.
- Developing and executing marketing plans to drive awareness and purchases for the brand.
- Driving cross-category initiatives to improve the operational process and deliver results.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- 3+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Experience with pricing and selection strategy
- Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,100/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.

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