Retail Vendor Manager I, Consumables

Amazon; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global online retailer is seeking a Data-Driven Vendor Manager in Cape Town. Responsibilities include managing vendor relationships, improving product visibility, and ensuring optimal supply chain performance. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience. Competitive salary and a full-time position offered.

Qualifications

• 2 years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience.
• Experience in the FMCG or e-commerce industries.

Responsibilities

• Help grow the selection of products by onboarding new vendors.
• Track purchase orders and investigate late deliveries.
• Improve product page data and develop marketing plans.

Skills

Presentation Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Vendor Management

Process Improvement

Pricing

Project Management

Relationship Management

Contract Management

Contract Negotiation

Negotiation

Contracts

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

Excel

Google Analytics

SQL

HTML

Job description

Overview

Amazon South Africa team is looking for a data driven, customer-obsessed, hands on and creative candidate to join our team. As a Vendor Manager you'll own selected brands to help drive growth and deliver a best-in-class customer experience.

You will be responsible for looking after categories and brands product portfolio, contributing to improvements in the user experience for customers and creating detailed monthly reports on performance. You'll lead presentations and planning sessions with vendors and act as the main point of contact for them. You will also provide support to drive growth through detailed analysis of business inefficiencies and identifying solutions; proposing changes to operational processes; driving a high standard in customer satisfaction; ensuring high-quality product detail pages; and making recommendations for effective marketing campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Vendor management: help grow the selection of products to sell on Amazon, onboarding new vendors, identifying and resolving pricing issues
• In-stock management: tracking purchase orders, investigating late deliveries, resolving order rejections, working with vendors on PO automation
• Online marketing: improving product page data, developing marketing and merchandising plans, improving customer experience onsite, helping generate traffic and sales

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• 2 years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience
• Experience using Excel and other business analytic tools
• Experience in FMCG or e-commerce industries
• Experience using analytical tools such as Google Analytics, SQL or HTML

Required Experience

Manager

Key Skills

• Presentation Skills
• Purchasing
• Procurement
• Vendor Management
• Process Improvement
• Pricing
• Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Contract Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Negotiation
• Contracts

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1

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