Senior Vendor Manager

Amazon Commercial Services (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Senior Vendor Manager in Cape Town to enhance customer experience in Africa. The role includes vendor relationships, category profitability management, and team development. Candidates must possess strong analytical skills, negotiation abilities, and a passion for operational excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, buying, and P&L management.
• Experience in vendor management and retail is essential.
• Strong project management skills and ability to drive cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Building relationships with vendors and increasing selection.
• Managing category profitability and optimizing pricing.
• Developing and leading teams in a dynamic environment.

Skills

Leadership development

Analytical skills

Business judgment

Vendor management

Negotiation skills

Operational processes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon is hiring Senior Vendor Managers (SVM) to improve the experience for our customers in Africa. This role will work across various internal and external teams to evaluate customer landscapes and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial role within a fast-paced, ambiguous, and collaborative environment, please reach out for more info; this is the position for you.

Key job responsibilities

The SVM will be responsible for building relationships with vendors, increasing selection, managing category profitability, optimizing pricing, and developing their team. The ideal candidate will have a broad skill set including leadership development, analytical skills, excellent business judgment, vendor management and negotiation skills, deep curiosity about operational processes, and a passion for creating a world-class shopping experience for our customers. The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast-paced, highly demanding, and ambiguous environment.

The successful candidate should possess strong business judgment, a proven track record of project delivery, commercial negotiations, and relationship management, along with deep analytical abilities. This role involves working with multiple stakeholders such as marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, and operations.

We seek a leader capable of working independently in a dynamic environment. The candidate should demonstrate strong business acumen, project management experience, and the ability to influence cross-functional initiatives amidst competing priorities.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, buying, and P&L management
• Vendor management and retail experience is essential
• Negotiation skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent presentation, organizational, and account management skills
• Experience in account management, project or program management, or buying
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives and influence competing priorities

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from all societal groups regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. We are committed to diversity and especially encourage applications from South African citizens and members of designated groups contributing to employment equity and diversification of ideas. Candidates must be able to provide proof of legal work authorization in South Africa, such as identity documents, passports, or work permits.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazon employees to deliver the best results for our customers.