Vendor Manager, Pan-EU Home Improvement (Retail)

Description

Our overall mission is simple: We want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is your chance to build the future with Amazon! This is your chance to make history!

Amazon is looking for a smart, team-oriented, highly analytical leader to join the EU Tools & Home Improvement team as Category/Vendor Manager Tools & Home Improvement.

Key job responsibilities
This is how you can contribute to our success:
- The Category/Vendor Manager will work with highly strategic Tools & Home Improvement vendors to drive a large business towards the next phase of growth and will own all aspects of their business.
- The candidate will analyze data to identify key brands to target, initiate and grow long term relationships with brands’ senior management, resolve any operational, logistical or business issues, lead negotiations on Amazon’s behalf and manage the respective category
- The candidate should have experience in building strong relationships, driving significant top and bottom line results, and be comfortable managing multiple responsibilities within a fast-paced environment.
- They must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all executive levels of these organizations.
- The candidate must also possess strong analytical acumen and be comfortable drawing metric-based conclusions by managing an extensive amount of data.
- This person needs to have a deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers.
- The right candidate stays on top of industry and competitive trends, and is able to execute at both a tactical and strategic level to drive selection, sales, and margin growth, while also improving our customer experience and education.
- In addition, the Category/Vendor Manager must be an effective leader and communicator as well as a seasoned problem-solver in working with Amazon internal groups such as in-stock management, marketing, finance and operations with a European scope.

A day in the life
The successful candidate should be able to define and drive long-term objectives and strategy for the business. He/she will be responsible for managing comprehensive selection across multiple large brands, developing collaborative marketing and promotions, and driving sales and margin improvements. The ideal candidate has strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management. Furthermore, he/she has proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience managing and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships
- Experience working with data to drive business decisions, including advanced proficiency in Excel
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- University degree in a business-relevant field or equivalent experience
- Minimum 4 years of work experience in retail, operations, consulting, or business management, with a proven history of delivering results

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working cross functionally across finance, marketing or supply chain
- Strong commercial experience and cross-functional experience, especially finance, marketing, or supply chain
- Excellent knowledge of Excel and database work, ideally with experience in SQL
- Track record of operating at a scope beyond individual contributor — e.g., category ownership, program sponsorship, or organizational leadership
- Experience in e-commerce or online retail

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