Senior Vendor Manager, Sports
London, England, gb
Come build the future with us! 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!
We are looking for a dedicated and team-oriented Senior Category/Vendor Manager to join the Sports & Outdoor team. The role can be based in any of our EU retail locations London, Madrid, Milan, Munich or Paris.
You will define and drive long-term objectives and strategy for the business and will be responsible for managing comprehensive selection across multiple large brands, developing collaborative marketing and promotions, and driving sales and margin improvements.
Key job responsibilities
- The Senior Category/Vendor Manager will manage a strategic Sports & Outdoor category to drive business towards the next phase of growth and will own all aspects of their category.
- You will scrutinize data to identify key brands to target, initiate and grow long term relationships with brands’ senior management, resolve any operational, logistical or business issues, conduct negotiations on Amazon’s behalf and manage the respective category.
- You should have experience in building strong relationships, driving significant top and bottom line results, and be comfortable managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
- You should have the communication skills to represent Amazon at all executive levels of these organizations.
- You will have a deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers.
- You stay on top of industry 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree, or experience in a professional field or military- Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
- Experience with Excel
- Experience in account management, project/program management, or buying
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience of SportsTechnology or Cycling industries