Manager, Vendor Management, Automotive
Amazon Automotive is seeking a highly motivated, strategic thinker with a passion for people leadership.
Our vision is to be the premier online shopping destination for automobile users by exceeding customers' expectations with wide assortment, fast availability, great value, and vehicle-specific recommendations.
At the same time, we prioritize developing a high performing team centered on career growth, fun, and fostering an inclusive culture people are proud to be part of.
The Manager, Vendor Management (MVM) will lead a team of Vendor Managers responsible for driving both the top and bottom-line metrics for multiple strategic categories.
To deliver results, this person and their team will own strategic vendor relationships, expand product selection, negotiate vendor terms, partner with marketing and advertising to drive traffic, and work with operations and supply chain management to guarantee product availability.
The MVM is expected to be a passionate customer advocate with a long-term cross-functional mindset, and strong business judgement and P&L management skills.
Key job responsibilitieso Owns the business P&L, including planning, forecasting and driving growth for the respective categories.
Must be able to identify internal and external variables impacting the business and define action plans to deliver the desired results.
o A strong passion for hiring, developing, and leading a team Vendor Managers.
o Proven record of driving strategic vendor negotiations and delivering positive results.
Comfortable representing Amazon in meetings with senior executive teams from top selling partners.
o Effective at setting goals and strategic direction for the business, ensuring alignment with broader business goals and vision.
o Skilled communicator when working with Amazon selling partners as well as with internal groups such as buying, site merchandising, marketing, PR, finance, operations, and retail systems to deliver innovation on behalf of customers.
o Strong cross-functional collaboration on necessary systems and processes to support business needs, including retail systems, site merchandising and supply chain management.
o Identifying industry trends relevant to selection assortment and customer experience.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Our vision is to be the premier online shopping destination for automobile users by exceeding customers' expectations with wide assortment, fast availability, great value, and vehicle-specific recommendations.
At the same time, we prioritize developing a high performing team centered on career growth, fun, and fostering an inclusive culture people are proud to be part of.
The Manager, Vendor Management (MVM) will lead a team of Vendor Managers responsible for driving both the top and bottom-line metrics for multiple strategic categories.
To deliver results, this person and their team will own strategic vendor relationships, expand product selection, negotiate vendor terms, partner with marketing and advertising to drive traffic, and work with operations and supply chain management to guarantee product availability.
The MVM is expected to be a passionate customer advocate with a long-term cross-functional mindset, and strong business judgement and P&L management skills.
Key job responsibilitieso Owns the business P&L, including planning, forecasting and driving growth for the respective categories.
Must be able to identify internal and external variables impacting the business and define action plans to deliver the desired results.
o A strong passion for hiring, developing, and leading a team Vendor Managers.
o Proven record of driving strategic vendor negotiations and delivering positive results.
Comfortable representing Amazon in meetings with senior executive teams from top selling partners.
o Effective at setting goals and strategic direction for the business, ensuring alignment with broader business goals and vision.
o Skilled communicator when working with Amazon selling partners as well as with internal groups such as buying, site merchandising, marketing, PR, finance, operations, and retail systems to deliver innovation on behalf of customers.
o Strong cross-functional collaboration on necessary systems and processes to support business needs, including retail systems, site merchandising and supply chain management.
o Identifying industry trends relevant to selection assortment and customer experience.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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