Sr Manager, Retail Vendor Management, Hardlines Private Brands

Key job responsibilities

• Lead a team of Retail Vendor Managers across multiple product categories, owning the overall business strategy and setting strategic goals
• Work alongside partner teams across the organization to ensure we deliver against key profitability and growth targets
• Establish strong partnerships with cross-functional teams at Amazon, ensuring we build the tools to seamlessly scale operations as the business grows

A day in the life

• Be the ‘business owner’ for your category, working autonomously and possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact your category
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlines
• Create compelling customer experience that raises the bar and drives customer engagement
• Analyze weekly and monthly performance metrics and manage communication with stakeholders to hit key inputs and outputs
• Provide business inputs regarding promotional activity, space allocation, pricing, productivity analysis, and forecasting

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of team management experience
• 7+ years of operational and/or retail management experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience with vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion or inventory management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading and transforming highly effective organizations
• Experience with P&L responsibility and delivering strong financial results
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences