Vendor Manager/Buyer, Amazon Worldwide Grocery Category Team

About the role

Amazon is seeking a Vendor Manager to manage vendor relationships and set strategic direction for the Worldwide Grocery Category. The role requires experience in buying, marketing, or finance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to generate and manage reporting and analysis. Excellent communication skills and proficiency with Excel are essential. The ideal candidate is a self‑starter who takes ownership of projects and business problems to drive successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic negotiations with vendors and represent Amazon in meetings with vendor partners and their leadership.
• Develop long‑term strategies that influence cross‑category plans, delivering on Amazon’s goals while obsessing over customers.
• Work cross‑functionally with internal Amazon teams and assigned vendors.
• Implement scalable, simple, and automated solutions to address customer pain points and drive results.
• Create opportunities for growth, customer acquisition, and brand‑building.
• Audit metrics regularly, prioritize business opportunities, identify risks, and make recommendations to deliver results.
• Identify industry trends and develop innovative marketing and merchandising initiatives to support growth.
• Thrive in a fast‑paced, sometimes ambiguous environment, demonstrating flexibility, detail‑orientation, analytical thinking, and comfort working with multiple teams, vendors, partners, and management.

About the team

The Worldwide Grocery Category Management team is responsible for selection decisions and vendor relationships for the grocery category across all Amazon banners. The team focuses on creating exceptional shopping experiences for perishable goods, building compelling assortments, optimizing the customer journey, and developing strategic partnerships with vendors to drive category growth. Collaboration, innovative thinking, and data‑driven decision making are core to the team’s culture.

Basic qualifications

• 1+ years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation, or supply chain.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience using analytical tools such as Google Analytics, SQL, or HTML.
• Experience working with clients.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support, including a medical advice line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of the compensation package.

Pay

Base salary ranges (USD annually):

• New York, NY: $66,300 – $103,400
• Austin, TX: $53,700 – $94,000
• Arlington, VA: $53,700 – $94,000
• Seattle, WA: $80,200 – $94,000