Vendor Manager, PC, US Retail

About the role

The Vendor Manager will be responsible for the total P&L of a category within PC, setting the strategy for driving growth, creating and maintaining strong partnerships with vendors, adding selection, managing category profitability, optimizing pricing, and delivering a disruptive customer experience.

Key responsibilities include building direct relationships with key suppliers, managing vendor setup and new item setup processes, working with suppliers to build comprehensive selection, developing collaborative marketing and promotions, and driving sales and margin improvements. 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.

The Vendor Manager must be an effective leader and communicator in working with Amazon.com partners and vendors, as well as with internal groups such as control buying, site merchandising, marketing, PR, finance, operations, and retail systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the total P&L of a category within PC
• Set strategy for driving growth and category profitability
• Build and maintain strong vendor partnerships
• Manage vendor setup and new item setup processes
• Develop comprehensive selection with suppliers
• Create collaborative marketing and promotions
• Optimize pricing and drive sales and margin improvements
• Monitor industry and competitive trends
• Execute at both tactical and strategic levels
• Lead and communicate with internal teams and external vendors
• Demonstrate strong business judgment and negotiation skills

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Excel
• 5+ years of experience in retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results
• Bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing large data sets to drive performance and process improvements
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance with option for supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

Base salary range: $82,700.00 - $128,300.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.