• Job Description

  Req#: 2695054
  Amazon Fresh team is looking for a bright, customer-obsessed, data-driven candidate with vendor negotiation, analytical and organizational skills to join the team as Associate Vendor Manager. You will play a key role in helping us achieve our growth objectives by delivering a step change in performance for our Grocery business, improving the customer offer, expanding product selection and deepening relationships with some of our largest suppliers in Spain.
  
  We expect the Associate Vendor Manager to be a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon, with proven ability develop and manage relationships, drive results and demonstrate competency with business and financial analytics. The Associate Vendor Manager must be an effective leader and communicator in working with Amazon partners and vendors, as well as with internal cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for retail and a high level of flexibility and commitment.
  
  The candidate possesses experience in buying and/or finance. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and business problems to deliver successful results. You must be a team player, be comfortable with ambiguity, communicate persuasively and be able to influence internal and external stakeholders of all levels. Great communication skills and understanding of Excel will be essential to your success.
  
  
  Key job responsibilities
  - Manage relationships with vendors and set and drive priorities such as Lifecycle Management planning, profitability, cross functional marketing planning, and optimizing logistics set ups to deliver lower landed costs
  - Plan and deliver annual and ongoing terms negotiation improvements
  - Monitor and research industry and competitive trends to make sure that Amazon is offering the best for the customer
  - Develop selection plans for Grocery categories
  - Build and manage promotional strategy for your vendors, deliver product differentiation for customers and analyze and communicate vendor performance
  - Seek out ways to automate & simplify manual processes in order to improve productivity
  
  About the team
  A dynamic and young team, eager to innovate and delight our customers.- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Statistics, Business Administration, Economics or Finance.
  - Fluent in English and Spanish
  - 6 months to 2 years of professional experience influencing internal and external stakeholders
  - Experience with buying in e-commerce or retail
  - Strong analytical abilities and problem solving skills
  - Proficiency with Excel and data analysis
  - Strong business judgment, written and oral communication skills, and a practical, common sense approach to getting things done
  - Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
  - Operates as a team player, likes to have fun at work, and has a positive attitude- Experience leading projects to improve processes
  - Comfort with ambiguity; demonstrated track record of creative problem solving
  
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• About the company

  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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