Retail Vendor Specialist at Amazon

Key job responsibilities

The Vendor Specialist role will be responsible for the following:

• Acting as the ‘business owner’ for their vendors, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business
• Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on vendor, along with responsibility for driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives
• Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for the vendor — autonomously
• Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin
• Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands
• Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio
• Developing and executing marketing plans in order to drive awareness and purchases for the brand
• Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational process and deliver results
• The role offers a unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer and to develop strong functional skills in online merchandising/ marketing, buying, planning and forecasting, pricing, and business analysis. Vendor Specialist roles offer opportunity for greater responsibility and advancement into a variety of roles including Merchandising, Vendor Management and Inventory Management.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• A background (2+ years) in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing
• Proven negotiating skills, influencing abilities and relationship management experience
• Experience analysing data to support business decisions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Supply chain, strategy, brand management or finance background
• Excellent presentation, organization and account management skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Project management skills
• Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives influencing on competing priorities
• Experience with business analysis and P&L management