Vendor Manager - Cape Town at Amazon Web Services

Key job responsibilities

The successful Vendor Manager must be able to:

• Define a strategy for the business and break it down into actionable goals
• Understand drivers and opportunities of the category P&L
• Manage relationships with vendors
• Institute best practices and processes which can be replicated across all categories
• Lead change with cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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