Sr. Mgr, Vendor Management, US Shoes Category

The Sr. Manager of Vendor Managers position is for a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon, with proven analytical capabilities and project management skills, past managerial prowess, great attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task with a proven record of driving business results. The SMVM must be an excellent communicator, as they will be responsible for interacting and being the face of Amazon to C Suite partners and vendors, as well as working cross-functionally across Amazon divisions (e.g. supply chain, marketing, advertising, finance). The ideal candidate is someone that believes that people development is critical to group success, is passionate about innovating on behalf of customers and a self-starter with a passion for retail and a can-do attitude.

A successful SMVM will be able to:

• Act as the business strategist for assigned categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact your business (this entails owning high level and granular data end to end tied to your business, a comfort with deep diving financial metrics, and an unrelenting focus on delivering results).
• Manage vendor relationships. The SMVM should be an excellent negotiator - with the goal of mutually beneficial outcomes with our partners. They should be an experienced communicator with C Suite executives and be able to navigate challenging conversations.
• Be customer obsessed. The SMVM should be able to confidently use customer knowledge to advocate for and drive delivery of site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience.
• Lead with empathy. The SMVM role requires a high EQ and the ability to build sustaining teams. You should feel confident in your ability to prepare your team for success at Amazon.
• Solicit and distribute feedback with their team. The SMVM should strive for self-awareness and should be able to confidently share growth opportunities to drive team development.
• Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines
• Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets
• Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality and business trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments.
• Be proactive - the SMVM should be able to demonstrate a history of identifying defects and surfacing solutions to those problems.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop high performing teams
• Identify and implement category specific initiatives
• Build trust and relationships with brands in the category
• Influence and work closely with cross functional partners
• Maintain a high level of curiosity in the pursuit of innovation for Amazon customers
• Deep dive data to identify gaps and opportunities in the business.