Vendor Manager, Protein, Worldwide Grocery Category Management (WWGCM)

Interested in working on an innovative and high-impact business that is changing the way customers think about grocery? Our team focuses on creating exceptional shopping experiences that transform how customers discover and purchase perishable goods from Amazon. We"re passionate about building compelling assortment, optimizing the customer journey, and developing strategic partnerships with vendors to drive category growth.

We work in a collaborative environment where innovative thinking and strategic execution are highly valued. Our team strives to deliver exceptional value to customers while driving business results through data-driven decision making.

We are looking for a talented Protein Vendor Manager (VM), who will be responsible for managing vendor relationships across all Amazon banners and setting the strategic direction for their vendors. The ideal candidate possesses experience in buying, marketing and/or finance with a track record of successful relationship management, strong analytical acumen, and experience generating and managing data. Great communication skills and understanding of Excel will be essential to their success. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and business problems to deliver results.

Key job responsibilities

Our environment is fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous. This requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, analytical and comfortable working with multiple teams, vendors, and other stakeholders.

A day in the life

• Drive strategic negotiations with vendors and represent Amazon when meeting with vendor partners and their leadership
• Develop long-term strategies and significantly influences cross-category plans - delivering on Amazon"s goals and objectives while obsessing over Customers
• Work cross functionally, both within Amazon and your assigned vendors
• Create opportunities for growth, customer acquisition and brand-building
• Audit metrics regularly, determine and prioritize business opportunities, identify risks and make recommendations to deliver results
• Identify industry trends and develop innovative marketing and merchandising initiatives to support growth