Grocery Category Manager

10 hours ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Amazon Full time

We are seeking an experienced and analytical Vendor Manager to join our Grocery team in Canada. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the retail industry, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to drive strategic supply chain projects.

Job Overview

The Vendor Manager will be responsible for managing a portfolio of strategic grocery vendor partners, developing business plans, and executing joint initiatives. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with multiple internal teams and management to grow and improve vendor success at Amazon.

Key Responsibilities

  • Acting as the business owner for assigned vendors, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business.
  • Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on vendor performance, and driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives.
  • Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for vendors.
  • Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin.
  • Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for strategic brands.
  • Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio.
  • Developing and executing marketing plans to drive awareness and purchases for the brand.
  • Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational processes and deliver results.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

Estimated Salary Range: $80,000 - $120,000 per year, depending on experience.

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