Vendor Manager

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform.

Amazon.com is looking for talented, driven and entrepreneurial people to focus on building our B2B product selection across categories including Home Improvement, Tools, and Automotive. This Vendor Manager position offers an exciting opportunity to take a critical role in building one of Amazon’s fastest growing businesses.

The Business Development Manager for Amazon Business is an effective listener, communicator and problem-solver, and is able to balance the needs and requirements of both Amazon and vendors. He or she must be able to effectively engage with vendors to pitch Amazon Business’ value proposition, convince them to join our platform and provide tailored on-boarding support: * Identify, negotiate and onboard new vendors across various product verticals * Guide vendors through product set up process and partner with product set up support teams to resolve issues * Identify selection hold out reasons and partner with product and program management teams to develop solutions to address them * Manage vendor performance to optimize selection, pricing, availability to increase sales and vendor satisfaction * Implement and track metrics for recording the success and quality of your vendors.

* Our environment is very fast-paced, and requires someone who is highly enthusiastic, flexible, detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with multiple teams in a very ambiguous area. * BA/BS degree required * 5+ years in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing * 3+ years negotiation experience * Strong analytical and quantitative skills; leverage data and metrics to develop assumptions and support conclusion * Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to influence others * Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strong bias for action * Proficient in MS Office and Excel **Preferred Qualification:** * Track record of delivering results in B2B space * MBA