Job summary
Come build the future with us!
Our overall mission is simple: We want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is your chance to build the future with Amazon! This is your chance to make history!
Amazon is looking for a smart, team-oriented, highly analytical leader to join the German Home team as (Sr.) Category/Vendor Manager (m/f/d) Home based in Munich.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
· Work with highly strategic Home vendors to drive a large business towards the next phase of growth and will own all aspects of their business.
· Analyze data to identify key brands to target, initiate and grow long term relationships with brands’ senior management, resolve any operational, logistical or business issues, lead negotiations on Amazon’s behalf and manage the respective category.
· Own strategic project work streams and goals in order to drive long-term objectives and strategy for the business across the entire division.
· Manage comprehensive selection across multiple large brands, developing collaborative marketing and promotions, and driving sales and margin improvements.
For this position we expect:
· University degree in a business relevant field
· Relevant experience in retail, operations, consulting and/or business management with a proven history of delivering results
· Experience in vendor negotiations, project management, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and/or product development
· Advanced experience with Excel, or other analytical/Business Intelligence tools
· Highly polished communication skills in English - speaking, writing, presenting and negotiating
Further qualifications would be a plus:
· MBA from a leading business school and several years of relevant business experience
· Excellent knowledge of Excel and database work, with experience in SQL as a plus
· German language skills
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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