Description

　　Amazon's Canada team is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join the Toys team. You will work directly with strategic vendor partners to develop their business.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　The Brand Specialist position offers an exciting introduction to our on-line retail business and a broad training ground for future success. This role will work directly with a strategic vendors to grow their businesses and optimize their supply chains while working with multiple internal teams and management. The Brand Specialist will develop skills and work across functional areas (e.g. In-stock, Vendor Management, Site Merchandising) to grow and improve their portfolio. This role is for experienced brand managers with the ability to think strategically and act tactically.

　　A day in the life

　　• Acting as the ‘business owner’ for his or her vendors in their respective categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business

　　• Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on vendors, along with responsibility for driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives

　　• Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for the vendor — autonomously

　　• Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin

　　• Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands

　　• Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio

　　• Developing and executing marketing plans in order to drive awareness and purchases for the brand

　　• Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational process and deliver results

　　About the team

　　Our team has a strong culture of hard working individuals that value flexibility, ownership, and ability to create our own priorities. Success is driven by an ability to operate independently, while sharing learnings, wins, and misses across the team.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Seattle, WA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　2+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience

　　Bachelor's degree

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience in process improvement

　　Experience managing large amounts of data

　　Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation or supply chain

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $47,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $103,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.