Description

　　The Direct Import Vendor Manager position is for a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon, with proven commercial experience, negotiation skills, analytical capabilities and project management, great attention to detail, the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task, and a proven record of driving category growth. The VM must be an effective leader and communicator in working with some of Amazon’s most important partners and vendors, as well as with internal colleagues and cross-functional leaders.

　　An effective VM should:

　　Act as the ‘business owner’ for the category, possessing a complete understanding (inclusive of the strategic context) of internal and external variables that impact the business (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the business, along with responsibility for driving projects and promotions to achieve business objectives).

　　Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality and business trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments.

　　Maximize Amazon’s selection expansion opportunities and business profitability.

　　Manage vendor relationships - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds.

　　Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies.

　　Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines.

　　Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets.

　　Have a complete understanding of the customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to advocate for and drive delivery of site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience.

　　The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for retail, a high level of flexibility and commitment, and the ability to hire and develop a high-performing team.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　Expands current vendor selection and secures new brand selection

　　Focuses on strategic holdout or challenging vendors to increase selection

　　Drives strategic negotiations to deliver top- and bottom-line category growth

　　Builds long-term relationships by creating value, opportunities for growth, customer acquisition, and brand-building for multiple vendors

　　Increases vendor participation through deep knowledge of program opportunities

　　Dives deep into inputs and understands the downstream impact of changes to pricing, selection, and convenience for multiple subcategories

　　Owns the Retail P&L for multiple subcategories; develops plans that drive revenue and margin improvement for the business

　　Evaluates products and services to continually drive quality of customer experience

　　Aggregates and escalates industry trends; ensures team prioritizes customer obsession

　　Identifies opportunities to differentiate our customer experience from the competition

　　Develops and implements action plans based on deep-dive analysis of product line metrics

　　Provides recommendation on business opportunities and long-term strategy for multiple sub-categories

　　Audits all elements of multiple subcategory businesses

　　Identifies areas that need vendor attention and directs team to address issues; acts as escalation point, helping team and vendor(s) resolve conflicts

　　Creates long-term category solutions that automate or simplify category processes

　　Works with internal technical, cross-category, and tech teams to drive multi-system process changes

　　About the team

　　Direct Import team handles all direct non domestic vendors in Amazon Egypt.

　　We aim to avail international brands to Egyptian customers at the right value.

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

　　Cairo, EGY

　　Basic Qualifications

　　7+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience

　　Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

　　Experience with pricing and selection strategy

　　Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

　　Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience in e-commerce

　　Experience in building and developing a high performance team