Amazon's Canada team is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join our Hardlines team. You will work directly with a portfolio of strategic vendor partners to develop their business, acting as a liaison and executing a joint business plan.The Vendor Manger position offers an exciting introduction to our online retail business and a broad training ground for future success. This role will work directly with a strategic vendor to grow their business and optimize their supply chain while working with multiple internal teams and management. The Vendor Manager will develop skills and work across all three functional areas (In-stock, Vendor Management, and Site Merchandising) to grow and improve their vendor's success at Amazon. The Brand Specialist role will be responsible for the following:* Acting as the business owner for his or her vendor in their respective categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business.* Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the vendor, 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.* 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 to drive awareness and purchases for the brand.* Driving cross-category initiatives to improve the operational process and deliver results.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Seattle, WA, USA- 3+ years of with 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- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product developmentOur compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $58,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,100/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.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.