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Vendor Manager, IES MVR
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is hiring a Vendor Manager (VM), VSP to improve the experience for our customers in Africa.
This role will work across various internal and external teams to evaluate the customer landscapes, and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. Come and experience a company that reinvents itself every day and immerse yourself in an environment that is fast-paced, expanding and continuously inventing new efficiencies to offer great opportunities for our customers and for you!
Key job responsibilities
The Vendor Manager (VM), VSP will be responsible for building long term strategic partnerships with vendors, adding relevant selection, managing profitability, optimizing pricing, and scaling vendors within Amazon. The best candidate will have a broad skill set including analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers. The position requires a talented vendor manager who can work autonomously in a fast paced, highly demanding and ambiguous environment. The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen. Additionally, this position involves working with multiple stakeholders (Finance, marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations among others).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree
– 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
– Knowledge of Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Cross functional experience, especially finance, marketing or supply chain.
– Track record of delivering results and an ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
– Problem solving and analytical skills.
– Decisive and able to move with speed to implement ideas.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Associate Vendor Specialist , AVS
DESCRIPTION
The Associate Vendor Specialist works within Amazon Vendor services (AVS), which is a B2B service that aims to help strategic vendor partners grow their business with Amazon. As an Associate Vendor Specialist, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all e-commerce related areas that directly affect long term and short -term strategic growth metrics for key vendors. You will act as a consultant driving success growth metrics on a daily basis, and ensure the vendor’s experience of AVS demonstrates our customer obsession. The Associate Vendor Specialist will also work with multiple internal teams and management to grow and improve the vendor’s success at Amazon. Some of the multiple internal teams include merchandising/marketing, new product launch teams, Category leads, pricing, Finance and supply chain. This role is strategic, operational and tactical in nature.
Key job responsibilities
• Core Service: Use your knowledge in deep data analytics to identify industry opportunities and provide recommendations to improve overall business performance through the use of Amazon programs to drive long term benefit for Amazon and the vendor. Provide actionable insights to vendors that support decision making and business advancement.
• Relationship management: Serve as the primary liaison between the Vendor and Amazon whilst ensuring all material and interactions with vendors are of a standard that earns trust and transitions relationships into long term partnerships.
• Availability & Operational Excellence: Drive supply-chain operational excellence initiatives by optimizing existing processes, managing defects, lead times, and by managing stock to ensure availability for customers.
• Promotion & Funding: Provide recommendations for the vendor’s marketing and advertising campaigns to promote new products, increase traffic and improve conversion. Plan, implement and manage promotional activities for Amazon events where you will help your vendor to generate sales. On top of that, you will work closely with Amazon Advertising to explore further marketing opportunities that exist.
• Ranging: Help grow range by managing the launch of new products, expanding local range availability on the platform and improving discoverability on the platform. You will identify product gaps, onboard the new products and be responsible for product growth.
• Store data quality management: Deliver a good customer journey on Amazon (i.e.: performing regular online store checks, competitor benchmarking, create enhanced content on detail pages, quality product visibility, accurate product descriptions, etc.)
• Problem solving: Detail and implement a clear action plan that enables vendor growth under AVS. Further adapt service offerings to assess and meet vendor and Amazon business demands.
• Project management: Deliver a project that adds value to the vendor and/ or Amazon community.
• Team player: actively participate in Amazon team led initiatives that advance the progression of the Amazon store, customer experience in South Africa.
The role offers a unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer. The Associate Vendor Specialist role within AVS offers an opportunity for greater responsibility and advancement into a variety of roles including Merchandising, Vendor Management and Inventory Management.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree
– 2+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Demonstrated success in negotiations, influencing abilities and relationship management.
– Able to work in an entrepreneurial start up type of environment
– Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead initiatives that enhance vendor engagement.
– Able to solve problems and initiate projects that lead to measurable positive business impact
– Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to communicate complex data and simplify information into clear action- oriented steps.
– Experience analyzing data to support business decisions.
– Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
– Able to initiative projects and see them through from start to finish
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Senior Vendor Manager
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is hiring a Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) to improve the experience for our customers in Africa. This role will work across various internal and external teams to evaluate the customer landscapes, and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial role within a fast-paced, ambiguous and collaborative environment please reach out for more info then this is the position for you.
Key job responsibilities
The SVM will be responsible for building relationships with vendors, adding selection, managing category profitability, optimizing pricing, and developing their team. The best candidate will have a broad skill set including leadership development, analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers. The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast paced, highly demanding and ambiguous environment.
The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen. Additionally, this position involves working with multiple stakeholders (marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations among others).
The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast paced, highly demanding and ambiguous environment. The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen. Additionally, this position involves working with multiple stakeholders (marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations among others).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree
– 5+ years of experience with business analysis , Buying and P&L management
– Vendor management, retail experience is a must
– Negotiation Skills Experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Excellent presentation, organization and account management skills
– Experience into account management, project or program management or buying experience
– Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
– Project management skills
– Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives influencing on competing priorities
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Senior Vendor Manager, Consumables
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is hiring a Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) to improve the experience for our customers in Africa. This role will work across various internal and external teams to evaluate the customer landscapes, and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial role within a fast-paced, ambiguous and collaborative environment please reach out for more info then this is the position for you.
Key job responsibilities
The SVM will be responsible for building relationships with vendors, adding selection, managing category profitability, optimizing pricing, and developing their team. The best candidate will have a broad skill set including leadership development, analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity about how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers. The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast paced, highly demanding and ambiguous environment.
The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen. Additionally, this position involves working with multiple stakeholders (marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations among others).
The position requires a leader who can work autonomously in a fast paced, highly demanding and ambiguous environment. The successful candidate would possess great business judgment, with a track record of strong project delivery, commercial negotiations and relationship management along with deep analytical acumen. Additionally, this position involves working with multiple stakeholders (marketing, marketplace, legal, supply chain, operations among others).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree
– 5+ years of experience with business analysis , Buying and P&L management
– Vendor management, retail experience is a must
– Negotiation Skills Experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Excellent presentation, organization and account management skills
– Experience into account management, project or program management or buying experience
– Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
– Project management skills
– Ability to drive cross-functional initiatives influencing on competing priorities
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
2025 Business Analyst Intern – 6 month internship
DESCRIPTION
We’re on the lookout for the curious, those who think big and want to define the world of tomorrow. At Amazon, you will grow into the high impact, visionary person you know you’re ready to be. Every day will be filled with exciting new challenges, developing new skills, and achieving personal growth.
How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon you’ll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow.
The Amazon University Talent Acquisition Team is looking for ambitious students to join us at the heart of our core consumer business.
As a Business Analyst Intern you will join one of our business intelligence, retail or seller services teams. The role provides an opportunity to understand Amazon business and processes, enhance analytical skills, and make significant business impact.
This is a 6 months full time internship
Key job responsibilities
• Working with operational, finance, retail and technical teams across the organization to identify opportunities, develop sound business cases and drive measurements of actions to continuously improve on the inputs and ultimately the outputs of the business.
• Working with large volumes and big data, in a highly complex business.
• Working with business intelligence tools, accessing and working with big data from multiple sources, and partnering with the business to identify strategic opportunities and deliver results.
About the team
If you’re insatiably curious and always want to learn more, then you’ve come to the right place. Depending on your location, country, job status and other requirements, some or all of the following benefits may be available to you as an intern.
• Competitive pay
• Impactful project and internship/role deliverables
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns
• Internships events such as speaker series, intern panels, Leadership Principles sessions, Amazon writing skills sessions.
• Mentorship and career development
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Available to commence an internship in Feb/March 2025.
– You should then be available for 6 months, full time (40h/week) in Capetown
– Recent Graduate or Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
– Experience with SQL, ETL or Python.
– Fluent written and verbal communication in English (Level – C1 or higher).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Studies within Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics or similar fields.
– Experience using databases with a large-scale data set.
– Advanced Excel.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Vendor Manager Sr. Associate
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is hiring a Vendor Manager (VM) to improve the experience for our customers in Africa.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join our team. You will work directly with strategic vendor partners to develop and manage their business, acting as a liaison and executing joint business plans that improve value, selection and convenience across their business portfolio.
The Vendor Manager 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 strategic and large vendors to grow their business through various levers including merchandising/marketing, new product launches, pricing, inventory management, and supply chain optimization. The VM will also work with multiple internal teams and management as they grow and improve their sub category and vendor’s success at Amazon. This role will be both strategic and tactical.
Key job responsibilities
The Vendor Manager role will be responsible for the following:
• Acting as the ‘business owner’ for their sub categories and vendors, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business
• Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on subcategory and applicable 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 subcategory and 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 subcategory and brands
• Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational process and deliver results
The role offers a unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer and to develop strong functional skills in online merchandising/ marketing, buying, planning and forecasting, pricing, and business analysis. VM roles offer opportunity for greater responsibility and advancement into a variety of roles including Merchandising, Senior Vendor Management and Inventory Management.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor Degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– 4+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
We wish you all the best with your applications
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