The Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) position is for a passionate customer and brand advocate within Amazon with proven analytical capabilities, project management skills, and the ability to handle complex relationships/negotiations. The SVM is a P&L owner and hands on operator with some of the world's greatest brands that have a direct selling relationship with Amazon. The SVM must be an excellent communicator - this person will work cross-functionally every day with supply chain, finance, advertising, etc. to ensure that your businesses are positioned for growth and sustainable success. A great SVM candidate is someone that has a "can do" attitude, is passionate about driving customer-centric outcomes, and has a track record of delivering business results. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to operate in ambiguous situations.

A successful SVM will be able to:

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

- Continually monitor business trends/events and competitor/industry developments

- Maximize Amazon’s business profitability and selection expansion opportunities

- 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

- Manage vendor relationships - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and manage complex negotiations

- 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

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

Seattle, WA, USA