Brand Specialist/analyst Manager, Amazon Vendor

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written & verbal) with different functional groups including senior business leaders, finance, HR and tech.
- 3-6 years of experience in Retail/E-commerce.
- Experience managing a team
- Bachelor’s (BA/BS) degree in business, economics, engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Relationship management and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders.

Job summary

Amazon Australia is looking for a Team Lead to manage Amazon Vendor Services (AVS) brand specialists within the Consumer Electronics team.

Amazon Vendor Services are a suite of services designed to help Amazon's most strategic vendors grow and deliver the best customer experience by working across all key retail levers (e.g. selection, availability, operational efficiency, catalog quality, and marketing). The service is delivered primarily through Brand Specialists assigned to specific vendors. Amazon has an ambitious vision for the future of this service, focusing on business impact for vendors and the categories, operational scalability and vendor satisfaction.

As Team Lead, you will be responsible to deliver impact to a group of strategic vendors, through a team of Brand Specialists reporting to you. Your priority will be to deliver on our commitment to help vendors improve their performance across key retail metrics, ensure their satisfaction with the service and continuously improve the productivity of your team. You will work in close collaboration with Vendor Managers to understand your vendors’ needs and define the right goals and targets. You will meet Category Leaders and of your product family on a regular basis to get guidance and help them with strategic decision making. Finally you will be expected to contribute to continuous enhancements and innovation within the service.

You should be passionate about managing and developing people, highly analytical, resourceful and customer focused. You need to have a proven track record of delivering results in fast-paced and dynamic business environments while managing the sometimes conflicting needs of different groups of stakeholders.Our team operates out of our fabulous CBD office (conveniently located near many transportation options), and from home (during COVID-19) leveraging technology. Amazon offers employees a competitive remuneration package, including participation in the company stock plan as applicable. We also look after our people with benefits, such as subsidized private health insurance, superannuation and paid parental leave options, amongst others.

Key job responsibilities

Key responsibilities as a Team Lead for AVS:

- Partner with Vendor Managers and key retail category functions to define priorities and operational goals according to vendor needs
- Own the relationship with the most important vendors subscribed to the AVS service (through the Brand Specialists)
- Manage a team of Brand Specialists owning the joint business plans for a large pool of vendors and deliver significant business impact
- Audit metrics regularly to continually drive quality of vendor and employee experience across multiple sub-categories
- Work with the AU AVS team to drive adoption of tools and offshore processes and drive productivity within your team
- Define the skills required within the team to support your vendors with specific problematics
- Develop the right skillsets within the team and allocate resources to vendors
- Grow and develop people into a talent pool for Amazon

Either of the following qualifications would be considered a plus:

- Strong analytical skills
- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving business performance
- Passionate about coaching/developing people

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.