Assistant, Amazon

Tapestry • New York, NY

6d

About The Position

The position of Assistant, Amazon is responsible for supporting the Account Manager with the sales, account management, and all category-building activities to help grow the Amazon account. The ideal candidate will quickly gain a good understanding of business needs and will be relied upon to drive sales. The Assistant is organized, has strong attention to detail and takes initiative. This individual should have strong analytical acumen and has experience with product and buying, along with experience working on digital platforms. They will be relied upon to build relationships internally and externally and have strong communication skills.

Requirements

• Account Management/buying/planning background
• Analytical skills & excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft programs to include Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Advanced Excel skills including formulas, v-look up/pivot tables
• Basic understanding of retail math
• Detail orientated with superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to take initiative to complete tasks quickly and efficiently
• Attitude of accountability and self-motivation.
• Team player with a focus on collaboration
• Exceptional customer service skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Ecommerce, Digital Marketing, Merchandising and/or related field
• 2-3 years of buying or account management and/or relevant experience
• Global and/or luxury brand experience a plus
• Experience with digital platforms or marketplaces a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the achievement of net sales targets for account.
• Establish strong relationships with external teams through exceptional communication.
• Responsible for all market week planning and logistics, including appointment scheduling, product information and updated account summaries.
• Support the achievement of sales goals, with a proactive approach in making recommendations, identifying in-season opportunities, and analyzing/reacting to sales data through weekly reporting managed by Assistant.
• Support Manager with assortment selection utilizing Amazon data to inform decisions.
• Establish strong working relationships with account’s counterparts.
• Ownership of all day-to-day coordination, operational follow up and account communication.
• Provide all required product and digital information & PDP edits for timely launch of all new products. Submit quarterly shot list for PDP imagery.
• Ensure PDP excellence by partnering with agency to make necessary adjustments to enhance customer experience.
• Manage seasonal on-order by making all rolling line updates visible in internal master order sheet
• Communicate and manage rolling Markdown list to communicate to Amazon and our agencies.
• Work closely with customer service team to communicate pricing issues with accounts.
• Regularly monitor and ensure accuracy, proper visibility and provide optimizations of on-line assortments & Brand Store. Monitor marketing and product placements on Amazon.
• Sample coordination.
• Work with Marketing lead on adhoc Marketing projects & assist with asset updates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level