Vendor Manager, Licensed Sports

Amazon • Seattle, WA

21d

About The Position

Amazon Licensed Sports is looking for a team-oriented, highly analytical and
passionate business leader to join the team. The Vendor Manager will interface
directly with manufacturers and brands to build scaled relationships and
business opportunities. The Vendor Manager will be responsible for developing
and managing a dynamic business. Within this role, the individual will set a
business strategy, establish and maintain strong vendor relationships and manage
a P&L. In addition, this position is expected to provide cross functional
leadership - driving systems, process, and customer experience improvements that
will benefit sports fans at amazon.com.

About the team
Amazon Licensed Sports is building the future of sports shopping and working to
bring fans the best customer experience possible. The Licensed Sports team is
responsible for the customer experience, retail partnerships, selection
expansion, and fan engagement and marketing strategies across professional
leagues like the NFL, NBA, WNBA, and NHL, as well as collegiate properties. The
Licensed Sports team is a fast growing, and strategically imperative business
within Amazon Stores, and we’re looking for a dynamic and results-oriented
leader to join our team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 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
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
• Experience working in, or a strong passion for, the business of sports
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences

Responsibilities

• developing and managing a dynamic business
• set a business strategy
• establish and maintain strong vendor relationships
• manage a P&L
• driving systems, process, and customer experience improvements

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

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