Amazon Vendor Services [AVS] is a paid B2B service that aims to help strategic brands partner with Amazon.As a Brand Specialist in the AVS team, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all areas of e-commerce at a pan-EU level, owning the end-to-end relationship with your brand and advising your key account management partners as a business expert. You will define and implement taylor-made action plans to boost your brands’ performance, monitor success metrics on a daily basis, and ensure the brand’s experience of the AVS service is at the highest level. Collaborating with key retail functions such as Vendor Management, Supply chain management, Finance and Marketing, your role will focus on five crucial business areas:· Business Advice: Identify opportunities based on deep data analysis and provide recommendations to improve sales and margin.· Selection: Help grow selection by managing the launch of new products and improving discoverability.· Availability: Drive supply-chain operational excellence by reducing costs, defects, lead times, and by managing stock in our fulfillment center.· Traffic: Provide recommendations for the brand’s marketing and advertising campaigns to promote new products/increase traffic or conversion· Conversion: Plan and implement promotional activities and improve the customer journey on Amazon through enhanced content on detail pages.Could you embrace the challenge of being a Brand Specialist at Amazon? Join us and from day one you will grow professionally, developing a unique set of skills through continuous training and strong partnership with your team, peers and stakeholders across different functions. Being a brand specialist is the starting point to accelerating your professional growth within a global leader in e-commerce. Come build the future with us!We are constantly looking for Brand Specialists. If you want to begin your career with us, do not hesitate to apply!
· Bachelor’s/Master’s degree [Engineering, Business or similar field is preferred];· C1 written and verbal communication in Spanish and English;· More than 6 months of experience in Sales, Finance, Retail Buying and Planning, Project Management, Supply Chain or Consulting;· Knowledge in MS Office programs [Excel, Word...]· Strong business acumen and analytical skills.*For some of our Brand Specialist positions we can consider C1+ English speakers without Spanish proficiency.If you are a enrolled student and are looking for open positions please review our openings for the Brand Specialist role and more here: //www.amazon.jobs/en/business_categories/student-programs
· Experience using Google Analytics, SQL or HTMLThe location for this position is Madrid. There are also Brand Specialist roles in Milan, Munich, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Istanbul, London and Paris.APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS: Eligible candidates will be invited to attend an online assessment and successful candidates will be invited to an interview. This selection process is subject to change but you will be notified if any changes are made.Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.
Amazon Canada is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join our Hardlines 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 Brand Specialist 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 Brand Specialist will also work with multiple internal teams and management as they grow and improve their vendor's success at Amazon. This role is for experienced brand managers with the ability to think strategically and act tactically.The Brand Specialist role will be responsible for the following:· Acting as the ‘business owner’ for their vendors, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business· Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on vendor, 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 the 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 brand· Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational process and deliver resultsThe 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. Brand Specialist roles are in the General Management career path at Amazon and offer opportunity for greater responsibility and advancement into a variety of roles including Merchandising, Vendor Management and Inventory Management.
- Bachelor's degree- A background [2+ years] in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing- Proven negotiating skills, influencing abilities and relationship management experience- Experience using Excel to analyze data to support business decisions- Willingness to roll up sleeves to get it done
- Supply chain, strategy, brand management or finance background- Excellent presentation, organization and account management skills- Strong database and computer skills- Experience creating, iterating, and improving end-to-end supply chain- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal- Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results- 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
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
Amazon Mexico Consumer Electronics team is looking for a data driven, customer-obsessed, hands on and creative candidate to join our team. As Brand Specialist, you'll work with selected vendors to help drive growth and help deliver a best-in-class customer experience on amazon.com.mx, while facilitating great business relationships with some of Amazon's highest visibility brands.You’ll be responsible for looking after a brand’s product portfolio, contributing to improvements in the user experience for customers and creating detailed monthly reports on performance. You’ll lead presentations and planning sessions with vendors and act as the main point of contact for them.You will also provide support to drive category growth through detailed analysis of business inefficiencies and identifying solutions; proposing changes to operational processes; driving a high standard in customer satisfaction; ensuring high-quality product detail pages; and making recommendations for effective marketing campaigns.To achieve success in this role, you will have strong analytical skills as well as relationship management and organizational skills. You will also be comfortable picking up new technologies. You'll be an analytics expert, identifying problem areas and then creating plans to find resolutions, with the ability to pick up new skills quickly. You'll have strong communication skills and a proven track record of building positive working relationships.Brand Specialists are fully involved in the following functions: online marketing, vendor management and in-stock management. Tasks associated with these functions include:· Online marketing: improving product page data, developing marketing and merchandising plans, improving customer experience onsite, helping generating traffic and sales· Vendor management: help growing selection of products to sell on Amazon, onboarding new vendors, identifying and resolving pricing issues
· In-stock management: tracking purchase orders, investigating late deliveries, resolving order rejections, working with vendors on PO automation.
· BA/BS degree or certificate of completion of studies required· 1+ years of experience in buying, account management, product management, project management, financial analysis and/or marketing
· Fluency in English and Spanish
· Strong quantitative skills for data driven decisions· Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills· Planning, prioritization and time-management skills· Proactive and committed to getting things done· Ability to think both strategically and tactically with good attention to detail
Amazon Vendor Services [AVS] is a paid B2B service that aims to help strategic brands partner with Amazon.As a Brand Specialist in the AVS team, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all areas of e-commerce at a pan-EU level, owning the end-to-end relationship with your brand and advising your key account management partners as a business expert. You will define and implement taylor-made action plans to boost your brands’ performance, monitor success metrics on a daily basis, and ensure the brand’s experience of the AVS service is at the highest level. Collaborating with key retail functions such as Vendor Management, Supply chain management, Finance and Marketing, your role will focus on five crucial business areas:· Business Advice: Identify opportunities based on deep data analysis and provide recommendations to improve sales and margin.· Selection: Help grow selection by managing the launch of new products and improving discoverability.· Availability: Drive supply-chain operational excellence by reducing costs, defects, lead times, and by managing stock in our fulfillment center.· Traffic: Provide recommendations for the brand’s marketing and advertising campaigns to promote new products/increase traffic or conversion· Conversion: Plan and implement promotional activities and improve the customer journey on Amazon through enhanced content on detail pages.Could you embrace the challenge of being a Brand Specialist at Amazon? Join us and from day one you will grow professionally, developing a unique set of skills through continuous training and strong partnership with your team, peers and stakeholders across different functions. Being a brand specialist is the starting point to accelerating your professional growth within a global leader in e-commerce. Come build the future with us!We are constantly looking for Brand Specialists. If you want to begin your career with us, do not hesitate to apply!
· Bachelor’s/Master’s degree [Engineering, Business or similar field is preferred];· C1 written and verbal communication in Spanish and English;· More than 6 months of experience in Sales, Finance, Retail Buying and Planning, Project Management, Supply Chain or Consulting;· Knowledge in MS Office programs [Excel, Word...]· Strong business acumen and analytical skills.*For some of our Brand Specialist positions we can consider C1+ English speakers without Spanish proficiency.If you are a enrolled student and are looking for open positions please review our openings for the Brand Specialist role and more here: //www.amazon.jobs/en/business_categories/student-programs
· Experience using Google Analytics, SQL or HTMLThe location for this position is Madrid. There are also Brand Specialist roles in Milan, Munich, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Istanbul, London and Paris.APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS: Eligible candidates will be invited to attend an online assessment and successful candidates will be invited to an interview. This selection process is subject to change but you will be notified if any changes are made.Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.