Vendor Manager, Vendor Strategy & Cost optimization

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever thought about what it takes to detect and prevent fraudulent purchases among hundreds of millions of e-Commerce transactions across the globe? Selling Partner Services (SPS) ensures Amazon's Selling Partners and Customers are able to transact in the safest way possible. In order to ensure this safety, we utilize Vendors to add rigor and depth to our processes. As a Vendor Manager, you will lead the strategy between these Vendors and the Product Teams.
The Vendor Manager focuses on robust vendor management processes and tools within SPS. Not only does this individual facilitate the flow of onboarding third-party vendors, they also protect Amazon by adhering to due diligence procedures that mitigate legal, tax, security, and financial risks to the company. Each of these programs is comprised of the following: process control; automation; governance; planning and forecasting; master data management; financial management; internal stakeholder management; external stakeholder management; and collaboration with analogous teams across Amazon. Key job responsibilities 1) Contribute to improvements to the Vendor Management strategy, including process, governance, cost optimization, contract negotiations and automation 2) Manage the Vendor on-boarding life cycle 3) Be able to negotiate contracts, create work orders/purchase orders and accrue costs for the services 4) Partner with Product Teams and Risk, Finance, Legal, Tax, Information Security, and Vendors 5) Be a good advocate for both Amazon and the Vendors, embracing a win-win approach 6) Able to navigate challenging negotiations and escalations with vendor account management and resolve any contract or payment related issues 7) Contribute to monthly and quarterly vendor business reviews 8) Work closely with stakeholders across Amazon on larger Vendor relationships 9) Own and drive metrics tracking for Vendor Management reviews

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of with Excel experience
• 3+ 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
• Bachelor's degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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