Senior Vendor Manager Books
DESCRIPTION
Are you ready to revolutionize the world of reading? Amazon, Earth's most customer- centric company, is seeking exceptional talent to join our Books team in Germany. We are dedicated to inspiring readers and making reading more accessible to everyone. As a Senior Vendor Manager, you will play a crucial role in scaling our business and providing strategic services to leading publishers. This is an incredible opportunity to contribute to Amazon's innovation while reinventing the way people experience books.
At Amazon, we hire the brightest minds and foster an environment where inventiveness and innovation thrive. Our mission is to offer low prices, an extensive selection, and convenience to customers worldwide. Now, we're looking for a detail-oriented, organized, and ambitious individual like you to help us shape the future of reading.
In this role, you will:
• Manage strategic programs with leading publishers to create outstanding customer experiences and drive growth for the books business.
• Conduct customer analysis, brainstorm innovative initiatives, and execute them to meet evolving customer needs.
• Analyze and track publishers' performance on key performance indicators.
• Embrace a customer-centric mindset, thinking across various reading/listening formats such as physical books, Kindle, and Audible.
• Collaborate closely with the marketing, supply chain, and product management teams within Books to align efforts and deliver remarkable results.
To succeed in this position, you should have excellent project management, communication, and analytical skills. We encourage you to think big, come up with creative ideas, and demonstrate your ability to build solid relationships both internally and externally. Fluency in German and English is a must, and your expertise in digital technologies, e-commerce, supply chain, or content management will be highly valued.
At Amazon, we provide a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment where you can make a difference and contribute to our ongoing innovations. If you're ready to join a dynamic team and engage in a rapidly changing industry, this position is perfect for you.
At Amazon, we embrace diversity and believe it is crucial to our success. We make recruitment decisions based on your experience and skills, and we value your passion for discovery, invention, simplification, and building.
If you're eager to be part of an innovative team, dedicated to shaping the future of reading, we invite you to apply.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Fluent English and German language skills, both in verbal and written communication
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in Finance, Engineering, Business, or Management
- Solid social skills to build relationships both internally and externally
- Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Ability to work on own initiatives including organizational, planning, time management skills
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills on Excel and Business Intelligence Systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ideally, you have these preferred qualifications: - Past experience with digital technologies, e-commerce, supply chain and/ or content management
- Excellent business judgment
- Knowledge of SQL, Visual Basic, HTML
- A Master’s degree (preferably in business management)
Your Benefits:
• The opportunity to work for a leading global online retailer.
• An engaging working environment with excellent career progression.
• A competitive salary including stock units and other excellent benefits.
Sounds interesting? We look forward to your application. Please apply online and upload your CV and a letter of motivation in one document (max. 5 MB).
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