2025 Retail Vendor Manager Intern
DESCRIPTION
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth.
The Amazon MENA University Talent Acquisition Team is looking for ambitious students to join us as an Account Manager intern, working in one of our core businesses, including Retail, Amazon Vendor Services, Merchant Services, Prime Video, Prime Now, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Advertising.
Key job responsibilities
Amazon retail teams work to help improve the selection and shopping experience for customers across our product categories, from books to fashion, electronics to grocery, movies and music to toys and health & beauty, and everything in between. As a retail intern in one of those categories, you will learn how Amazon handles its e-commerce retail business. Working alongside a vendor manager to help provide a suite of services designed to support Amazon's most strategic brands within one of our retail categories. Your priority will be to work backwards from the customer, identifying inputs to grow brands and improve their performance.
Amazon advertising sits at the intersection of advertising and e-commerce. Customers visit us every day to find, discover, and buy products, so we’re obsessed with making the shopping experience the best it can be – and advertising is a part of that experience. As an intern, you’ll gain a deep understanding of Amazon's display advertising products as well as our technical and operational capabilities. You’ll learn when and how we can create custom opportunities, and you’ll help our account managers create compelling presentations to delight our clients.
Amazon merchant services covers all third party merchants’ activity related to selling on Amazon as well as the specific services and products we offer to help develop and grow these sellers. As an intern, you will be responsible for helping our account managers to deliver new business growth across Amazon’s third party merchants.
Build an understanding of customer pain points, requirements, and potential value that can be delivered by advertising or merchant services
Identify target accounts using market data and industry intelligence
Learn the advertising or merchant services portfolio and the Amazon culture
Identify opportunities to improve our products, services, processes, systems, and tools
Work with different parts of the Amazon business to implement improvement projects, including working with category teams, product teams, and technical support teams
Develop the analytical and problem-solving skills that our people are known for
Support vendor managers as well as Amazonians in other functions, such as in-stock and marketing
A day in the life
As an intern, you will be matched to a mentor.
In addition to learning about an impactful project, you will have the
opportunity to engage with Amazonians for both personal and professional
development, expand your network, and participate in activities with other
interns throughout your internship. No matter the location of your internship,
we give you the tools to own your project and learn in a real-world setting.
About the team
If you’re insatiably curious and always want to learn more, then you’ve come to the right place. Depending on your location, country, job status and other requirements, some or all of the following benefits may be available to you as an intern.
• Competitive pay
• Impactful project and internship/role deliverables
• Networking opportunities with fellow interns
• Internships events such as speaker series, intern panels, Leadership Principles sessions, Amazon writing skills sessions.
• Mentorship and career development
If you’re successful during your internship, you could be considered for a graduate role after finishing your university studies
Internship length can vary between (3 months to 6 months)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in or will receive a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2027
- Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in business administration, management, economics, e-commerce, mathematics, engineering, statistics, or related field
- Fluent written and verbal communication in English
- Available to commence an internship between January and December 2025. Yes, our start dates are flexible! You should then be available for 3-6 months, full time (40h/week).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Excellent communications and presentation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Results-driven focus with analytical capability
- Ability to innovate and simplify current processes and practices
- Strong direct sales skills and a proven track record of performance
- Experience working with clients
- High affinity towards data and technology with ability to dive deep and analyze opportunities and processes