Key Account Manager, AVS, AVS

DESCRIPTION

The Associate Vendor Specialist works within Amazon Vendor services (AVS), which is a B2B service that aims to help strategic vendor partners grow their business with Amazon. As an Associate Vendor Specialist, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all e-commerce related areas that directly affect long term and short -term strategic growth metrics for key vendors. You will act as a consultant driving success growth metrics on a daily basis, and ensure the vendor’s experience of AVS demonstrates our customer obsession. The Associate Vendor Specialist will also work with multiple internal teams and management to grow and improve the vendor's success at Amazon. Some of the multiple internal teams include merchandising/marketing, new product launch teams, Category leads, pricing, Finance and supply chain. This role is strategic, operational and tactical in nature.

Key job responsibilities
The Associate Vendor Specialist works within Amazon Vendor services (AVS), which is a B2B service that aims to help strategic vendor partners grow their business with Amazon. As an Associate Vendor Specialist, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all e-commerce related areas that directly affect long term and short -term strategic growth metrics for key vendors. You will act as a consultant driving success growth metrics on a daily basis, and ensure the vendor’s experience of AVS demonstrates our customer obsession. The Associate Vendor Specialist will also work with multiple internal teams and management to grow and improve the vendor's success at Amazon. Some of the multiple internal teams include merchandising/marketing, new product launch teams, Category leads, pricing, Finance and supply chain. This role is strategic, operational and tactical in nature

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or min 3-year Diploma
• Minimum 2 years working Experience in either of the following areas: Account management/Customer Development, Buying, Business Management, Business Consulting, Project Management, Financial Analysis and/or Marketing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Skills demonstrated

• Demonstrated success in negotiations, influencing abilities and relationship management.
• Able to work in an entrepreneurial start up type of environment
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead initiatives that enhance vendor engagement.
• Able to solve problems and initiate projects that lead to measurable positive business impact
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to communicate complex data and simplify information into clear action- oriented steps.

Experience analyzing data to support business decisions.

• Able to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Able to initiative projects and see them through from start to finish
  

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