Sr. Business Development Mgr., Global Vendor Management (gvm)

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Business & Merchant Development

This role is a Senior Business Development Manager within Amazon's Global Vendor Management (GVM) Program. The primary focus is on supporting the growth of mutual business with a select group of global vendors by building collaborative relationships with vendor executives and internal Amazon teams across various organizations. The role requires strong business judgment, executive communication skills, and the ability to identify and pursue incremental business opportunities. While the role mentions using generative AI tools for workflow efficiency and recognizing opportunities for AI enhancement, the core responsibilities are in business development and vendor management, not in building or shipping AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Working closely with Amazon and vendors’ senior leadership to support business objectives
  2. Identifying the most impactful, incremental business opportunities for your vendors across total global Amazon
  3. Working closely with Amazon teams and leadership across all countries and organizations to pursue those opportunities
  4. Understanding opportunities using data, your close internal and external working relationships, and your knowledge of vendors’ global and local businesses
  5. Identifying and gaining alignment on the most logical path to overcome opportunity blockers, by looking around corners and finding practical/creative solutions

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of professional or military experience
  • Experience with business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business
  • Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice to have

  • Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
  • Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
  • Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
  • Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated track record of excellent business judgement in high stakes, ambiguous business contexts
  • Executive communication skills (written, verbal) and presence
  • Track record of earning trust with internal and external stakeholders across all levels of an organization
  • Demonstrated ability to learn new businesses and industries
  • Prior experience: management consulting, entrepreneurship (starting your own company), investment banking, product or program management, retail vendor management, engineering