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 focused on global vendor management for Amazon. The primary responsibilities involve building relationships with senior executives from global vendors and internal Amazon teams to drive mutual business growth. The role requires strong business judgment, executive communication skills, and the ability to identify and pursue business opportunities. While the role mentions using and recognizing opportunities for generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency and products, it is not the core craft of the role.

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
  • Knowledge of general AI tools
  • Experience analysing market opportunities, engaging and negotiating with customers, and defining new areas of innovation
  • 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

  • executive communication skills
  • excellent business judgement