Sr. Vendor Manager, Licensed Sports

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Buying, Planning, & Instock Management

This role is for a Sr. Vendor Manager in Amazon's Licensed Sports division. The primary responsibilities include building and managing relationships with manufacturers and brands, developing business strategy, managing a P&L, and driving cross-functional improvements for the sports fan customer experience. While the role mentions using generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency and learning prompting/evaluation practices, AI/ML is not the core craft of this position.

What you'd actually do

  1. build scaled relationships and business opportunities
  2. develop and manage a dynamic business
  3. set a business strategy
  4. establish and maintain strong vendor relationships
  5. manage a P&L

Skills

Required

  • account management
  • project or program management
  • buying experience
  • Microsoft Access or SQL
  • driving internal cross-team collaboration
  • using data to influence business decisions
  • business analysis
  • P&L management

Nice to have

  • driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
  • generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency
  • effective prompting and evaluation practices
  • recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences

What the JD emphasized

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
  • Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
  • Experience using data to influence business decisions
  • Experience with business analysis and P&L management
  • 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