Senior Vendor Manager, Books, Established Light Books - Amazon

Description Do you want to be part of Amazon's founding business and work with the world's most influential Book publishers? Come join the team that started it all! The Books team is looking for an innovative, results-oriented, customer-centric self-starter and team player to help grow our books business. This Vendor Manager will manage strategic relationships with publishers and help define the content strategy and execution for business initiatives and products in Mexico and other marketplaces around the world. The ideal candidate has solid business judgment and an analytical mind with a track record of successful negotiations, strong relationship management, and success with launching new business models, initiatives, and products. This person uses complex analytics to guide decision-making, is able to dive deep into data and think creatively about new opportunities. Key job responsibilities · Take the lead to identify, evaluate, negotiate, and manage strategic partnership deals that delight customers and support strategic objectives. · Serve as a key member of the Content Acquisition team in defining and delivering the strategy around content acquisition, new business models, promotional programs, and growing readership around the world. · Develop business and product requirements, prioritize needs, and manage milestones with input from key stakeholders. · Establish and execute against selection, operational, and business metrics. · Deliver results by working with key internal stakeholders (e.g. product management, legal, marketing, and other Content Acquisition teams around the world). · Prepare and give business reviews to the senior management of Amazon and publishers. · Identify opportunities for innovation and automation. · Leverage data analysis to research difficult or ambiguous problems, leading cross-disciplinary teams to drive recommendations to senior leadership. · Develop and execute against P&L while understanding business trends that impact the bottom line. About the team We are the Established Light (EL) Books team which has a vision to enable sustainable growth by leveraging efficiencies of scale across multiple marketplaces. We aim to unlock growth opportunities at scale by leveraging central functions and tools. Our vision is to scale this model at a global level to improve operational efficiency in WW Established Light MPs by collaborating with US and EU hubs for demand generation, vendor management, and vendor operations. Our north-star is to create a Books-first model that could be replicated by other GLs to scale in an efficient manner with centralized resources. Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of relevant business experience required - Bachelor's degree required - Fluent in Spanish Preferred Qualifications - Consulting, finance, banking or prior experience in a problem-solving or analytical role preferred - Proven analytical thinking, leadership, project management skills, attention to detail, and exceptional organizational skills - Ability to analyze and react to emerging trends in the marketplace - Knowledge of SQL and other reporting technologies and methods - Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal - Experience with executing deals and partnerships - Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior level executives - Experience working in digital content acquisition roles or product management roles - Knowledge of or experience in publishing or other media industries a plus - Professional experience with Microsoft Excel Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $130,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $216,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.