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The International Expansions team is seeking a Vendor Manager to support local category teams by working with our top vendors around the world to increase direct imports into emerging countries. You will have responsibility for supporting the import supply chain processes from manufacturer to the availability in our Fulfillment Centers, and for liaising with local Vendor Managers to develop and implement inventory management strategies to optimize customer experience. You will work to lay the groundwork for vendors to work with Amazon at a coordinated global level.

The position requires an individual who can work autonomously in a fast paced, demanding and often ambiguous environment. Additionally, since this position involves working with multiple stakeholders around the world in a fast-growing opportunity, we need someone with strong stakeholder management capabilities and ownership with great bias for action.
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There are also a great range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work, including our popular Dogs At Work program which has been proven to lower stress and boost morale and is now running successfully in our corporate offices around Australia.

Our commuter benefits scheme allows employees to save on the cost of getting to and from work while Amazon also offers subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents on top of salary continuance (income protection), and life insurance.

Amazon has all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people, and prides itself on hiring individuals with all types of background and experiences and celebrates diversity of leadership and thought as a key component in its mission to create the most customer-centric company in the world.

This position requires full-time in-office presence 5 days per week at our CBD location.

Key job responsibilities
- Educate vendors on new country opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with senior leaders of partnered vendors to support the joint import business.
- Develop and improve the import business to support country cost savings and new selection.
- Support the integration of new vendors into the Amazon supply chain, product compliance and merchandising processes.
- Liaise with local Vendor Managers to understand selection needs and standard contractual terms.
- Work with key stakeholders around the world to maintain alignment.
- Contribute to the development of best practices and contract standards.
- Support category teams to monitor, analyze and own key performance indicators such as vendor import share, out of stock rate, vendor operational metrics, marketing investments.
- Work with vendors and Amazon operations to ensure a reliable, operational and cost effective flow of goods, from ordering to receive.
- Work with internal teams to understand the systems and variables that affect purchasing and vendor management decisions.
- Lead projects and regular business improvement initiatives.

A day in the life
Your focus centers on supporting our local category teams by fostering strong partnerships with key vendors and streamlining the import supply chain from manufacturer to fulfillment. You might start your day reviewing vendor performance metrics and identifying opportunities to expand product selection in emerging markets. Later, you could be on a call with international stakeholders to align on inventory strategies, then shift to working with our operations team to troubleshoot a supply chain bottleneck. You'll also spend time educating vendors about new market opportunities and supporting them through the integration process into Amazon's systems and compliance requirements. Your work bridges the gap between global strategy and local execution, requiring you to balance multiple priorities while maintaining strong relationships across time zones and cultures.

About the team
The International Expansions (IE) organization’s charter is to rapidly expand Amazon’s retail presence globally, partnering closely with category management, technology, and product teams to deliver the world’s largest selection to our international customers. Within the IE organization, our team's vision is build the tools that enable our vendors and sellers to go global effortlessly, discovering global business insights that drive customer engagement and ensure our success in new and emerging marketplaces.

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