Vendor Manager - Perishables Amazon Retail India Pvt Ltd

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Description

We seek a Vendor Manager to oversee perishable subcategories (Dairy, Chocolates, Ice Creams, Frozen Foods, Bakery, and Eggs) for Amazon Fresh and Amazon Now (Quick Commerce). The role focuses on driving customer value through selection, pricing, and inventory management.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and execute category procurement strategies to ensure optimal selection and inventory levels
• Build and maintain strategic vendor relationships to secure competitive terms and improve operational efficiency
• Drive performance metrics across selection, pricing, and stock availability
• Collaborate with marketing teams to create and implement promotional campaigns
• Partner with supply chain teams to optimize vendor lead times and enhance operational processes
• Research market trends and competitive landscape to ensure category leadership
• Manage vendor onboarding and catalog setup using Amazons internal tools
• Represent Amazon at industry events and vendor meetings
  
  

This fast-paced role offers an opportunity to shape the growth of our perishables business. The ideal candidate will bring analytical skills, category expertise, and a passion for delivering customer value.

The rewrite is more concise, action-oriented, and follows a clear structure while maintaining all essential information. It removes redundancies and vague language while making responsibilities more specific and measurable.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
• Bachelors degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
• Experience managing Perishables categories for e.g. Dairy, Frozen, Bakery etc
  
  

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