About the Role:Amazon Commercial Services South Africa is seeking a highly skilled Manager, Associate Vendor Managers to lead our team of associate vendor managers.The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering results in fast-paced and dynamic business environments while managing the needs of different groups of stakeholders.Key Responsibilities:Partner with Vendor Managers and key retail category functions to define priorities and operational goals according to vendor needs.Manage a team of Associate Vendor Managers owning the joint business plans for most strategic vendors and deliver significant business impact.Coach and Train Associate Vendor Managers on Amazon mechanisms, processes, tools, and business topics.Support the business by auditing daily business operations and drive the optimization of the business metrics.Audit metrics regularly to continually drive quality of vendor and employee experience across multiple sub-categories.Own relevant business areas for your entire category, maximizing category results at scale.Work with the Amazon AVS teams in other countries to shape the program through scaling and efficiency initiatives to drive productivity within your team.Drive vendor adoption of Amazon programs.Grow and develop people into a talent pool for Amazon.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelors degree7+ years of experience in Retail or a KPI driven business/sales rolesExperience leading multi-functional teams and developing people managers, in a fast-paced and data-driven environmentAbility to both lead through a team as well as roll up sleeves and directly own work that delivers resultsProven problem-solving skills and ability to influence people both internally and externallyPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Master's degreePrevious extended experience in retail, in fashion and consumer goods industries or in consulting (at least 3 years)
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